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Posted by: IN RANGE inc. Nov 28 2014, 03:12 PM

Starting to work on a 74 2.0 for a daily driver. I'm gonna replace all the calipers and put braided brake lines on it. Where is the best spot for reman calipers?

Thanks, Troy

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 28 2014, 03:16 PM

PMB Performance
http://www.pmbperformance.com/catalog.html

Hands down the best place to go when it comes to your brakes ...


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Posted by: r_towle Nov 28 2014, 03:32 PM

Don't use braided lines, it's better overall to buy new rubber lines.
No one can see them, they have lasted 40 years already.

Posted by: rick 918-S Nov 28 2014, 03:35 PM

Posted by: IN RANGE inc. Nov 28 2014, 03:56 PM

Easy to find fronts. The rear is what I really need.

Posted by: GeorgeRud Nov 28 2014, 04:00 PM

PMB will have everything you need.

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Nov 28 2014, 06:28 PM

Posted by: Mikey914 Nov 28 2014, 11:37 PM

PMB is your best bet. He can even set you up with rear vented 914/6 calipers in aluminum.

Posted by: ConeDodger Nov 29 2014, 12:27 AM

I even have him supply my pads for my 240Z and Audi A4 2T...

PMB...

Posted by: Spoke Nov 29 2014, 07:20 AM

PM Eric_Shea here on the World if you have any questions about availability. Eric is PMB and is super helpful. He guided me through some difficult restored rear caliper bring-up problems and he didn't even sell me the calipers.

Posted by: r_towle Nov 29 2014, 08:57 AM

He is, or was, originally a 914 guy.
More recently he has moved into vintage 911 stuff.

Very focused vendor of brake parts.

Posted by: Valy Nov 30 2014, 12:44 AM

Don't buy the reman calipers from your local FLAPS. They will have the wrong hardware on them (soft bolts).
I rebuilt mine, both front and rear. Not so difficult.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Nov 30 2014, 08:25 PM

Always have been, always will be -- "both". My first Porsche was a 914 though.

I currently own two 914's and a 911 (plus an SUV and school bus sized truck thingy). We're currently restoring 2 914's and a 911 for clients. I'm good with that ratio. I haven't really "moved" anywhere, I'm just too busy to play here that often.

We currently have a mixture of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa, F3 (those are really cool), Lancia, 908 (wow, I'll have to post some amazing pics of these), 911 and of course a bunch of 914 jobs in-house... including about 8 pair of 914-6 and -6/GT calipers for some reason.

The most important part of a DIY caliper rebuild is the zinc plating. ATE chose zinc (not cad) 40+ years ago for it's superior anti-corrosive properties. It's actually a sacrificial coating and the fact that we have calipers to rebuild today speaks to it's absolute coolnessness.

If you can't find a local plater, we can do it for you for $60.00 for the pair. This can be beneficial as most platers have a "Minimum Batch Charge" that's usually about double that.

The bores need to be plated. Without that, the caliper will begin to exhibit the same issues it has now, in a year or two. 99.9% of all caliper failures can be attributed to rust -- "inside the bore". Resolve that issue and perform annual fluid changes and you will never have to rebuild your brakes again in your lifetime. Most re-man caliper are baked then tumbled in steel rods and coated in oil to keep them from rusting just long enough for you to get them on your car. They are unrecognizable in a couple of months and, if left to the elements much longer than that, they are metal scrap.

There's a video on YouTube for the rears and a lengthy tutorial on the site for the fronts.

Good luck.

E.