Cooked Brakes anyone?

[AustinL]

Well I just purchased an 86 svo that had not been driven much. Anyway yesterday I got on the brakes hard and the left caliper would not completely release. I got it off the highway asap but it was too late for the thing because it was already so hot it was smoking. I removed the wheel to help it cool and to make sure my caliper bolts were properly lubricated. after about an hour I was able to mist it with water to get it freed up so I could get it home.
I am fairly sure the rotor and pads are trash but I just wanted to hear ya'lls opinion to make me feel better. The rotor took on a red tint to it and so did the pads, I replaced the caliper and put it back together and the rotor is not warped at all. but It does not seem to stop as good as the right side.
What pads and rotors do you guys recommend for the purpose of autocrossing? I figure I will use the existing set up until my new stuff is ordered and arrives.
Thanks
Corey

[svobud]

it's the caliper piston....made of plastic and it's more than common for them to seize up when it's hot outside. I had one locked up on me while going approx 60mph (scared the crap out of me) - and it fried the right front brake. Paul at SVPU (www.svpu.com) sells an excellent fix for this - S/S pistons. They very affordable for the piece of mind you're getting. Easy to install.

Pads and Rotors - Stillen. Again - Paul sells them and they're a direct swap out. He sells both Cross Drilled and Slotted.

I have the cross drilled. They have well over 300+ hot miles at the Talladega Grand Prix Track, 3 autocrosses, and approx 15k highway/semi daily driven miles on them over the past 2 1/2 years. NO problems. Several others here on the board run the same brakes - I'm sure they'll say the same.