Identify these brakes

[Johnny Sweet]

I need someone to identify the front brakes on my friends T Bucket. The car was assembled in Dayton Beach and is one of the last Total Performance kit's sold. Finding information out about the parts used is like pulling teeth. My concern is in the future when the brake pucks wear out and have to be replaced.
Any help will be appreciated.
Johnny Sweet

 

[RussS]

I need someone to identify the front brakes on my friends T Bucket. The car was assembled in Dayton Beach and is one of the last Total Performance kit's sold. Finding information out about the parts used is like pulling teeth. My concern is in the future when the brake pucks wear out and have to be replaced.
Any help will be appreciated.
Johnny SweetView attachment 6195

Those are Wilwood 175 series polished calipers. Same ones I'm putting on my T-bucket. Check out Wintec's site. They still sell a lot of the parts for Total Performance cars.

 

[railroad]

Is that bleeder valve at 3 o clock or is that photo distortion?

 

[Johnny Sweet]

Thanks Russ,
With this information I can order two sets of pucks for the future. The brakes won't last forever and my friend will most likly drive the wheels off the car once I get the brakes worked out.
The car has a Currie 9" rear end under it and I converted the drum brakes to Ford Crown Vicky disks. The entire brake set up is ass backward to what I would have run. He wanted the look of the motorcycle type wheels on the front and with that the small brakes. Great for the look, but I have my questions about the stopping power. I come from a world of Super Modified race cars and these little brakes wouldn't last five laps at 150 MPH plus coming into a turn. He won't be driving the car much more than 80 MPH, I hope. He only has one leg and MS, but that never stopped him. Back in the 60's before the war he drove Gasser's and a AA/altered. Later he got a ride in a AA/FD and ran against Big at Mile High. In the 70's with one leg he drove one of my hydroplanes, and got in trouble chasing down a sea plane. The FAA was called in. He's almost 70 and still living the dream even if he does have some health issues. He like myself has wanted a T Bucket for fifty plus years. I guess your never to old to live your dream even if it takes five decades.

 

[Johnny Sweet]

Is that bleeder valve at 3 o clock or is that photo distortion?

I don't beleave there is any distortion. It looks to be at 3 o clock., and the in line at 9. Interesting and good observation. You would think that when the casting was machined they would have drilled at 6, and 12, or am I mistaken. Or should the brake caliper have been mounted differently?
Anyone, anyone!

 

[409T]

I have a set mounted the same way, and the only way to bleed them completely is to rotate the caliper so the bleeder is up, bleed it in that position and then return it to normal. PITA but it works.

 

[Johnny Sweet]

That's what Jack and I where figuring when we talked about it. Thanks so much for all the help.

 

[adrenalinejunkie]

RussS is correct. Wilwood 175 series calipers on Radir 12 spoke wheels and T/P Spindles. If you have any questions on the parts or car. Give me a call, I can help. 203/294-1339 -Jim

 

[Johnny Sweet]

Thanks I will, and you will be hearing from us in the future.