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Brake upgrade visually

Old 06-19-2014, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Lime.GT
Did you find them online or did you go to a salvage yard?
Ebay. I can pm you who I bought them from if you want. He had 2 pairs so he may still have the second pair. There was visual damage/scuffing to the metal but they work perfectly and he stated that they were in that kinda condition.
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Old 06-23-2014, 07:09 PM
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Damn small brakes in the rear got to botherin me too much... Just bought a 14" baer rear upgrade kit that uses the stock caliper.
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Old 07-20-2014, 01:05 PM
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Giving the rear calipers the same treatment as the front. VHT red and clear caliper paint. Fronts are holding up well and can stand up to harsh chemicals like brake cleaner etc. Guess the "chemical resistant" badge on the can really means something.

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Managed to snap one of the M8x1.25 bolts that secures the floating arm. Damn grade 10 bolt snapped like it was a damn sheet metal screw. Went to the hardware store and get a grade 8 bolt to replace it for the time being. I am going to get a new grade 10.9 bolt with a flange head from McMaster (a few actually in case it happens again) and replace it when I get it. Should be able to do it while it's on the car.

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Other side is still drying, somehow a small amount of either brake fluid or brake cleaner was still inside the piston when it went in the oven and it thinned out with the heat and leaked onto the paint which totally screwed it so I blasted the driver side again and painted it this afternoon. Should be ready to bake sometime around 4-5PM and I should be able to install it later tonight pending any more screw ups.

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Hoping to get my hood back from paint tomorrow so I can take it somewhere nice and get some good pics.
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