Man, thats a hard loss. I keep a fire extinguisher in my car, but from all the stories it seems like a puny little extinguisher is hardly enough to hold off a big fire.
If its bad enough that it cant push the excess pressure out the cap fast enough, id be more worried about it spitting out all the coolant from the head before anything else
I would recommend getting that surface machined, it looks like someone has been laying the head down on the machined surface and scratched it up. You will be much more confident after putting it back together knowing you have a proper seal.
I have heard of people using the soft side of a piece of Velcro you can buy at the store on the old worn out felt pads instead of buying new ones with pretty good results.
I always use assembly lube on seals when i install them, theres other ways, but you cant go wrong with some assembly lube. Remember to make sure you mark the drive shaft flange positions so to make sure it all goes back the same way. Also, mark the pressure plate and flywheel to make sure you...
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?Section=BR&P=39
How deep are the grooves in the rotor's drum? You might be able to just get it machined mostly flat, even if there is a groove it doesn't really matter, its a parking brake, you're not using them to stop, they...
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