new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

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harascho
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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby harascho » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:14 am

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Otto Skorzeny
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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby Otto Skorzeny » Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:56 am

Well done Harasco.

The weather turned nice here so I'm looking forward to driving my '66 Toro today. I know you are, too.

What's up with the license plate on the kick panel?

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harascho
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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby harascho » Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:14 am

Hi Otto,
I found that place a nice one to keep the Toronados original CA license plate.

Harald

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Doc Hubler
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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby Doc Hubler » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:24 am

Nice job Harald! Enjoy!

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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby tannee » Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:32 pm

wow such a great skill . Good job!

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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby Trofeo1987 » Wed Feb 24, 2016 1:11 pm

Oh yeah! Your Toronado looks marvelous! ^^

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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby sdownie » Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:31 am

Very nice!

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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

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harascho
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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby harascho » Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:39 am

Lets make a big leap forward......

I got some disc brake parts from my friend Nico . The less desirable '67 4 piston calipers with knuckles, hubs and ONE rotor.
I will take this as a challenge. First of all a proper set of 4 piston fixed calipers is race technology compared to soccer mum's one piston sliding caliper..;-)
And second I do like challenges. I am convinded that there is a kind of rotor out there that can be machined to fit the '67 hub I've got. I don't care about the large, expensive, old style wheel bearings as I bought a new set last year which will be transferred to the disc brake hubs. That said here are some pics of the setup. I had to build a manual lever oil pump setup to press out the pistons with diesel. Worked like a charm. The bores in the calipers can be restored, the pistons themselves need attention. They're not stainless steel, but chromed mild steel. Either I buy the expensive replacement pistons or I will have mine coated in a suitable, brake fluid resistant, coating. We will see what the costs of both ways are...
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Re: new '66 Toronado owner from Germany

Postby harascho » Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:41 am

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