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74 orange ghia
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Joined: November 10, 2013
Posts: 20
Location: nova scotia
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 Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:11 am Post subject: 74 front brakes |
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The pads are worn out on the front of my 74 I ordered a set from california import parts and they are wrong ones mine are oval shaped and new ones are square the caliper is stamped with a G and it has a U shaped pin in the top anyone know what pads i need and where can get them preferably in canadaones on left are the ones on it and right is what i recieved
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semipixel
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Joined: July 22, 2014
Posts: 56
Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Where in Nova Scotia are you, PM me if you'd prefer? I believe I have a set (new) I don't need... |
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semipixel
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Joined: July 22, 2014
Posts: 56
Location: Nova Scotia
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c21darrel
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Joined: January 22, 2009
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Location: San Dimas
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rockerarm
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Joined: December 16, 2009
Posts: 3552
Location: Los Angeles
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| Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hello. It is amazing that some of the parts suppliers cant get it correct as to us getting the proper parts. This aint college level teaching. The ghia has used 3 styles of front brake calipers. The last version, yours, is the single pin Girling caliper. It appears the set you received are the first version, single pin ATE caliper.
Depending on your need to get replacement pads, I would see if the original store has the needed stuff. Or use the used ones for a temporary fix. C21darrel posted a list of sambanista's with some stuff, and close to you. I am lucky down in Los Angeles with lots of parts stores. I have been looking for similar pads for a friends 74 Ghia Vert. Some say the needed pads are getting hard to get. I discovered my friends car had the calipers replaced years ago with the 2 pin Varga calipers. These pads are easier to locate.
I believe you have options especially if you have some time on your hand.
Locate replacement pads.
Locate replacement calipers, ideally using the earlier 2 pin. I have chatted with c21darrel and he has the replacement Chinese as I recall. I chatted with another who bought the Autozone rebuilt units and liked them. There is also an option of locating 2 pin cores and having them rebuilt.
I located a samba guy down here in LA who has a set of new Jurid's but is out of town for a couple weeks.
For your info, it is my understanding all the disc brake spindles have the same location/spacing for the calipers mounting. The rotors are all the same.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you need my parts search down here, Bill. |
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bhartwell59
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Joined: December 28, 2014
Posts: 791
Location: dallas, tx
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| Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:27 am Post subject: Re: 74 front brakes |
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Hey all,
I wouldn't imagine it's too difficult to switch my one-pin front calipers to the two-pin versions?
Thnx!
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'74 Zambezi green Ghia vert, autostick, 101k
'87 Jeep Wrangler, 4.2, 330k |
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CiderGuy
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Joined: December 23, 2013
Posts: 1351
Location: Bucks County, Pa
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| Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:45 am Post subject: Re: 74 front brakes |
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| bhartwell59 wrote: |
Hey all,
I wouldn't imagine it's too difficult to switch my one-pin front calipers to the two-pin versions?
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The calipers themselves are easy to switch out. The two pin ones I just purchased were $40.00 each.
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1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe
1973 Karmann Ghia Coupe - Project car for sale
1970 Karmann Ghia Convertible (Body off restoration)
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