Fred Joslin
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- From: "Adamo, Nicholas C" <nicholas.adamo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 05:28:36 -0500
OK,I was looking at my 67 factory service manual last night.It makes NO distinction between any component.......rotor, caliper, master cylinder, power booster, safety valve.....for the Budd Disc Brakes between the Imperial and the other Chrysler models.If this IS the case, and right now I'm assuming it IS, this is VERY good news indeed.The factory service manual covers 1967 model Chryslers and Imperials.Now, the FSM is pretty comprehensive and it does indicate where difference do exist between the other Chrysler models and the Imperial. I think we are looking good here folks!Right now my car is under car covers. I have been in contact with someone else who owns a Chrysler (not an Imperial) and I am buying all his Budd disc brake components for $100. They are used and I suppose in usable but not new condition. Once I get these from him I will do all the measuring you would like!I WANT IN!!!! I'M VERY INTERESTED IN BUYING SOME REPRODUCED ROTORS!!I think I will join your Imperial Club.Nick Adamo
From: Frederick Joslin [mailto:fljoslin@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:03 PM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Adamo, Nicholas C
Subject: Re: IML: Budd Rotors - a 300 guy wants in as wellYou mean 5 x 4.5 ", but that is on the hub and probably does not have anything to do with the braking disc. Someone in the club said that they did the Supra rotor conversion for a 1967 (?) Chysler Town and Country. If this is the case the rotors would have to be very similar between the Chrysler and Imperial. Still Caveat emptor.
Nick: Could we possible get the specs for the brake discs from the 1967 Chrysler 300?
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From: "Kenyon Wills"
To: iml-webmonsters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, IML
Subject: IML: Budd Rotors - a 300 guy wants in as well
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 08:45:25 -0800 (PST)
Hi nick.
Someone else in the club is keeping track of this. All communication is published on our mailing list, and if you don't join, you'd need to work out a way of staying in the loop in this with them.
I am cc'ing the club mailing list in the hopes that the folks that are running this see it and contact you directly.
Look before you leap - the other Chrysler products had a different set of lug-holes (5.5 on 5) as far as I know and perhaps different diameter/offset rotors(?). This could be a serious consideration worth making up front.
If you do the research and figure out a path on that, we are trying to boost the number of prepaid orders to get over a threshold of 50 required to drive the price below $200 per rotor, and I'm sure that the others would be just fine if you mentioned this to other 300 folks and got them to pile on (just make certain that everyone is clear about what they will get - IMPERIAL rotors).
Can the folks spearheading this please contact Nick? Sounds like there's maybe another avenue to getting over the 50-unit wall.
-Kenyon Wills
imperialclub.com website volunteer
"Adamo, Nicholas C" <nicholas.adamo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi,I have a 67 Chrysler 300 convertible. I hear your club may be interested in reproduction rotors for the Budd disc brakes.My car has the Budd disc brakes. I, too, would be interested. I would prefer to keep my Budd system rather than change to the 73 Chrysler rotors and calipers as many others have done.Please respond and let me know something about what your club is doing with this.I visit the Imperial site often and I love it! But I'm not sure I want to join the listserver as I already belong to the Chrysler 300 club listserver AND I probably have nothing to add that would be directly Imperial related.
Nick Adamonadamo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fred Joslin
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