[DeTomaso]1980s Pantera GT5/GT5-S brake pads

[Kirby Schrader]

All,

Agreed, they are very helpful.
I do not have my info here in Brunei, but I ordered pads for the  
Longchamp GTS I used to own from Porterfield.
I traced the outline of the pad on a piece of paper and faxed it to  
them.
They had them in stock.

However, a word of warning... They were just a little too thick and I  
had to remove some of the pad thickness to install them.
Make sure you order them and specify how much space you have between  
the pistons fully compressed and the rotor.

Regards,
Kirby

On 2 May 2006, at 8:20 AM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 5/1/06 14:45:28, joernco at online.no writes:
>
> << Anyone know the part number on Porterfield pads for GT5  
> calipers? >>
>
>>>> No--and neither does Porterfield, as it turns out.
>
> I had to phone them today to order pads for the Wilwood calipers on  
> my 427
> Cobra, and while I was at it, I asked them about GT5 brake pads.   
> The person I
> spoke with was only familiar with the standard 1970s Pantera brake  
> pads (which
> they stock on the shelf).
>
> GT5 and GT5-S Panteras use much larger three-piston Girling  
> calipers and
> vented rotors, which were also used on the Gr3 Panteras, as well as  
> the Deauville
> and Longchamp.  I believe (but do not know for sure) that the  
> brakes were also
> used on some Bentley and Rolls-Royce models, and probably some  
> other cars as
> well.
>
> The tech person suggested that you could send them photographs of  
> the pads,
> and the calipers, and they would then be able to match them.  When  
> you take the
> photos, put a ruler alongside the pads so that they can get an idea  
> of the
> physical dimensions.
>
> Send the photos along with your request to:
>
> porterfieldbrakes at earthlink.net
>
> They know to expect to hear from some guy in Norway with a weird  
> Pantera that
> doesn't use "normal" Pantera brakes. :>)
>
> Of course, the easy thing to do would be to ask the Pantera  
> vendors, who
> probably stock aftermarket GT5 pads from established manufacturers,  
> i.e. EBC, SBS,
> etc.  You would probably pay a little bit more, but it would be  
> much easier
> than going through the hassle of trying to determine what  
> Porterfield pads
> would fit.
>
> What would be REALLY nice would be if some GT5 or GT5-S owner who  
> lived near
> Costa Mesa would amble over to the Porterfield factory (1767  
> Placentia Ave,
> Costa Mesa CA  92627) and actually let throccos and my Shelby  
> GT-350 clone, I
> have found that they simply aren't adequate for track work at my  
> elevated
> B-group speeds, and thus have a set of dedicated R4 full-race pads  
> that I drop into
> the GT-350 when I take it to the track.  Seeking some sort of dual- 
> purpose
> compromise in my 2200 lb Cobra, I opted for Hawk HP+ pads for the  
> Wilwood
> Superlite II calipers.  They cost only $92 for the set.  I will  
> give a full report
> once I get them installed.
>
> Mike
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