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Darkman,

    Sorry.  I forgot to set the pictures to be shared on the Kodak site.  I fixed that now.  There are only four pictures.  I don't have a real close up shot of the lower control arm before and after grinding.  Wish I had that for you.  

    I'm following this with interest because I still have the dual piston calipers.  Sounds like you are making progress with the other rotors.  Good luck, Tom G.

I'll try those pictures again this way.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/PhotoView.jsp?collid=58250062410.12862209410.1153155039506&photoid=91862209410&folderid=0&;

Hope these help.  You can see about a quarter inch diff in the bearing back space between the new and old rotors.  I only ground off the rolled lip of the lower control arm, none of the vertical surface to not sacrifice strength.  

Tom G.

I found a few pictures of my setup.  Hope these help.  Tom G.

I had to grind about a quarter inch off the "nose" of the stock MII lower control arm too.  I don't have a close up picture.  I am using the same Wagner rotors listed by Rooster.  I hesitated to grind anything on my own, until Frank (Enjenjo) advised me that was the correct fix.  He really knows this stuff.

When I started the brake upgrade, I had in mind to copy what was done on this fairlane site.  http://www.woodyg.com/fairlane/finfo/discs66.html  I bought the dual piston calipers and then found that I had clearance problems with the stock MII upper control arms.  Steering clearance too if I remember right.  So I fell back to the good old proven big GM calipers.  I'm not on the road yet, but everything seems to have fit together nicely.  And I have 14X6 Americans on the front and they fit fine.  I don't think 14's would fit over the dual piston calipers.

Good luck, send pics if you get the dual pistons working.  Tom G.

Dirk,

    Maybe this site will get you started in the right direction (and at the correct speed, ha).

    http://www.mustangforums.com/m_201146/tm.htm

Good luck, Tom G.

I'll try this pic again.

Bruce,

 Is this the pic you referred to?  I hope it posts, it's a 133K jpeg.  If not I'll try again.  I got it from here:  http://www.mustangsteve.com/granadadiscs.html  Thanks, Tom G.

Bill and Gail,

Sorry for your loss of Gail's Mom.  Remember all the good times with her.

Tom and Sue

Or check out "Liberty Bell 7" at the Strategic Air and Space Museum.

http://www.strategicairandspace.com/exhibit/exhibits5.html

The museum is just a few miles up the interstate (I-80) east toward Omaha.

Try these sites:  

http://www.vintage-mustang.com/topics/decode/decode.html

http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/students/Blommel/69.htm

http://www.jerryodom.com/mustangcodes.html

Good luck, Tom G

Same here.  

One "small one" went just about mile south of us.  No damage at my place thankfully.  Lots of wood fences blown down.  And a lady at the courthouse told me a flag pole was blown over at the courthouse.  I can understand those wood fences and large signs, but a flag pole?

Glad is was only a small one.

I have to agree with everything that has been said so far about the whole Saturday experience.  It was a great time for both Sue and me.

Great museum tour (thanks John and Speedy Bill),  
great tour of Lincoln (thanks Mike C),  
great lunch (thanks Daryle),  
great shop tour (thanks Bob and your wife),  
great weather (well ok, it is still March here in the midwest, but it won't be long now...).

We've been to the museum at the track in Indy (http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/museum/) and the Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg museum in Auburn, IN (http://www.acdmuseum.org/) and I'd say this one is right up there with the best of them.  It has something for everyone, not just cars.  I'd go again for sure.

Tom & Sue G.

How about this place about a mile from here:  

http://www.gaspumpheaven.com/

http://www.gaspumpheaven.com/gas.htm

I haven't been there my self but I should go sometime.

Daryle,

    Sue and I are planning to attend, usually do.  Hope our early spring weather holds 'til then.  We'll watch out for you and try to grab lunch together or something.  Here's the listing from Streetrodder Magazine:

Lincoln, NB -- MARCH 12: 33rd Annual Rocky Manginelli Memorial Swap Meet presented by the Eastern Nebraska-Central Iowa Car Council at Nebraska State Park. For more info, call (402) 786-2427; write 14620 Eastbourne St., Waverly, NE 68462.

Daryle,

    Thanks for setting this up, good work.  You can sign up Sue and me.  We'll see you there.  Tom & Sue G.