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From: CHALFONT
nice job mate i am curently in the middle of building one myself not got as far as u trying to get hold of engine so i can start cutting what did u have to do to make the 4 pot callipers fit
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Basically mate you have to drill the locating holes in the hub out to 12mm, then grind about 3mm off the inside mounting face of the 4 pots so they sit central on the disc, then just fit new pads and pins and bolt the callipers on using a 12mm bolt + nylock nut. The braided banjo type brake hoses which you have to use due to room are available from mike rainbird off here for around Ł55.
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Bit of an update, ive fully overhauled the 4 pot calipers now, new seals + piston gaiters, clips etc, got some 2wd front discs and mounted it all up so just the rears to do now. Had a nightmare trying to find the 2wd discs locally so on the off chance i phoned a friend who works for vauxhall gave him the details, ten mins later he phones back as tells me that not only have they got 3 sets in but they are old stock and should retail at Ł117 they sold them to me for Ł23.50 a set so i brought all 3 
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I'm Finding My Feet Here Now
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From: CHALFONT
Basically mate you have to drill the locating holes in the hub out to 12mm, then grind about 3mm off the inside mounting face of the 4 pots so they sit central on the disc, then just fit new pads and pins and bolt the callipers on using a 12mm bolt + nylock nut. The braided banjo type brake hoses which you have to use due to room are available from mike rainbird off here for around Ł55.
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From: oxford
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Fuck me, that must of been heart breaking to sand that new paint!
The lad who sprays my cars mentioned he has major problems with silcone in the air, causing this type of thing. Even cars pulling up at his workshop with a fresh coat of back to black bumper cleaner or dash shine stuff!
Hence why the big players have spray booths.
Just thought I would mention, dont know why really as I know fuck all about painting cars!
The lad who sprays my cars mentioned he has major problems with silcone in the air, causing this type of thing. Even cars pulling up at his workshop with a fresh coat of back to black bumper cleaner or dash shine stuff!
Hence why the big players have spray booths.
Just thought I would mention, dont know why really as I know fuck all about painting cars!
this is clever stuff mate keep my eye on it
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Tell Matt to expect a call from me as soon as Jacko takes my block to the engineers and I get it back.
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Gave the old girl a colour sand today, flatted it off with 2000 wet and dry then g3 and finesse to finish up, looks ok beings its a shed job, 2 runs i just couldnt rub out without going through so unfortunatly they will have to stay,
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started building the engine up now here's a pic of how i left it yesterday, thats not the lip in the bore in the pic its the oil mark from the rings were i trunt it over,
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yeah it has been crossing my mind i am going to try and run some ducting to channel some cold air to it and also im not going to have a passengers side headlight its going to be a scoop/duct to channel air aswell, maybe it will be enough im not sure ?
