So where's the 98 badge? You're avoiding the subject and I know you're hording one!

Be proud change your color spray away.

I did find that box of trumphets, today.

Why do I always have to go in a fix your posts? Even when you're panning on me!

(still avoiding the subject...)

I got no stinking badge or brake pads.

I was trying to fix it , but some admin. was already in my post.

You guys are funny

Got the pads today. I do thank you! You coulda saved me 'til last though 'cause it'll be a long time until I actually install these.

Now, I'm looking at the set of front and rear pads. Admittedly it's been a long time since I've looked at an actual set of 914/6 brake pads, and maybe I'm ingnrnt... but these front and rear pad sets look identical to my eye. Are they?

PM'd the pad king.

Wow, I had these two big boxes of pads come Poor mail lady couldn't carry them at the same time

Hmmmm .... Maxipads right?

Tampax super stoppers

Missed out! Eric do you now have these pads for sale ? Somebody give me the secret? price.
Steve

Why yes they are... #AP31 front and rear. I just label them differently on the invoice for clarity.

Other cars with the same sized front and rear pads:

911 L, T and E
930 Turbo
911 RSA
Carrera 2 and 4
and... and... and...

This gig is for shit .... I had to reassemble my own boxes and put the pads in for "wall art"! Man, talk about poor customer service.

Grassyass

"I have never met, a man more in need of a bj Super Stoppers than Gint"









My apologies to Robin Williams ... "Good Morning Vietnam"

Yer depends wet again Ron?

Do you need to drill one hole out for the -6 rears?

I got mine today after getting schilled for an extra 10 for shipping those big ole A's

Oh and by the way Eric.........UR THA MAN

Thanks a ton for some really nice pads!

Sorry ya had to lose a little mola and even worse rebox a bunch of pads

KEN

Jeff brings up a good point. With these pads "all" of the 914 and 914-6 backing plates will need to be drilled. This is fairly common with racing pads.

The fat pins on a 914 are 8.5mm. A 3/8" bit would probably be the safest bet from a common bit set. 5/16 is too small.

It's not rocket science but; you should know a few tips:

Mount the pads in a vise or clamp them onto a block of wood or to your drill press table before drilling. Do not attempt to hold them in your hand. The bit will bite the metal and spin the pad in your hand causing you to say all sorts of nasty things.

Pay attention as to how you drill them as well. I face the pads together and drill one side left and one side right. Look at your calipers and take notes or make a simple drawing. Use the old "measure twice, cut once" philosophy.

I have yet to figure out why ATE made these calipers with one big pin and one normal pin. The later Ferrari calipers had 1 size pin throughout.

My normal boxes arrived today so... no tearing down boxes on the second shipment. Still waiting for word on round two. I'll keep you posted.

E.

Because long ago in a far away land the Porsche Engineers Superior to the Ferrari dudes, had a .20-.030 thou. taper sanded into the pad, the one larger hole made installation a no brainer.

flawed perhaps as all late pads have same size holes, But who am I to question the 70's, why ? because they (rock ?)

There ya go. Not only can you drill them, you can put a beveled edge on the facing rotor.

Thanks for the insight...

Flawed perhaps as after a couple hot laps... it's gone.

Just stating the facts, and the whole pad is tapered.
Dont make go out in the cold.

It's hard enough to get you to formulate a complete sentence!

OK... PROVE IT!

Seriously, thanks for the insight. That one always had me perplexed.

Back in the Day. (1979)
out in the cold (shop)

I don;t understand what the advantage is of having the different thickness

Thanks to all who got this thing going and launched. Eric, Pheonix, and everyone else that ordered...

AgPete / Peter (another one)

"Taper wear". Or rather, compensating for it. The leading edge (I think, could have it backwards) will tend to wear more. If the pad is made unevenly, the wear tends to even out.

--DD

Thanks Dave. That makes sense now.

Got my box today; thanks Eric and Jon.

I'd been waiting patiently only to discover today on my trip into town that Eric sent my package to the Post Orifice box. (Probably because it'd my address in his records, or maybe it was attached to the PayPal...)

Anyway - you 'MaxiPad' guys - "Now *that's* a pad..."
(Early Turbo / 911S pad shown for comparison...)

I got mine last week and just looked at them today...

Now all I have to do is figure out which ones go to which car at which end! Uff Da!

Still waiting.

What do you expect Randy? Three steps backwards and you are in the ocean! It takes longer to get to you...

Update:

Randy, I goofed on yours and ordered regular AP31's vs. 31T (thicker) for your fronts. 31T's are still back ordered so I doubt it would have mattered.

The rest of you hoodlums; we kinda suprised them with 100+ brake pads, especially the 31T's. Allow me:

Early 914's, 911's and 914-6 take the #31 pad size. Later 914's (only) take a thicker 31T up front. We had a flood of later 31T pads on order and this is what Porterfield is currently out of stock on. They're shipping more AP30's (rear pads) today but we're still one week out on the AP31T's.

I'll try to have an update on 31T's next Monday (from my ocean front villa in the Bahama's)

Any word on mine? Haven't seen them yet??

-- Steve

No rush and thanks for the update.

Do you have a 73?

I have two '74 2.0s. Just getting pads for the one that doesn't already have porterfields.

AP45's are for the front of the assdragger.
AP31's are for the rear of the assdragger and the front of the 914.
AP30's are for the rear of the 914.

Rob,
You waited till now to look?!

How many sets did you get? Any extras?
We both told Eric he could ship mine with yours, I never said you could keep them.

Jim

Jim,

Yours are BO'd

Are mine as well E.?

I placed my order 'late', and ironically for a 'late' ('75) car, so I'm sure mine are on B/O.

No problem for me since the car isn't even running right now ... and if California passes the WHAT? $XX billion dollar tax increase budget (to include doubling of vehicle registration fees) - the '75 may go on 'non-op' status for the year, along with a few other cars & cycles ... (where's that fuchin' finger smiley)

I'll keep checking here Eric, and will settle up with the you on the additional items next week.

Next time you want to use that just type finger between two :

I reed gud Sorry about that. I'll go back to waiting patiently.

No worries... just to make it clear:

If you have a late model 914 (72.8 - 76) your are probably on B/O (front AP31T pad sets). We're hoping they ship out "to us" next week.

If you have BMW fronts, we have about 3-4 of those orders being held up for rear pads. They should have shipped the AP30 rear pads early this week and we expect them any day now.

Once the rears come in we'll send out the 3-4 BMW/914 orders and stage the rest for delivery once the late model fronts arrive.

Gosh! I haven't felt this special since Mommy put me on the short bus to go to school! I have a late car, and I got mine already! Na-na-na-na-na!!!
I you E!!!

Sooo...from what I'm reading it sounds like mine probably, possibly, potentially should have, could have, would have shown up by now Eric, what do you think? Me and my trusty '71.

I know you love these "where are MINE?!!" messages, I didn't want you to think that I didn't care enough to offer one up from Oregon...

I do believe you have M-Calipers up front Weinerschnitzel

Reid, your's are... somewhere, not sure where but, they're somewhere.

I have an extra set of R4 pads (the race pads) for a 914-6 or an early 911.

Told you I was special!