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James R
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22nd Oct 05 at 16:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pulled my finger out and got the new brakes down the machine shop early this week, and they were ready on firday mornign so I popped over before work to get them, then had to spend all day in work till I could go try them, but then I couldn't be bothered too cold and dark, but finaly got over to the car this morning to see what was what with them.

Here's a pick of the 256mm brakes you find on cav's, astra's and so on to compare:


Space behind the wheel:



Here's the new disk set up 300mm rotor on an alloy bell. I've only had some priliminary work done on them so I can sort out the mounting brakets, good new is I can run the offset I wanted (25mm) which means I can have them turned down to be as light as possible, so they shoudl be sub 5kgs with bolts in (to compare a 288mm cast disk weighs 8kgs) And they will be anodised in electric blue too.



Space left behind wheel (1.5cm)


And these are the everyday wheels the car will wear note that they hide the brakes neaty adding to the subtleness of the car (hopefully)


and lastly a little profile shot of the car, I can't get the alloys on the back yet for two reasons A) I haven't taken a big hammer to the inner arch and B) i haven't had the arches rolled and flared the 1-1.5" I need for space :bye: but I will get round to that sometime.



Next installment when I get my steerign wheel and move the steering coloumn down.
CorsAsh
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22nd Oct 05 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You seem to have forgotten to add callipers

But Big brakes anyway
James R
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22nd Oct 05 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've just got rid of myold calipers, I've got the new ones on the way, I was only seeing how the bells went on today, the caliper mounting will be done once the bells are finished off.
M2RTY
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22nd Oct 05 at 17:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
saab wheels?
broster
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what calipers you having on there? i remember seeing some 4 pots on there i sware?
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22nd Oct 05 at 17:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
very nice!
SJW
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will the calipers fit behind the smaller rims?
James R
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22nd Oct 05 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by SJW
will the calipers fit behind the smaller rims?


Which smaller rims? they're both 15" alloys.


Mark- calipers aren't 4-pots, I'm going for as light as possible.

 
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