weekend project - bad news and more bad news - UPDATE
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Schweet!!! I love my Atiwe airbag wheel. I think the factory should have made the OE steering wheel this size. It's perfect. I should have pics soon of my seat install.
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Originally Posted by Chads996
Schweet!!! I love my Atiwe airbag wheel. I think the factory should have made the OE steering wheel this size. It's perfect. I should have pics soon of my seat install.
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you might as well do the roll bar and seats at the same time. you don't want to do it like me and do double work
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Hey, so Carlos, do you have any pics of that steering wheel? Also I noticed you did the red calipers in the front did you paint or powdercoat the rears to match and do the stock fronts if you ever put them back on etc? I was going to do that and do yellow calipers, but decided against it because I beat the hell out of my car and wouldn't be happy if the paint on the rears started to wear etc., so I did the black. Also what fluid and pads are you using??? I am also interested in that flywheel deal. How much and did you change the clutch out at the same time to something else?
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Originally Posted by SPR
Hey, so Carlos, do you have any pics of that steering wheel? ............ I am also interested in that flywheel deal. How much and did you change the clutch out at the same time to something else?
i bought some high temp caliper paint from autozone. it came out really good, especially after using a porsche stencil to paint the logo rather than using vinyl caliper decals. the paint has proved to be durable in street conditions but i cannot comment on track conditions. i haven't over cooked them so that the paint discolors. i've heard (maybe even from the stoptech site) that powder coated calipers can discolor too. i'll let you know how they fair after a track event. i have a two day event next weekend
if you track the car a lot then black or for that matter natural aluminum/silver, a la brembo gtr brakes, may be a better idea. if there was that option i would have got the natural and got the rears too
i used ate gold w/axxis street pads. i want to try out hawk for the track. supposed to be as good as pagid but cheaper. maybe next time i'll use castrol srf. your favorite right?
check the thread on LWF for my $0.02
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cool on all the aforementioned. I do like srf and was running the ate blue before. I have heard some bad things personally about the hawk blues so even though they are said to be the same they really are not when you are really tracking them-
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Carlos,
I think your calipers will turn a dark red after a few events. The white Porsche will turn yellow. That's what I've seen happen to Turbo brakes. Could you please comment on what it took to get the StopTech brakes in? Just curious on what changes had to be done to get the rotors to fit. My front rotors are just about well done and probably will not survive another hard DE. Thank you. And congratulations on your project!
I think your calipers will turn a dark red after a few events. The white Porsche will turn yellow. That's what I've seen happen to Turbo brakes. Could you please comment on what it took to get the StopTech brakes in? Just curious on what changes had to be done to get the rotors to fit. My front rotors are just about well done and probably will not survive another hard DE. Thank you. And congratulations on your project!
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Originally Posted by Arthur
Carlos,
I think your calipers will turn a dark red after a few events. The white Porsche will turn yellow. That's what I've seen happen to Turbo brakes. Could you please comment on what it took to get the StopTech brakes in? Just curious on what changes had to be done to get the rotors to fit. My front rotors are just about well done and probably will not survive another hard DE. Thank you. And congratulations on your project!
I think your calipers will turn a dark red after a few events. The white Porsche will turn yellow. That's what I've seen happen to Turbo brakes. Could you please comment on what it took to get the StopTech brakes in? Just curious on what changes had to be done to get the rotors to fit. My front rotors are just about well done and probably will not survive another hard DE. Thank you. And congratulations on your project!
the front kit consists of two 355x32 mm 2 piece floating rotor (stock is 318x28 mm), stainless steel DOT lines, caliper and adapter.
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Originally Posted by Itzkirb
Damn I didn't get a close up look at your car on Saturday!
you got some great pics form the event.
HAHA other than the brakes and wheels you wouldn't want to get a good look at my car. the bumper is not in the best of conditions. still need to install my ruf front bumper, just no time. gotta keep up with all of you "ballers"
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Originally Posted by aben8057
Nice job on the brakes.
BTW where did you find the stencils and what type of paint did you use for the "PORSCHE" lettering?
Thanx
BTW where did you find the stencils and what type of paint did you use for the "PORSCHE" lettering?
Thanx