Chris Wilson Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 couldn't agree more Chris i am sure a suitable bell/disc combination could be found, i think from a kit point of view the limiting factor would be the calipers as they aint going to be to thick on the ground, the front bells arrived today, specials made by hi-spec who i cant recomend enough jolly helpfull guys didn't question why i wasn't using their discs (they dont do any the right size) and all for £116, they are off to get anodised tommorow, oh and the assistant engineer sneeked in as well If it all goes wrong, blame the assistant engineer, she's far too cute to get iffy with But seriously though, I hope it all works out fine, I love a bit of lateral thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Cor the price of the discs will make all but the serious peeps back out of this! £1200 Well done guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Cor the price of the discs will make all but the serious peeps back out of this! £1200 Well done guys. £2K for a big brake setup, Front and rear, is that not about a £1k saving over other full kits ? (AP/Brembo) Good work Paul, you had lots of space to work in anyway with those 18"'s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chumpalot Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 oh why do posts like this exist on here? Talk about temptation! "I'm happy with my UK brakes" "I'm happy with my UK brakes" "I'm happy with my UK brakes" "I'm happy with my UK brakes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 £2K for a big brake setup, Front and rear, is that not about a £1k saving over other full kits ? (AP/Brembo) Good work Paul, you had lots of space to work in anyway with those 18"'s How much are replacment discs/rotors for AP/KAD/Endless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 £2K for a big brake setup, Front and rear, is that not about a £1k saving over other full kits ? (AP/Brembo) Good work Paul, you had lots of space to work in anyway with those 18"'s thanks fella, i take it these pics were taken at Mascrat and you haven't broken into my garage lol, i priced the Brembo 6 pot monoblock and matching rears at about £3400 delivered from MVP, so yes there is money to be saved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paul mac Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 right then part deux, the fronts, just need to get a bit of machining done for the brackets nothing as elaberate as the rears, first pic has a UK spec pad for comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I'm watching this with great interest. I would love to see this using the stock 190mm arrangement for the rears though. Was there no way to get the AMG calipers to work with SUpra rear discs? What sizes are we talking about here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Wow I'm jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 More.... MOre... please. Performance comparison when able. Yours vs UK brake kitted supra, 100-0 mph and some track time comparison please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 I'm watching this with great interest. I would love to see this using the stock 190mm arrangement for the rears though. Was there no way to get the AMG calipers to work with SUpra rear discs? What sizes are we talking about here? the radius of the uk rears would be ok as the merc discs i have are 330mm but i am not to sure what the stock uk disc thickness is as these calipers take a 26mm disc which i suspect is a bit bigger than uk, the problem i had with the discs is the stock amg disc offset on the front is 22.5mm which fouls the lower suspension arm so i had to use 2 piece rotors and have my own (shallower) disc bell made up, the only 2 piece discs i could find were made by EVO sport in the US and they would not split them front or rear or without bells they came as a complete set - end of, so i used what they supplied hence the rather elaborate hand brake set up, if i could have found 2 piece front rotors the right size from say AP or Brembo (i couldn't) the rears would have been easy and i would definately have used the stock handbrake, as for performance testing my mate has a UK i'll try and persuade him to do a 60-0, i think 100-0 may be pushing it a bit as our local test track is a tad limited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 been a bit busy lately so not much progress on the brakes but today got the dummy mounting bracket made from various wood/mdf bits and a drawing done, off to work tommorow to find someone to do the machining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Damien89 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 On post no.1 in pic2, what is that small caliper? Handbrake? If yes whats it from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 On post no.1 in pic2, what is that small caliper? Handbrake? If yes whats it from? yes handbrake calipers and they have just passed an MOT (phew) they are ~ Wilwood spot calliper ~ left 120-2281 ~ right 120-2280 from Rally Design Units 8 - 10 North Quay Upper Brents Industrial Estate Faversham, Kent ME13 7DZ Tel: 01795 531871 http://www.rallydesign.co.uk they are quite nice little units and cost about £100 for the pair but you do have to manufacture brackets, if money were no object Brembo do some which i am sure would have been better quality but are about £180 each, or better still find a disc/bell combination that fits the 190mm diameter of the brake shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 right finally got the fronts soughted, some one at work kept giving the machinist jobs hence the delay with the brackets:(, initial impressions are good, less pedal travel which i was expecting, surprisingly good initial bite from the red stuff pads which i expected to throw in the bin, if anyone wants any specifics of all this give me a shout, i will try and get all bracket drawins scanned in some time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Excellent work Paul, done yourself credit there! Your whole car is superb, hats off to you...I'll have it when you're ready Will you be testing the brakes on a track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 looks awesome!! How do they compare to UK spec brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Will you be testing the brakes on a track? it would be rude not to at some stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 it would be rude not to at some stage Agreed...but make it a proper one...none of this silly airfields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 i have the drawing for the front mounting bracket scanned in its a bit grubby but its readable (just), a few members have requested it via pm so i thought i would post it here for anyone, the picture of these brackets is 4 posts back (painted grey etch with stainless M12's in) unfortunately i seem to have misplaced the drawing for the rear bracket but i'll have another look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Any comparison yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Any comparison yet? not really mate the car is off the road at the mo getting the ally centre bells re-machined (yawn) as they were not right the first time so the discs were effectively bolted rather than floating. Just got some new 245 potenzas on the front, so that should make a difference to front end grip (in the dry at least), will try and do something "scientific" when the weather perks up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Wow, cant believe i've only just come across this! excellent work paul, i'd have splashed out the etc £800 on top of my set up for yours without a doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Wow, cant believe i've only just come across this! excellent work paul, i'd have splashed out the etc £800 on top of my set up for yours without a doubt its not been plane sailing Matt, the messing about factor was quite considerable and the car was off the road for quite a while which i dont mind but others may not be prepared to tolerate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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