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Hey guys,

I checked the important links thread at the top but it only had "performance workshops".

Just wondering if any of you guys could please recommend me a trustworthy and cheap places for brake work. I will probably need them to find out what's wrong (hard pedal like the car isn't running and makes a metal scraping noise from the front calipers when brakes are applied) but mainly just need rotors to be machined, new pads installed, flush and bleed brake fluid, and to fix a snapped stud.

Thanks everyone. :D

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maltech (in the white pages) are one of our sponsor companies and they do great service for all brakes and clutch related parts. they even come to your work or home and perform the work onsite for you. very good pricing too.

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Race Brakes give SAU member discounts.

Howard is ace.

He had a Lancia Montecarlo, Fulvia race car and a Detomaso Mangusta in the shop last time I was there. Not to mention a Lotus Elise, Rarri 550 and a 1937 Cord speedster. That's cool.

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