I picked up a Front Wilwood BBK awhile ago. Was hoping to start to install it since I stored the car recently. Anything I should be concerned about or worried about when doing the install?? Kind of anxious to get started I have to admit....

Just a few questions:
Any ideas on the best brake fluid to use?
Is a motive/power bleeder a good idea?
My brakes were not powder coated. Would it be ok to leave them black on a Silverstone car looks wise?
What kind of time should I be looking at to install the brakes?

THANKS

 

I can tell you from personal experience that the Motive bleeder is a great product. It's very easy to use and get's the job done by one person in half the time. I personally use ATE SuperBlue DOT4 brake fluid. Most people recommend it for track / autox. Curious, are you going to be tracking the car?

 

Not too sure I have quite a few parts to install. Maybe when I finish the whole thing I will take it out. Mostly use It only once or twice a week but I have been collecting everything from nitrous, rims, brakes, sound system, seats, harnesses, bbk, to most of a supercharger system. I think I am missing the injectors as well as other bolt ons that I have forgotten since some time in 2006. I just never got around to it. I did want this too be my track car. Unfortunately I bought something else so it became my drive to the golf course car. It has lost some of it's parking status so I am upgrading.

 

Any Dot 4 will work, no need to Superblue unless you are a track junky.

 

Be careful with the dust shields, they will **** you up.

 

Yes they will cut them bishes off with a cutting wheel, I only had a dremel at the time and it took forever. Tin snips might work as well.....did the fronts have dust gaurds that needed to be trimmed??? I recall the rears but now I cant recall the front for some reason?

I know its not silverstone but a general idea of what Black Wilwoods look like on the car, if you plan to paint or powder coat them i would do prior to installing them other wise you will likely never do it, install might take you 2-3hours depending on how handy you are with tools.

 

This might help you.

http://www.wilwood.com/video/VideoDisplay.aspx?id=23

 

I know i did a write up of the rear install.

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...k-install.html

 

I think I do not have to cut the front dust shields to install the rotors. I could be wrong though.

I like the way the Wilwoods look on your car with the black wheels. I notice that you have the 6 piston kit. My kit is quite a bit older I think it is from 2006 or 2007. It is only 4 piston calipers. I also noticed on the rear kit that the calipers are a bit newer as well and labeled as a 4 piston, mine are just cast and polished raised Wilwood. I like them though hopefully they will work well. Have to bite the bullet and get some rears though.

Thanks for the write up and video. Will probably get to it during the week end. Enjoy your Thanksgiving gentlemen!!!!

 

Yes, yes and yes.

 

Thanks again. That would have took all day had we not used yours P! 12 bleeders.... it's a must.

 

I must admit after watching the vid on the Wilwood install. My mounts are not quite that beefy in the front end. They appear to be a little over 3/8th thick where as the ones in the vid appear much bigger . Still happy with my kit as far as the bits and pieces go..

 

All Wilwood kits come with a 4-5 page instruction pamphlet that details both the installation as well as an itemized parts list and drawing showing each. There is also some instructions on safety wiring the hats as well as a page of other misc info that really has nothing to do with the brake kit...but they send it anyhow.

Any DOT3 or DOT4 fluid will be fine in the kit. Or DOT5.1 if you are using it in a racing condition where temps are expected to become an issue. Installation is fairly simple and should take about 2.5hrs total. I suggest that as much pre-assembly be done prior to pulling a wheel to make it simpler; bolt the hats to the rotors, fit the pads, install the AN fittings for the hoses, test fit the studs to the calipers and short your shims etc.

I also suggest a very light smear of anti-seeze be smeared onto the radial studs to allow the caliper to slide over it and keep out some corrosion.