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| whatabout1 |
 Mar 28 2006, 06:37 PM
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Toys in Red  Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 6-March 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 5,676 Region Association: None  |
Has anyone heard of Bremtech brakes ? (maybe Bremtec or tek or)
Supposed to have been made in the late 80's around the Denver area. They look to be 4 piston Brembo turbo.... big really big... Use Brembo pads. I was told that they had a CNC and turned out a few sets. Any info ? thanks, bob |
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| d914 |
Mar 28 2006, 06:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,331 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States |
big, porterfield has pads,or used to, had them on a race car...Pads are very thick....2 years of de's and didn't even show wear??!! parts hard to come by,,,,,,what esle do you need...
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| Mueller |
Mar 28 2006, 06:46 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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a complete set just sold in the classifieds for about $300 or so....old school and not that big of a deal nowadays since there are more options and choices.....
more of a collectors item I'd say.... |
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| race914 |
Mar 28 2006, 06:48 PM
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73 914-4 Group: Members Posts: 1,006 Joined: 31-October 05 From: Nipomo, California (Central Coast) Member No.: 5,027 Region Association: Central California |
You could run them front & back. I think they are 3" spacing...
Have seen some on rennlist in the past. |
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| DanT |
Mar 28 2006, 06:58 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
yah Greg, then you could take off, or add, or get an adjustable bias valve (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) Whatever..... Kind of in the same time as JFZs. 4 piston calipers...anyone remember Lockheed brakes...they were the bee's knees way back when. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) |
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| turbo914v8 |
Mar 28 2006, 08:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Canada Member No.: 952 |
I use them on my 914. Never had a problem with them. Stops the car great. Best of all they bolt up with no problems, except no E break. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) What else is new? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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| brant |
Mar 28 2006, 11:52 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,623 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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the big thing about them is that they are made to fit on 3 inch caliper spacing....
I know many cars that run them. did you buy the 76 ebay race car out of denver? It would of had them on. anyways... the producer was George Maybee. A long time local racer. He used to be into teeners until his original -6 was flipped by ferg's buddy. I've been to his house a few times and he is a pretty amazing guy. has a amateur machine shop in the barn out behind his house. Has a half dozen amazing car build projects in various stages of finished. Has multiple porsche diesel tractors too.... what do you need to know. they are legitimate and real. I believe that originally they were fitted with custom aluminum hubs (mueller hub prototypes, that allowed vented rotors onto 4 bolt cars) In fact I remember a conversation with Brad that these may have been the genesis Idea for the current mueller hubs. brant brant |
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| Mueller |
Mar 29 2006, 12:01 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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Hey Brant, yes, you are correct the "billet" hubs had been brought about by the lack of new Bremtech hubs being available....I have never seen one in person or even a picture of one, my design was just a marriage of the 911 rotor and the 914 rotor..I would like to get a hold of an original hub just to check out... reproducing the 3" calipers had been discussed by another member here but liability concerns put an end to it.... it is odd that no one else made 3" spacing 4 pot calipers, my guess is that once the 3.5" spacing struts came more available, people just used that setup instead and made the demand for the Bremtech stuff less and less..... Anyone know what the Bremtech calipers and hubs sold for brand new??? |
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| VegasRacer |
Mar 29 2006, 04:48 AM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,508 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None 
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Were all your questions about Bremtek calipers answered Bob?
Anything else you want to know? I have a set of 4. You gotta have custom pads made. I did recently find a guy in Colorado who had a bunch of sets of seals made, so now I can get the parts and rebuild 'em. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| LvSteveH |
Mar 29 2006, 11:21 AM
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I put the Poor in Porsche Group: Members Posts: 1,080 Joined: 22-April 03 From: Las Vegas, Nevada Member No.: 600 |
Rub it in John... rub it in. Just imagine how much cooler your old race care would be sitting there with those brakes on it. Of course the key word there is "sitting".
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| Aaron Cox |
Mar 29 2006, 11:30 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
one day id like a set of those (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif)
parts are hard to find from what i gather, and what john says above..... havent seen any JFZ's in a while either....... nowdays, you are better off with some fat wilwoods or the like |
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| brant |
Mar 29 2006, 12:20 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,623 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Mike,
I'll talk to george at the PCA event he is hosting in June. I'll ask him if you can see one of his hubs... or at the minimum I'll try and get lots of pictures of one of his hubs. I helped a buddy back in 1992-ish do track repair on one of these hubs... they had a tendency to pull the wheel studs out. (and that could have been a fluke thing, but I think it happened twice to this guy) other than that, they worked pretty well. brant |
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| Mueller |
Mar 29 2006, 12:23 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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the wheel stud issue was a concern...curious what material he used...ours are 7075..most all other hubs out there are 6061 (stock 911 are cast, most likely 356) |
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| Eric_Shea |
Mar 29 2006, 04:50 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 |
Kind of an understatement isn't it?? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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| brant |
Mar 29 2006, 05:00 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,623 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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hey Eric,
since your missing our track event... you want to come to george's event and drive a porsche tractor in the dirt autox ? (schlepper cross they call it) |
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| BMartin914 |
Mar 29 2006, 05:49 PM
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Brant,
When is Gmund this year? Did George and Sharon host it last year? The summer kind of flew by and I never heard anything about it and it wasn't on the RMR PCA calendar. I'd like to make it out there again this year. |
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| brant |
Mar 29 2006, 05:57 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,623 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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The didn't have Gmund last year.
turned it into a bi-annual event. put it into your calendar for this year! 6/25/06 |
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| smdubovsky |
Mar 30 2006, 04:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 27-September 04 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 2,837 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I have Bremteks calipers on my -6. They use a Stockcar 4-3/4" pad from porterfield. Same size as several AP, Outlaw, and Wilwood calipers.
http://www.speedtoys.com/catalog02-Metro.pdf Go to page 10 (Note: never used them, just the first websearch hit I turned up) Brad told me the rebuild kits are readily avail? (If not, then I better get a set now.) SMD |
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