X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m26.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 860928 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:45:41 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.7; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m26.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.275.13a77f5 (15865) for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 16:44:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from mblk-d22 (mblk-d22.mblk.aol.com [205.188.149.14]) by air-id06.mx.aol.com (v107.13) with ESMTP id MAILINID64-3df94390c054297; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:44:52 -0500 Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:44:52 -0500 Message-Id: <8C7C5A0C307262E-F84-B5@mblk-d22.sysops.aol.com> From: wrjjrs@aol.com References: Received: from 66.127.99.234 by mblk-d22.sysops.aol.com (205.188.149.14) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:44:52 -0500 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 15106 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed's High Energy Brakes Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MailBlocks_8C7C5A0C2FD9CC6_F84_BC_mblk-d22.sysops.aol.com" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net X-AOL-IP: 205.188.149.14 X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MailBlocks_8C7C5A0C2FD9CC6_F84_BC_mblk-d22.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Group there are some excellent brake calipers available for motorcycles. The dirt bike front calipers are especially attractive. IF I have to upgrade that is the direction I'll look. Don't know how the RV-10 brakes are yet. Bill Jepson -----Original Message----- From: Ed Anderson To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:30:15 -0500 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed's High Energy Brakes Todd, As best I know, Van supplies the same rotor/wheel/brake kit on all his models and have since .. well, back before my kit purchase in 1992. This is an independent upgrade offered as a kit by Cleveland brakes and sold by (at least) Aircraft Spruce for around $300 USD. Since the rotor can be had for around $150, I couldn't see paying the $300 but then I found out the 1/8" shim cost $84.00 each which could have made the spruce kit look like a deal. But for $168 USD I figured I could take 30 minutes or so to make two of them {:>). ED ----------MailBlocks_8C7C5A0C2FD9CC6_F84_BC_mblk-d22.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"

Group there are some excellent brake calipers available for motorcycles. The dirt bike front calipers are especially attractive. IF I have to upgrade that is the direction I'll look. Don't know how the RV-10 brakes are yet.

Bill Jepson

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 15:30:15 -0500
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed's High Energy Brakes

Todd, As best I know, Van supplies the same rotor/wheel/brake kit on all his models and have since .. well, back before my kit purchase in 1992. This is an independent upgrade offered as a kit by Cleveland brakes and sold by (at least) Aircraft Spruce for around $300 USD. Since the rotor can be had for around $150, I couldn't see paying the $300

but then I found out the 1/8" shim cost $84.00 each which could have made the spruce kit look like a deal. But for $168 USD I figured I could take 30 minutes or so to make two of them {:>).

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ED

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