V8 Brakes for my 200TQ

["Peter Berrevoets" <peterb@mysysltd.com>]

Gotta love when something great happens just when you think there's nothing
left to go wrong.

My 200TQ suffered rear brake seizure and in collecting all the appropriate
bits and pieces I found that I still needed a rear caliper carrier as one
was completely seized. Dealer only part, none in stock, and $145 CDN. PITA

Got on the phone and after two days found a 1991 V8 low kms with - big
ventilated rear disks - complete and in excellent shape.  Only suffering
from surface rust on the rotors, emergency brakes work cable are in A1 shape
and the pads even have life in them!!

Pulled them off at the wreckers today - $230 CDN - for everything; dust
shield, rotors, calipers, cables, hoses, pads, some extra assorted bits.
Tomorrow night - installation and then... real brakes an the back! Much
better than the current... no brakes on the back. Extra bonus: get to return
$400 CDN worth of no longer necessary new parts - YEE HAA!!!

Sorry for the WOB

Peter Berrevoets 1990 200TQ 10V
now getting bigger binders