Woot woot!



Pete

I've seen lots of these group buys come and go... There will be fallout from the "gauging interest" thread.

Yeah, but I think once people see the price there will be more who jump on this. These pads at the price we will be getting them will be very nice.

+1 full set (F&R).

--DD

Interested in a full set (R4s) for a stock 6

Full set. Lemme know a price when one is set.

Zach

I'm good for a set of F & R, 4 cyl.

If they are less than $100 per set of 4 for front and rear then +1 for a full set
Otherwise, I would be interested in rear R4s set to match the front set I have now
stock 1972 calipers all around
If the price is right, more for the shelf would be great. I hope to race lots in 2009

add me to the list for a complete set for a /4

So any word on what the price will be a for a full set of the R4 pads, F&R for a stock '74? What about the time line? There seems to be a lot of interest, but it's vaporware until there's an ETA and price. Not hassling anyone, but how long do we need to wait for this info? We've seen a number of group buys work out here at the World, but there have been a few others that seemed to never get off the ground (sometimes for a year+ of talk).

Thanks for putting this together!

78 sets so far. I will be checking on this first thing this week.

Thanks!

I'll take a set for the front, they're 911 calipers but I'm not sure which style they are, I'll find out.

I am in for a set for a '74 2.0L-F&R-and a set of fronts for BMW application.
Retrofit

Okay, here is the deal:

You are either in on this and interested or you're not. PMs will be sent to all those interested here shortly with all info listed in there to make it easy for you. So if I don't see you are interested you will not get the PM

Big thanks to Jon for starting the thread and buy.

PM's sent to everyone who expressed interest.

The buy will be closed Friday. If we don't get enough follow through on purchases then we will refund the money of those who have graciously stepped up to the plate. Here's the breakdown for purchases on the books:

Purchased:

FourBlades
rfuerst911SC
jim_hoyland
Phoenix 914-6GT
SLITS
George H
RoadGlue
Charliew
7275914911
zx-niner
sixnotfour
SLKWrx
ConeWhacker
Koozy
euro911
bob (I take it you're Mr. Roche?)
daveyboybadion
zig-n-zag
NORD
AgPete139
dyw914
echocanyons
jcd914
Thoward914
ArtechnikA
Justinp71
maf914
Gint
slow914
9146986
Dave_Darling
MLedesma
bam914
Sleepin
elmonte
rude dude
dlestep
hydroliftin

Not Purchased:

sww914
Travis Neff
Todd Enlund
dflesburg
rdgonzo
ChrisNPDrider
retrofit
BLUZEMN

Just got the frickin' email.

Is this an eBay "Buy It Now" with "immediate payment required" ... sheeesh, what a Maroon.

:universalsignofhappinesssmiley:

You will pay it and like it Ron

I am good for a f and r set but I'm not sure what calipers I have or am going to use. I think I have m on the front and will use the 914 front on the rear but I also have some rear 911 calipers I could use on the rear. I do have new vented rotors for the rear so Instead of making the 914 caliper wider it might be simpler to just use a 911 rear caliper.

I was just told by the dork who is behind the scenes on this that I have to get in on it. Sooooooooooooo put my name on the list. Otherwise he crys and crys... It is just so shameful to see a man cry and crawl like that. I just hate it when he begs.

Here he is crawling over to the guys who are parked to beg them to get in on the group buy... So sad.

but when he's happy he helps us all and I like it when he does that

Ordered and paid! Thanks guys!

I liked it a lot better when the bromance was a secret...

Thanks , Jon and Eric...

PayPal made....

Ken


Sombody put that boy on the list....this purchase needs to go down!

For further edification…

We can get the R4, R4-1 and R4-E pads on this buy as well. PM for details:

R-4 Full Race Compound – Designed specifically for heavy-duty motorsports. The carbon based semi-metallic R-4 materials allow the pad to absorb tremendous amounts of heat and dissipate it at very even rate. Carbon Kevlar material warms up to race temperature quickly, which is quite helpful during restarts, and when track time is limited. When used with cast iron and steel alloy rotors, the R-4 compound requires minimal bed-in period. Throughout the entire heat range, the carbon kevlar material will give extremely consistent modulation and predictably. This is truly the most rotor friendly racing brake pad material ever. Good for road courses, oval track, rally, vintage racing, autocross, club events or professional racing events.

R4-1 Vintage Full Race Compound – Developed using knowledge testing in the vintage racing community. Optimum uses for the R4-1, under conditions where very high friction is needed with minimal warm up time and in applications where there is difficulty in maintaining sufficient heat with conventional race pad compounds. Widely used on vintage GT and formula cars the R4-1 is also gaining popularity in off-road and rally-cross classes. Great modulation, consistent pedal feedback and rotor friendly at all temperatures as with all the other Porterfield Carbon Kevlar compounds.

R4-E Endurance Race Compound – A carbon kevlar compound made to last a bit longer than the original R-4 compound. The R4-E compound is designed to endure higher prolonged temperature and still has pad life as long or longer than Porterfield R-4 do. This pad is great for club enduro events and applications where temperatures are at their maximum.

For those still fence sitting and wondering about the R4-S:

R4-S High Performance Street Brake Pads - For high performance and heavy duty street conditions the Porterfield R4-S compound remains a top performer in the realm of street/performance brake pads. With the R4-S compound giving a friction level up to .41. This is an amazingly fast stopping brake pad. Simply put, they will give you an impressive increase in stopping ability with very minimum amount of pedal effort. Perfect for prolonged everyday street driving while also being capable of enduring the most severe use without fade. It is also rotor friendly of course. We have gone to great measures to ensure that the R4-S compound has the absolute lowest noise and dust levels possible, far below O.E.M. equipment or any other high performance brake material. The R4-S compound which has an overall win in the Baja 1000 is available for most models of cars, trucks, and SUV’s. Superb stopping power under heavy use. Great for occasional autocrossing, solo events, off road events and rallies. Perhaps one of the overall best performing, clean and quiet everyday high performance driving brake pad ever made. The R4-S compound is available for virtually any vehicle sold in the U.S. Also for rare vintage cars and special applications for street touring.

Had to read through 8 pages of posts to find that there is no price.
Never seen a group buy with a secret price before...you might get more buyers if you posted the price so we can decide if its worth getting them.

I just want to see what the price is before I decide...call me silly, but that is how I shop.

Rich

I can tell you but first tell me how much you have

I'm in for a set.. stock 914-6
-bob

Thanks Jon & Eric for organizing this group buy.

I just paid... I want R4S pads. M calipers in the front, 914/4 rear calipers squeezing 914/6 rotors. I street drive the car. Alot.

I'm in for a set of R-4 Full Race Compound pads. Fronts are M calipers and rears are stock 1973 914 calipers. Thanks

Those garbage cans in the back are just distracting

Rob, we need to see a picture of you car with different lighting so we can see those five lugs

I will take a bunch next weekend when I drive it to the Sacramento Porsche Family Reunion... maybe I can get the kids to do that. Samantha should be home from school by then. Maybe I can get her to come. Heck, maybe if I post her picture here I can get more guys to show up!

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There you go Jon! In Eric's pic you can see the wheels better!

Nice add-on. Those guys are all broken down for various reasons. I'm trying to see which one all of the oil on the road is coming from!

Looks more like a crocodile hunter type shot. "Crocky, you don't see the rare salmon colored shirt in these parts very often."

Either that or it's an up skirt shot

Could you guys post or send me a price. I hear they are very worth it...but on a college kid's budget I have to assess how worth it.

Edit: This would be for a stock late /4.

Rob of all the pics you post, The one fo your own ride is the worst , come on man lets see it................ and I don't mean your willy.
no pics of some other event , your car , present.

The price is Right.

Same here... Except it'd for an old man's budget. stock late/4.

Eric Read

OK OK! I will take some pics this weekend. Geez Jeff, your getting as whiny as Eric! When is your birthday, I am buying you a salmon shirt!

If you guys are in the not payed section please do so very soon if you are still interested in this. Really want this to go through as I am ready for the pads.

I just shot a PM to Eric asking price for my car using stock rears 74 914

and fronts are 1980 BMW 320i. I included my zip to figure shipping.

Jon will you be doing a drop ship to your place for all us Northwest folks

to do a drop by " maybe with a six pack " and pick them up? also I NO

paypal have to send check.

Here is were we need a Fred Flintstone foot brake giff

NORD

I can have all the guys that want to pick them up at my house have their pads shipped here if you want. Eric will have to see if there is a shipping difference though. I am sure it would save some but maybe not all. Just let Eric know what you are wanting to do and he will take care of you. Thanks Nord.

Eric Shea, I sent you an email for my pad selection.

Looking back, I guess I didn't actually state what I wanted ...

One full set of R4-S for a '75 with stock /4 calipers

My zip is 90501

I've had a couple of PM exchanges with Eric on this but I haven't got the secret-handshake PM with the link and I don't see myself in either list...

Could be because he's still researching availability, which is cool, but - Yo Eric - what's happening? I can pull the trigger Thursday night or Friday morning.

Thanks. (Since my choices are a bit off-the-page a PM response will be fine...)

I'm waiting until the last minute 'cause... that's what I do.