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I would like to uprate my front brakes to something which I hope will stop the car! Just looking on ebay, I saw AP and Brembos, which came with plates which are used in order to weld onto whichever car applied to.
Is this a reasonable method of applying any high rated calipre to any car or will it only work if you have the correct calipre designed for that particular car?

4/24/0611:43 AM

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George PAdmin.

there are Brembo and Wilwood brake systems available from the various Pantera vendors, pre-engineered to work properly with the Pantera, sold as kits that include all the pieces to make the conversion. I believe there are also kits using Corvette sourced components.

Due to the critical importance of your brake system in the safe operation your car, I highly advise the use of one of these kits, and I want to discourage the roll your own approach.

My Pantera is equipped with a 4 piston Wilwood superlite brake system, 12.75" rotors, that is very well balanced, very easy to modulate and possesses tremendous stopping power.

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4/24/0612:05 PM

moosoMember

I put a Wilwood "Street" kit on as well. It was the best investment I have made in the car. Vastly superior to the original brakes. I'm with George...get your advice and parts from a Pantera specialist. It is worth it to get things right.
Later

accobraMember

George what was the cost of this system and did you install it ? Was it resonably easy.

Ron

George PAdmin.

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Originally posted by accobra:
...George what was the cost of this system and did you install it ? Was it resonably easy. ...

The system cost $40,000. It came with the car. I thought installation was a snap! LOL ......

Sorry Ron, I couldn't resist.

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accobraMember

Thats the whole system I was just talking the brakes ... oh man .. a man of your calibur admitting that it was done already ...LOL

Ron

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