First Day of Spring - New 17" Rims are on!
03-26-02, 11:14 AM
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Who needs slotted or crossdrilled rotors when you can install 12" rotors and big ol' NASCAR calipers? 
I have almost everything I need to make rotor hats out of GSL-SE front rotors according to Tom Turner's guidelines
And then all I'd need is a strut housing from which to figure the correct caliper position, make a mock-up, and from there make a jig so that I can make the caliper brackets. And then after that, just open up an issue of Circle Track and buy the readily-available, standardized, inexpensive rotors and 4-piston calipers
I don't think very many people would be interested though...
edit: Also working up a two-piston, 11" sliding caliper setup, using readily available common GM parts, that should fit in a 13" steel rim, for 12A-brake cars. Unfortunately this setup would require modification to the GM rotor in addition to the hub (which is a cut-down Mazda rotor) which means when the rotor wears out, you can't just open up any old racing catalog and buy one for $29. I don't like the idea of being married to a single supplier - aftermarket kits should be modular. If I do make this, it'll just be for myself, sorry...
I have almost everything I need to make rotor hats out of GSL-SE front rotors according to Tom Turner's guidelines
And then all I'd need is a strut housing from which to figure the correct caliper position, make a mock-up, and from there make a jig so that I can make the caliper brackets. And then after that, just open up an issue of Circle Track and buy the readily-available, standardized, inexpensive rotors and 4-piston calipers I don't think very many people would be interested though...
edit: Also working up a two-piston, 11" sliding caliper setup, using readily available common GM parts, that should fit in a 13" steel rim, for 12A-brake cars. Unfortunately this setup would require modification to the GM rotor in addition to the hub (which is a cut-down Mazda rotor) which means when the rotor wears out, you can't just open up any old racing catalog and buy one for $29. I don't like the idea of being married to a single supplier - aftermarket kits should be modular. If I do make this, it'll just be for myself, sorry...
Last edited by peejay; 03-26-02 at 11:21 AM.
03-26-02, 11:35 PM
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Thanks for the comments
I'm going to roll my fender lips, its close, no rubbing yet, but I havent gone racing yet
I plan to swap in most of the shiny parts, but not to much since I'll be putting a turbo motor, I don't want to get to carried away on the N/A parts
I'm going to roll my fender lips, its close, no rubbing yet, but I havent gone racing yet
I plan to swap in most of the shiny parts, but not to much since I'll be putting a turbo motor, I don't want to get to carried away on the N/A parts
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