Another Big Brake project

Volvord · **Posted:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:40 pm

Today was a good day. All the bits for the brakes fit well and the car gods were on my side, the new brakes are installed and fit fantastic (thanks Matt & Dale). All that is left are the brake lines which I will finish as soon as the stores open.

As a bonus the Wilwood 12.19"x1.25" rotors with SL6 - 6 piston calipers fit behind 16" Hydra wheels with a 5mm spacer

for pictures see my album http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery ... ?g2_page=4

Ugly Duck · **Posted:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:03 pm

Was looking forward to seeing these pix... Thanks for posting!

You going to post them in the Wilwood Brake thread on Tbricks?

Edit - never mind - I did it.

Pylon · **Posted:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:25 pm

Looks awesome Ian. I said it on T'Bricks and I'll say it here too. Get those MasItaly wheels on there so you can see the damn things. Those Hydras cover everything up!

BTW...when I was at Trevor's shop earlier in the week, I spotted 4 MasItaly wheel boxes. I popped one open to find a shiny new unfinished 19X10 wheel. Not even any lug holes. Apparently Western Motorsports brought in a bunch of them a while back and these were the last ones. He paid $100 each for them...Not that a 19X10 wheel would even fit on any of our cars but holy crap! :shock:

Volvord · **Posted:** Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:12 am

With the MASItaly

Ugly Duck · **Posted:** Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:46 am

Were spacers needed with those?

Volvord · **Posted:** Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:40 am

Ugly Duck wrote:

Were spacers needed with those?

Yes, but not to clear the calipers, spacers are needed so the tires clear the struts. Without the spacers the tires "just" touch the strut tube, but there is plenty of clearance for the calipers

Tha VZA · **Posted:** Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:05 pm

why are the slots so random looking (to me anyway)

doesnt seem to be a uniform sequence, just like "hey lets cut one here pointed this way"

ciao

Volvord · **Posted:** Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:55 pm

So... got the brakes all installed, bled, etc.

Took it for a test drive and bedded in the pads and rotors, I can give you my impressions of the conversion in two very simple words

:shock:

HOLY SHIT! :shock:

The brakes are unbelievable, easy to modulate but I can lock the front wheels at will, very very dificult to do with the stock brakes. Now I just have to completely check over the install again, look for leaks, I think I will bleed the brakes again, and then just the scoop and cowl induction.

RaZ · **Posted:** Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:15 pm

Holy shit ian

I've gotta come over and see the brakes when i'm home next next weekend (14th) for a few days before they send me to Mexico... thems some sexy brakes

- R

Volvord · **Posted:** Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:06 am

RaZ wrote:

Holy shit ian

I've gotta come over and see the brakes when i'm home next next weekend (14th) for a few days before they send me to Mexico... thems some sexy brakes

- R

The 14th Raz ????
Sorry that is the Lethbridge weekend, I will be leaving July 14th in the morning and not returning until late Sunday evening (July 16)

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