[RE]IML: 1967-69 Budd Calipers available soon

["Mark Jefferson" <imperialist67@xxxxxxxxx>]

Count me in - this is GREAT news for us '67 - '69 owners! 

Mark. 







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>  Subject : IML: 1967-69 Budd Calipers available soon
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>  Date : Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:36:18 -0800 (PST)
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>  From : Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
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>  To : mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I will ship Budd caliper cores to the CALIPERS ONLINE
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> fellow in the coming weeks.  That would be in Q1 of
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> 07.  They will likely be available thereafter (summer
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> '07?).
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> This company uses a stainless sleeve and asserts that
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> quality is consequently much higher than the products
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> of firms such as Cardone, who do not use SS sleeves
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> and just rehab/reseal the parts.  I'd feel better with
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> stainless - can't rot or pit...
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> If you have a 67-69 Imperial, hindsight indicates that
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> having a spare set of calipers, rotors, and at least
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> one set of brake pads squirreled away is a good
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> practice.  You may not need them today, but it appears
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> that there will always be a market for them should you
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> regret your decision.
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> I encourage the folks that were tempted by the
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> DuraBrake repro rotors to consider placing an order or
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> getting in line with the Calipers Online company. 
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> This will reward the vendor for bothering with an
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> otherwise unobtainable part, and may save your bacon
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> later.  
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> Please mention the Imperial Club so that he knows
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> who's being loyal to him.
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> I was surprised to learn that the guy has been
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> actively looking for them on eBay - a redeeming
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> quality regarding this part for our car.  He also
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> mentioned that they came on AMX's and one or two other
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> cars.  He said that he's got a $400 core charge to
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> "encourage" reurn of the cores, since they're so
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> scarce, so be prepared on that point.  
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> -Kenyon
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