Brake caliper guy Rdp need you

[boatpi]

I think we have a board member that’s in Long Beach specializes in rebuilding vintage brake calipers. The Malibu Grand Prix car has a partly locked up front brake caliper so I need it done by a pro.
Poster contact info

 

[ShineSyndicate]

Not sure if these are who you are talking about.

 

[boatpi]

I think that’s him. I’ll give him a call.

 

[redone76]

@lbhsbz

 

[lbhsbz]

I think that’s him. I’ll give him a call.

That's not me....but I'd much rather they screw up a rare caliper for you than me....so I'd keep going that direction....

 

[rivermobster]

That's not me....but I'd much rather they screw up a rare caliper for you than me....so I'd keep going that direction....

Wise man!

 

[lbhsbz]

Wise man!

One thing that being in business has taught me....being a hero is a gigantic pain in the ass.

 

[rivermobster]

One thing that being in business has taught me....being a hero is a gigantic pain in the ass.

Yes sir.

Some jobs are best to just walk away from.

 

[boatpi]

I hear you guys this is not a involved job, but after looking at the website and talking to them, they specialize in these oddball stuff and a lot of vintage stuff so probably a two day turnaround

I’ve got the name of the original manufacturer. It’s actually was made by a division of by airheart when he was alive in his business, but these are no longer available. Nothing even used anywhere on the market.
Thx! I’ll post photos as this all comes together

 

[bonesfab]

One thing that being in business has taught me....being a hero is a gigantic pain in the ass.

A while lotta truth in this statement. Best to stay out of the wedding chapel. Being married to a lost cause is a pain in the ass. Literally and figureitively

 

[lbhsbz]

I hear you guys this is not a involved job, but after looking at the website and talking to them, they specialize in these oddball stuff and a lot of vintage stuff so probably a two day turnaround

I’ve got the name of the original manufacturer. It’s actually was made by a division of by airheart when he was alive in his business, but these are no longer available. Nothing even used anywhere on the market.
Thx! I’ll post photos as this all comes together

I've never seen anything come out of their shop in a couple days...maybe months.

Airheart calipers typically use regular round o-rings....Airheart started out before they figured out square cut seals work better. I just get 'em from McMaster Carr (in EPDM) and then make new pistons on the lathe if need be. After they come back leaking I put modern square cut seals in 'em they work fine mostly, but they're a very primitive design, in line with the machining technology readily available at the time. Lots of parts that don't need to be there.

 

[coolchange]

One thing that being in business has taught me....being a hero is a gigantic pain in the ass.

I used to call those hundred dollar jobs. If I had just given them $100 bill said sorry can’t do it. Go have dinner on me. I would’ve been miles ahead.