Cracked rear brake rotor

[eschaider]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

I am currently retracing Forest Gump's cross-country run. But in a car, on a different route, going much faster than he did.

I was wrong (geez, don't tell my wife!) about the disc for his car, it IS a T-Bird rear disc....but with a re-drilled stud pattern as the Bird is a metric pattern. I have a set of take-off discs for a MK III that will work. They are drilled to the correct pattern and just need the preservative coating removed.

Currently my walk has me in Connecticut where there is no food or water, and all the Cobras are beige!

Apologies Mark IV. I didn't realize you were on an extended trip. I thought it was just a couple of days or a weekend, and perhaps this had slipped off your radar screen. Whenever you get back would be fine.

Thanks for the additional commentary on the Metric vs. Imperial stud location drillings. I should have mentioned that but overlooked it.

Watch out for those beige Cobras. I understand they are a wily bunch ...

[redvettx2]

Update as the rear rotors were repaired. I ordered a pair of Ford SuperCoupe rear brake rotors on line. Of cousre only 1 shows up and the other was on back order indefinitely. Who stocks one brake rotor? For 20 bucks I just kept. Figured machine the other good one to match or find another t-bird rotor. We found another but ran into another issue. It matched the existing roto,r but the bolt pattern was off. The ones I believe to be original were redrilled. Anyone else found this? Or we they repaced with only 2500 miles. Pads wer said to be replaced for squealing. Used the old for a pattern and easily done. Car is running good, but I may upgrade the entire system down the road. S

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by redvettx2

Update as the rear rotors were repaired. I ordered a pair of Ford SuperCoupe rear brake rotors on line. Of cousre only 1 shows up and the other was on back order indefinitely. Who stocks one brake rotor? For 20 bucks I just kept. Figured machine the other good one to match or find another t-bird rotor. We found another but ran into another issue. It matched the existing roto,r but the bolt pattern was off. The ones I believe to be original were redrilled. Anyone else found this? Or we they repaced with only 2500 miles. Pads wer said to be replaced for squealing. Used the old for a pattern and easily done. Car is running good, but I may upgrade the entire system down the road. S

Go to the local NAPA store. They may not have one on hand,but can get one in couple of days.

[eschaider]

Originally Posted by eschaider

Mark IV, it would be nice if you could chime in with your information about the Wilwood rotor alternative. I am sure there are more than a few of us that might be interested if it were a reasonably priced, generally available alternative.

Mark IV,

Any chance of getting you to divulge the Wilwood rotor alternative? Inquiring minds would like to know ...

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by eschaider

Mark IV,

Any chance of getting you to divulge the Wilwood rotor alternative? Inquiring minds would like to know ...

Nah....I will NEVER divulge the secret!

Actually, there is not a Wilwood replacement for the T-Bird rotor without rework and parts. My neural storage system had a brain fart, and I was wrong. Later cars do use a Wilwood rotor.

[Dominik]

Originally Posted by patrickt

If he indexed and scanned his notes on to the cloud then he could retrieve them from anywhere and provide us with timely and accurate responses as opposed to excuses.

Especially since he probably just wasted time by the pool during his 63-hour holiday ;-)

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by Dominik

Especially since he probably just wasted time by the pool during his 63-hour holiday ;-)

No pool, just the beach. This "cloud" of which you speak, I think I saw it drift over my house today. Is it fluffy white and looks like a bunny?