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| IN RANGE inc. |
 Nov 28 2014, 03:12 PM
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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?
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| r_towle |
Nov 29 2014, 08:57 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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He is, or was, originally a 914 guy.
More recently he has moved into vintage 911 stuff. Very focused vendor of brake parts. |
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| Eric_Shea |
Nov 30 2014, 08:25 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
QUOTE(r_towle @ Nov 29 2014, 07:57 AM)  He is, or was, originally a 914 guy. More recently he has moved into vintage 911 stuff. Always have been, always will be -- "both". My first Porsche was a 914 though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) 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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) 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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) 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. |
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IN RANGE inc. Rem brake calipers........ Nov 28 2014, 03:12 PM
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Starting to work on a 74 2.0 for a daily driver. ... Nov 28 2014, 03:16 PM r_towle Don't use braided lines, it's better overa... Nov 28 2014, 03:32 PM rick 918-S :wttc: Nov 28 2014, 03:35 PM IN RANGE inc. Easy to find fronts. The rear is what I really nee... Nov 28 2014, 03:56 PM GeorgeRud PMB will have everything you need. Nov 28 2014, 04:00 PM Elliot Cannon :agree: Nov 28 2014, 06:28 PM Mikey914 PMB is your best bet. He can even set you up with ... Nov 28 2014, 11:37 PM ConeDodger I even have him supply my pads for my 240Z and Aud... Nov 29 2014, 12:27 AM Spoke PM Eric_Shea here on the World if you have any que... Nov 29 2014, 07:20 AM
Valy Don't buy the reman calipers from your local F... Nov 30 2014, 12:44 AM |
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