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    2/18/2019 1:19 PM  #1

    laff66
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    Anyone in the DFW area who works on other's cars?

    I'm looking for someone in the DFW area who might be willing to work on my Mustang Steve brakes.  I would be far more comfortable paying someone who has a good working knowledge of them rather than some shop that has never seen them before.  I had them installed by someone extremely experienced with custom builds and fabrication but unfamiliar with the MS brakes.  Long story, but I'm not sure they're installed exactly right, and the parking brake is essentially unusable.  He converted to a Lokar center console brake lever, and I can get it to hold with a great deal of pull, but then its VERY difficult to get it to release.  
    It's a 66  with the 05-14 Mustang GT brakes.  

     

    2/18/2019 9:28 PM  #2

    MS
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    Re: Anyone in the DFW area who works on other's cars?

    It is a shame they screwed up the parking brake. If the original instructions had been followed, they would easily connect to the stock drum brake cables and work perfectly.

    I think Ramses is your go-to guy for this, but be advised you might need to start from scratch since someone unqualified “ worked it first”.  Ramses has Cobra rear brakes on his 66 and the same rears as your car on his 68..

    I will contact him to see if he wants to take on a small project.  He occasionally does work on others’ cars.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    2/18/2019 10:15 PM  #3

    laff66
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    Re: Anyone in the DFW area who works on other's cars?

    Most definitely agree.  As you know we had a master cylinder fiasco as well!  With the proper MC on it, it now stops very quickly, but the wheels do not lock up, which I would think they should easily do.  FAR better than with the improper Wilwood MC, but pedal pressure still gets pretty firm in a hard, panic stop.  Wondering if that is normal too?  Going back to the "if instructions had been followed" comment, I'm guessing no!

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