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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / May 2005

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ironrod - 04 May 2005 08:33 GMT
Coming home tonight, had some psycho bitch come flying out of her apartment
parking lot without stopping. Then gets over three lanes, right in front of
me, jams on her brakes to make a U turn at a cross over then heads the other
way.  It's obvious that the other driver was trying to induce an accident by
the way she drove, as she had to really try and go way out of her way in
order to get in front of me.  This is the first real time panic test of the
SSBC brake upgrade, without which I don't think I would've been able to
avoid being in an accident that would have looked to be my fault.  I'm
reasonably sure I just got my moneys worth out of that little modification.
Many thanks to SSBC and the late Charlie Bruno, of Charlie's Mustangs, who
installed it for me.
Laurie S. - 04 May 2005 17:22 GMT
> Coming home tonight, had some psycho bitch come flying out of her
> apartment
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> Many thanks to SSBC and the late Charlie Bruno, of Charlie's Mustangs, who
> installed it for me.

Were you driving in Tucson?  That's normal driving behavior here.  Glad you
avoided the wreck!

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Laurie S.
Thunder Snake #7
Mark C. - 04 May 2005 18:05 GMT
Probably PMS. What kind of mustang do you have and what SSBC kit(s) are you
using?

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Big Al - 04 May 2005 19:38 GMT
> Probably PMS. What kind of mustang do you have and what SSBC kit(s) are
> you using?

SSBC = Super Small Block Chevy :)

Al
2003 Mustang

PS: It had to happen. Saw a red Mustang GT today with dual fart mufflers!
Wonderful...
SVTKate - 04 May 2005 21:44 GMT
Hey  Mark!

PMS -- Puhlease.

Give me a frigging break.
She was probably talking on her cell phone, doing her makeup, drinking
coffee, yelling at the kids and giving her old man a hand job, while
changing lanes.

For chrissake... if you are going to categorize, get it right will you!

Kate

"I hear what you're saying, and I don't think you're dumb,
but that doesn't mean I like you."
The Ransom of Red Chief

| Probably PMS. What kind of mustang do you have and what SSBC kit(s) are you
| using?
Wound Up - 04 May 2005 20:36 GMT
> Coming home tonight, had some psycho bitch come flying out of her
> apartment
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> Many thanks to SSBC and the late Charlie Bruno, of Charlie's Mustangs, who
> installed it for me.

Aren't people amazing?  Some risk their lives every day for the hope of an
insurance settlement.

The discs w/4-piston calipers I swapped into my 67 have been the best
performance enhancement yet.  The brakes have given me incredible stopping
power and modulation with very little fade.  I don't need a power booster
because of the efficiency.  There have, by now, been dozens of times that I
would have hit the idiot in question had I still been running the stock
drums.

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Wound Up
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Big Al - 05 May 2005 01:20 GMT
> The discs w/4-piston calipers I swapped into my 67 have been the best
> performance enhancement yet.  The brakes have given me incredible stopping
> power and modulation with very little fade.  I don't need a power booster
> because of the efficiency.  There have, by now, been dozens of times that
> I would have hit the idiot in question had I still been running the stock
> drums.

See that all the time. People spend a ton of money to make their car faster
and forget the brakes. My SVO Contour stops like it has retro rockets. All
cars should be like that.

Al
Wound Up - 05 May 2005 05:26 GMT
>> The discs w/4-piston calipers I swapped into my 67 have been the best
>> performance enhancement yet.  The brakes have given me incredible
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> faster and forget the brakes. My SVO Contour stops like it has retro
> rockets. All cars should be like that.

Yeah, 400+ under the hood, with 35-year-old wheel cylinders up front to stop
you.  Not smart.

I'd bet that Contour would squeeze the air out of you.  And I've heard they
handle like on rails.  Too many cars are simply inadequate with their
brakes.  Ever since I raced Formula Fords, I have had a definite
appreciation for good brakes.

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Big Al - 05 May 2005 07:14 GMT
>>> The discs w/4-piston calipers I swapped into my 67 have been the best
>>> performance enhancement yet.  The brakes have given me incredible
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> Wound Up
> ThunderSnake #65

Then this will make you laugh. I also have a 2002 Cavalier. Tried a
"Contour" stop in it one day and now the rotors are warped:) One panic stop,
two dead rotors.

Al
ironrod - 18 May 2005 08:43 GMT
I use the SSBC rear disk upgrade in an 88GT, which is essentially an 87
Turbo Coupe rear brake setup.  Up front I upgraded to 73mm front disk
calipers from a Lincoln LSC.

> Coming home tonight, had some psycho bitch come flying out of her apartment
> parking lot without stopping. Then gets over three lanes, right in front of
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Many thanks to SSBC and the late Charlie Bruno, of Charlie's Mustangs, who
> installed it for me.
 
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