Slightly Modified by Randy Byrd

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The Scifi Guy

Discussion Starter · 11 d ago

Looks like another guy came up with pop up in the front headlights........on a one-piece fiberglass dragster body.

What's up with the drum brakes in the back? Is that a dragster thing? Do dragsters only have front brakes and those rear drum brake pads are only for parking?

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rrossjr

· #2 · 11 d ago

Cool build!

What's up with the drum brakes in the back?

Probably going with "vacuum unassisted air brakes"

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DavidF1972

· #3 · 11 d ago

The rear that is installed in the car appears to have disc brakes.....

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Young Gt Lover

· #4 · 11 d ago

DavidF1972 said:
The rear that is installed in the car appears to have disc brakes.....

Yep the pic shows caliper behind the rims.

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The Scifi Guy

Discussion Starter · #5 · 11 d ago

Nope. The red caliper is on the front brakes. I have circled the things that appear to be drum brake pads in this pic:

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Young Gt Lover

· #6 · 11 d ago

The Scifi Guy said:
Nope. The red caliper is on the front brakes. I have circled the things that appear to be drum brake pads in this pic:

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But look at this:

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DavidF1972

· #7 · 11 d ago

The brake shoes are just for the parking brake. You can see the caliper mount in the picture. No brake rotor installed yet is all...

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The Scifi Guy

Discussion Starter · #8 · 11 d ago

You guys are right, I stand corrected!

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guyopel

· #9 · 11 d ago

Called a "drum in hat disk rotor" parking brakes inside the rotor for the disk brakes. HTH

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