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Old 11-30-2018, 04:30 PM
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As said earlier, all of the suspension was original to the car so rebuilding and restoring them was paramount rather than to just replacing them. Great care was taken to preserve and document everything. Note the orange markings on the calipers.

The rotors were original and were within tolerances so we brought them in and turned them ourselves. This was we were able to put the correct cut on them as well as turn the outer edges. We also blasted and then dressed up and/or remachined all the machined surfaces on the rotor hubs.


The backing plates were original and in remarkable condition. Unlike what most people think, they are not zinc plated but rather are stamped from a sheet of galvanized steel. Normally we have to replicate this using several different paint methods which is very labor intensive but were able to save these. The backing plate decals were custom made and not store bought.
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