the "bmccann101s car gets a new look/ watch me suffer bodywork hell" thread
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I agree, 1 pc rotor is totally fine, so I actually already sold this front set up to a friend who has pone pc akebono rotors now.
he's giving me his knuckles, ill clean those ones up,
I already bought a set of eight pot Brembos off an AMG S55, and the TCI will actually be much less, so I will wind up w a better brake system up front, and actually make a few hundred dollars.
I could use a DBA rotor w what I have now and be all set, but during the drama of all of this, I found I can actually make money doing this swap and selling what I have now.
I will also be able to sell the CZP rotors and pick up either a set of Z1 rotors ( slightly larger sweep area/smaller hat)
he's giving me his knuckles, ill clean those ones up,
I already bought a set of eight pot Brembos off an AMG S55, and the TCI will actually be much less, so I will wind up w a better brake system up front, and actually make a few hundred dollars.
I could use a DBA rotor w what I have now and be all set, but during the drama of all of this, I found I can actually make money doing this swap and selling what I have now.
I will also be able to sell the CZP rotors and pick up either a set of Z1 rotors ( slightly larger sweep area/smaller hat)
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easiest solution found..
keep the Cadillac set up and use a slightly heavier DBA front rotor.
I need 66m of pad area:
The DBA gives me 71mm of annulus ( braking surface) at the gain of a few lbs per rotor. Im perfectly fine with this.
It appears that the master cylinder piston size is nearly the same on the ctsv and the Z, 1 inch to the z's 1/16th inch.. but the ctsv has a short throw design.. this means the retrofit brakes will have an energized reaction to them by a slight degree, along with much less pedal travel now.
I guess we shall see how the ABS likes this all on a slam stop.. I will test it and see and report back of course, but for track purposes, we can easily unplug the ABS body if necessary as well.. I don't foresee an issue though.
mmmm carbon bucket seats..
keep the Cadillac set up and use a slightly heavier DBA front rotor.
I need 66m of pad area:
The DBA gives me 71mm of annulus ( braking surface) at the gain of a few lbs per rotor. Im perfectly fine with this.
It appears that the master cylinder piston size is nearly the same on the ctsv and the Z, 1 inch to the z's 1/16th inch.. but the ctsv has a short throw design.. this means the retrofit brakes will have an energized reaction to them by a slight degree, along with much less pedal travel now.
I guess we shall see how the ABS likes this all on a slam stop.. I will test it and see and report back of course, but for track purposes, we can easily unplug the ABS body if necessary as well.. I don't foresee an issue though.
mmmm carbon bucket seats..
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perhaps.. I just don't want anything that looks cheap like red dots on a basic strip, that's my issue.
And I don't want it visible in the daylight behind the mesh
And I don't want it visible in the daylight behind the mesh
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rear end is finally done except for the calipers... all the bolts were paint marked as well, since we have new bushings and will certainly compress a bit during initial use.
Used GKtech axles spacers from an S14 , which fit perfectly against the z axle spline and z hub bearing surfaces.. they will be included in the ctsv kit in the future now after what I had found to be necessary etc.
Used GKtech axles spacers from an S14 , which fit perfectly against the z axle spline and z hub bearing surfaces.. they will be included in the ctsv kit in the future now after what I had found to be necessary etc.
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ordered up the front pair of DBA T3 2 piece rotors at (sadly) great expense, and also bought a new rebuilt steering rack.
I should have both by the end of the week.
I should have both by the end of the week.
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And here I sit shaking my head [ yet again ] at Brian's relentless pursuit of "perfection in Z".
Brian, I think my new nickname for you is "Mister Extreme".
Awesome.... livin' vicariously (and learning lots) through your fanaticism. Heh heh.
Brian, I think my new nickname for you is "Mister Extreme".
Awesome.... livin' vicariously (and learning lots) through your fanaticism. Heh heh.
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Not sure I follow.. The lock out kit for the toe arms was due to having previously filed the hole for toe bolts.. There's no movement at the bolt on the camber arms.
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wheels and tires are gone!..... off for mounting.. holy sh#t.. can it really be happening? lol.
Picking up my new DBA rotors from Concept Z in an hour or so.. should have some decent headway by the end of the weekend.
Picking up my new DBA rotors from Concept Z in an hour or so.. should have some decent headway by the end of the weekend.
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