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The drum brakes on my 65 Oldsmobile would fade in heavy rain. I lived in
the Hollywood hills and when a classic LA gully washer storm would hit, I
was always scared shitless, that my brakes would fail coming down the
mountain. I had to leave double the room behind cars to deal with the
longer stopping distances.
Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
_______ _______
(______ \____1960 BT7____/ _______)
(_________________________)
On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 10:22 PM, josef-eckert@t-online.de <
josef-eckert@t-online.de> wrote:
> Patrick,
> I fully support you. I never understood why people swapped their drum
> brakes for disks. My 100 with 4 drums around is breaking extrremely well. I
> like the little shake before the brakes bite as they tell me they are
> working well and I feel the old vintage technology.
> Drum brakes need a little more maintenance than disks, but that piece of
> work is fun for me, enjoying to work on my cars and keeping them in good
> condition. I want to feel the "soul" of my old cars and the difference to
> my modern daily commuter.
>
>
> Josef Eckert
> Konigswinter/Germany
>
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes
> Datum: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:01:45 +0100
> Von: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
> An: "'Wilko2'" <e-wilkins@cox.net>
>
> G'day
>
> I must admit that I am a big fan of drum brakes!
>
> Why? I hear you ask. Well they look better and in the right circumstances
> they perform better. Years back when I was competing in my 100 I could
> easily outbrake a 100S. Yes the backing plates were scooped and the drums
> were drilled along with diagonal ribbing. Joe's correct about the water,
> but
> thankfully I had to be careful just a few times.
>
> Sorry disc calipers and rotors just look boring. Imagine disc brakes on a
> T35 Bugatti? However the best looking drum brake I have ever seen was on a
> Lancia Aurelia B20. Have a look at the attached.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Wilko2
> Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2015 4:37 PM
> Cc: healeylist
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes
>
> Denis Welch has 'em:
>
> http://www.bighealey.co.uk/content/ventilated-drums
>
> On Jan 26, 2015, at 8:23 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:
>
> > Read recently in a reputable source that drum brakes are usually lighter
> than disks (one of the reasons drums are still used on big trucks). Seems
> counter-intuitive to me; can anyone verify or refute?
> >
> > In same article, read the venting drums increases overall effectiveness,
> esp. WRT fade. Anyone done this with Healey brakes?
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > --
> > *******************************************************************
> > Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
> >
> > *******************************************************************
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">The=
drum brakes on my 65 Oldsmobile would fade in heavy rain. I lived in the H=
ollywood hills and when a classic LA gully washer storm would hit, I was al=
ways scared shitless, that my brakes would fail coming down the mountain. I=
had to leave double the room behind cars to deal with the longer stopping =
distances.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><di=
v class=3D"gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0 ______=
_=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=
=A0 (______ \____1960 BT7____/ _______)<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=
=A0 (_________________________)<br></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 10:22 PM, <a href=3D=
"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de";>josef-eckert@t-online.de</a> <span dir=3D=
"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de"; target=3D"_blank">jos=
ef-eckert@t-online.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1e=
x">Patrick,<br>
I fully support you. I never understood why people swapped their drum brake=
s for disks. My 100 with 4 drums around is breaking extrremely well. I like=
the little shake before the brakes bite as they tell me they are working w=
ell and I feel the old vintage technology.<br>
Drum brakes need a little more maintenance than disks, but that piece of wo=
rk is fun for me, enjoying to work on my cars and keeping them in good cond=
ition. I want to feel the "soul" of my old cars and the differenc=
e to my modern daily commuter.<br>
<br>
<br>
Josef Eckert<br>
Konigswinter/Germany<br>
<br>
<br>
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes<br>
Datum: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:01:45 +0100<br>
Von: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <<a href=3D"mailto:p_cquin=
n@tpg.com.au">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>><br>
An: "'Wilko2'" <<a href=3D"mailto:e-wilkins@cox.net";>e=
-wilkins@cox.net</a>><br>
<br>
G'day<br>
<br>
I must admit that I am a big fan of drum brakes!<br>
<br>
Why? I hear you ask. Well they look better and in the right circumstances<b=
r>
they perform better. Years back when I was competing in my 100 I could<br>
easily outbrake a 100S. Yes the backing plates were scooped and the drums<b=
r>
were drilled along with diagonal ribbing. Joe's correct about the water=
, but<br>
thankfully I had to be careful just a few times.<br>
<br>
Sorry disc calipers and rotors just look boring. Imagine disc brakes on a<b=
r>
T35 Bugatti? However the best looking drum brake I have ever seen was on a<=
br>
Lancia Aurelia B20. Have a look at the attached.<br>
<br>
Hoo Roo<br>
<br>
Patrick Quinn<br>
Blue Mountains, Australia<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Healeys [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";>hea=
leys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Wilko2<br>
Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2015 4:37 PM<br>
Cc: healeylist<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes<br>
<br>
Denis Welch has 'em:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.bighealey.co.uk/content/ventilated-drums"; target=3D"_=
blank">http://www.bighealey.co.uk/content/ventilated-drums</a><br>
<br>
On Jan 26, 2015, at 8:23 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:<br>
<br>
> Read recently in a reputable source that drum brakes are usually light=
er<br>
than disks (one of the reasons drums are still used on big trucks).=C2=A0 S=
eems<br>
counter-intuitive to me; can anyone verify or refute?<br>
><br>
> In same article, read the venting drums increases overall effectivenes=
s,<br>
esp. WRT fade.=C2=A0 Anyone done this with Healey brakes?<br>
><br>
> Bob<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> *******************************************************************<br=
>
> Bob Spidell=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0San Jose, CA=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 <a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"=
>bspidell@comcast.net</a><br>
><br>
> *******************************************************************<br=
>
<br>
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