Samurai 20V Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Considering it's still the wax & polish coming through from 5 years ago I'm impressed with the poor boys stuff I use it as well on my Supra, its magic on the black car.. Car looks sweet Scott.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 looks good can you raise the rear so its monster trucking nice list though and looks fantastic just after a sponge wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Started on the new fuel pump & hanger tonight. Going for an AN8 feed with an AN6 return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Changed the seals on one of my AP calipers tonight. I'm really impressed with the build quality of these units. Took the pistons out and they're absolutely mint, not even a blemish on them. The seals were in very good condition too and an absolute doddle to service (unlike our calipers). Very impressed with them so far and I've not even tried them out at stopping. Will sort out the other one tomorrow night, if I remember I'll get a couple of pictures showing just how mint they are under the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Looking forward to the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 As promised here's some piccys. I realised today that I hadn't soaked the new seals in brake fluid so I stripped the first one back down to give them a soak, need a bit of brake lube to allow them to work properly I guess. This is the pistons, not a mark on them at all... really impressed with the quality of material used here. This is the piston bores without me touching them. I simply removed the pistons then took a pic. I gave them a brief clean after but there was effectively nothing to do. Pic showing the assembled caliper on the bracket. The bracket & fixings also got a bit of a refurb as long as various other bits. I gave them a little rub with scotchbrite so they need a re-lacquer. Bells after a plastic media blast. They looked terrible pre-blast Seals currently soaking in brake fluid. Just about to pop them in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Work done on them: Calipers cleaned & painted All seals replaced Fluid links replaced Bleed screws replaced Wear plates replaced Most fixings replaced Fixings that weren't replaced were media blasted Brackets media blasted Bells media blasted New disc fixing bolts all around. All parts replaced with genuine AP racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Almost finished.... Seals all fitted. I couldn't take pictures while putting them in due to being covered in brake fluid lol. First side of pistons in. 2nd side in. Both calipers done. I done a little video showing how easily the pistons slide back into place. Always a good sign IMO. [video=youtube;4Ot8z-UQ7wg] All I need to do now is fit the button screws when they arrive (ordered some stainless replacements), loctite the pipes in place and give a blow over with lacquer. Then it's a case of re-fitting the bells to the discs and bolting it all onto the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice work, they look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Mmmmmm .... AP's. Nice work Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross C Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 These will look great when you fit them to my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Obviously very well made calipers, but you'd expect no less of AP The cylinder bores look like they're Teflon coated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Cheers guys. I'm not sure J, just looks like aluminium with a nice finish to me. Could be a coating though, the pistons definitely have some sort of coating on them. Looking forward to trying them out. The ease of the pistons going in fills me with confidence already as to how good they'll be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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