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Re: [T3] 74/78 crank?


Aaron Clow <vw_variant71@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> My bone stock 69 AT made it easily (except in the
>> mountains) to Parma last 
>> year. Except for when we were climbing, we almost
>> never drove as slowly as 70, 
>> and we spent a significant amount of time above 90.
>
>Holy crap. Besides the exhaust, I think I seriously
>need to get those Ghia calipers (if they ARE Ghia
>calipers) off my car before I even think about hitting
>90... 

Hey, I made the trip to Parma with three-wheel brakes (two rears, one front). =)  IIRC, we were cruising at 75-80 most of the way .. 

Greg, how fast *were* we driving anyway?  In any case, I never had an issue with being *able* to stop .. I just had to plan ahead a little bit due to reduced braking power.
 



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