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Joel, thx much for the link. I had searched for one of these unsuccessfully. I’m going to order one. Cheers, Randy

Well it works, and the actuator is happy, so I guess I have played with it enough. It is quite easy to adjust the travel on the Wilwood calipers so that the pads are tight right at the end of the actuator travel. It also help that the actuator is capable of exerting a lot more pressure than...

Brian K, I saw Hector’s post but he’s working on an SLC. The shocks on the RCR40 unfortunately won’t allow for anything like the Tesla or C8 parking brake caliper. Wilwood sells a solution that will work, but the cost difference between my bespoke setup and the Wilwood is more than an order of...

Rod, Delrin is really good in friction applications, but Nylon has higher tensile strength, at least according to this article. And Nylon is less expensive. https://www.rapiddirect.com/blog/delrin-vs-nylon/ Cheers, Randy

Brian, Does the C8 brake apply a mechanical force to the rotor to keep it from rotating? I think it does. The difference is how that is accomplished. In my case, it is an electric motor moving a shaft through a gearbox which pulls a cable. In the C8 it likely does the same thing, but with a lot...

Electric Parking Brake This is how the ran the wires for testing. I used a very small 12V Lithium battery as my power source. $80 at Walmart. The positive path (red) goes from the battery to the relay V+ then out via M1 to the actuators and to the red switch wire. The negative path (black)...

Electric Parking Brake Some notes about actuators. I am by no means an expert, but I did learn a few things about actuators. Most importantly is they must be able to travel until they hit a limit switch. Otherwise the motor will keep grinding away until it burns up. The ones I chose have fixed...

Electric Parking Brake I really didn’t want a hand brake taking up space in an already crowded interior and I had read in multiple build logs that they don’t work very well. Therefore, I decided to go with an electric parking brake system. I looked at the available offering such as the...

My understanding is that a serpentine belt system will not fit with the confines of the RCR40 engine bay.

Agreed. Thx much.

Paul, Thx much. My very limited research was Tom’s build log. I agree with what others have mentioned about prioritizing making it fit and not fretting over a 1/4”. I am actually hoping I will need to move the front forward so as to provide a bit more clearance to turn the front wheels. Just...

It getting hot here in Austin. I will be slowing down for sure. Rod, My car’s wheel base is 94.75”. If my limited research is correct, original car’s wheel base is 94.5”. So my wheel base is just a bit too long. I still have one washer on the back side of the aft LCA so I can move the front...

My comments were only in regards to Quaife.

Rod, I removed the trailing rod end covers. These cars have been around for a very long time and I have never heard of anyone getting speared in the back. Those covers were recently added. If you want to retain the safety aspect that those covers are supposed to provide, you could just rivet a...

Rod, I found the same issues with the rocker panels. I was planning to use fiberglass mat to correct the edge. I like the idea of using aluminum but I am concerned that the aluminum might expand differently than the fiberglass when heated by the sun and result in cracks. No idea if this is...

Rod, I decided to cut off the front hoop and move the rear hoop behind the FW. There were just too many challenges with retaining the front hoop and many advantages to moving the rear hoop. I am retaining the ability make and install a front hoop, but it will be significantly different. If you...

Windshield Day 5 Took a few days off to visit my daughter and her growing family in Houston. I’ll spare you the grandchildren stories :) I finally finished sanding down the sides. The gaps at the top and bottom are more or less uniform at about 1/4”. The sides are about 3/32” and align nicely...

Chris, I don’t know the history details, but the wait times seem to have been resolved. When I ordered mine last August, it was in stock and shipped immediately. I would give them a call. The international call cost is probably worth it. Make sure to know if your bell housing kit includes the...

Jeff, Thx for the heads up about the shaft size. I have not received my rack yet. I will probably upgrade my steering column to a single straight bar with a collapsible section. I am looking at the SCA700 column and SBC80-1 mount from Woodward Steering as an option. I will definitely check the...

The kit I received last month didn’t include bolts for those holes.