Daimo B
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There on  Big thanks to LMStyling (Lee Mitchell), for spending quite a few hours yesterday on it. In the end, the whole rear beam had to come off, and 4 new drill hole bolts on either side being put in for the Astra hubs. Took bloody ages. Butttttt....
I've been running the V6 calipers on the wrong way for 2+ years, but no-ones ever noticed, not even me  but the braided lines have been rubbing on the tyres. Got the rear discs on, went down the road, bang, blew a hole in a braided brake line  Poor car was stuck outside last night at Lee's mum n dads house. Been all over the place and even had to end up borrowing Lee's new braided lines. Pedals really bad, goes to the floor at the mo, but, once thats sorted (got to re-bleed the system and eventually play with that damn bolt at the brake pedal), then im hoping to ahve a shit hot set of brakes. I can feel them biting hard, then the pedal just softens off to the floor and ruins it, but once its all done and right, its gonna be great 
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Steve
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i do not wish to see u in my rear view mirror i fear for the rear end of my car. You and your dangerous brake setup can GTF
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DanielJ
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pics
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dannycorsa c
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i agree wiv ste
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Daimo B
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If it was too dangerous to drive then i wouldn't bloody drive it  Not much different from how its been for the last two years, still not crashed??
Not got any pics online yet Dan, got them on my phone ready though
Well chuffed, look soooooo much better than my old drums
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Adam_B
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How do you put callipers on the wrong way round ? U mean upside down ?
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Daimo B
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Nope, i mean left on the right and the right on the left.
Simple mistake. Only way you can tell is that the bleed nipple was at the bottom when it shud be at the top. Lee only noticed it cos he's seen it before and it was a bit tight to get the hose on to bleed the fronts
Ahh well, changed em over today anyway, no difference, just easier to bleed out.
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Ojc
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Is this the reason I never saw him at Southend.
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m4tt_c
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i was gonna say, what difference did it make what side the calipers are on.
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Daimo B
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Didn't make any matt really, although having the bleed nipple at the top means all the air can be realeased out, and being at the bottom, means that air will rise into the top of the caliper, and when u bleed them, its still gonna stick at the top.
As i say, some work to do on em yet, but i love em, always wanted rear disks on my corsa
Lee did not go to southend no.
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Andy_S
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pics?
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by Daimo B
Not got any pics online yet Dan, got them on my phone ready though
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Ojc
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No Damien, I know he was not at Southend I was asking whether your brakes where the reason he was not there.
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John_C
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daimo nice 2 c u on fri nite, car was looking good 
yeah pics will b good
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vibrio
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i do not wish to see u in my rear view mirror i fear for the rear end of my car. You and your dangerous brake setup can GTF
LMFAO
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Tiger
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Are they hydraulic or cable? If there hydraulic did you have to put in another servo and run lines to the back?
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J da Silva
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i'd have just said 'the rear setup is sorted out' instead of all the dale winton speech,
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Steve
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dale winton doesnt have a lisp does he?
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J da Silva
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he shud do from all the cock thats wearin his tongue away
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vibrio
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I'm a black man and I can never be a veteran
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Wolfy
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i do not wish to see u in my rear view mirror i fear for the rear end of my car. You and your dangerous brake setup can GTF
damn right!
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lee mitchell
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Originally posted by Ojc
No Damien, I know he was not at Southend I was asking whether your brakes where the reason he was not there.
didnt make it coz water pump went on car all sorted now thou. really wanted to go as it will be the last time for over a month
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vibrio
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Originally posted by Ojc
No Damien, I know he was not at Southend I was asking whether your brakes where the reason he was not there.
didnt make it coz I had to pump the car all sorted now thou. really wanted to go as it will be the last time for over a month
sick. bet your that bloke that in that pic with the rangerover 
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Ojc
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WTF
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vibrio
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Yo shithead
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