rear disc conversion

[mrbond]

Those are some mighty fine-looking pieces of metal.
I can't wait to get my Brembos and get this BBK started!
vten, as for working with our schedules, we'd only need about a day to figure this stuff out, and we can cut that time in half or more by getting some measurements of clearances and distances between mounting points. Btw, on this topic, do you have steel brake lines?

[Tamago]

show > go?

[vten]

cool, I'll let you know tomorrow about the mounting points ..... I don't have the ss brake lines yet, but It'll be on my next purchase from Garm.

so did you buy your brembo from ebay ? are they the mitsu evo setup ?

I Couldn't wait to get the project starting ....I even bought the brembo brake cover for the time being :briggin:

[mrbond]

Originally Posted by Tamago

show > go?

Well, mostly. I mean, isn't that the biggest reason for flashy, bright-colored, huge brakes? You and I both know that our stock brakes, outfitted with hella good pads and steel brake lines would perform just as well. Buuuuuut I want something that looks better.

vten - I did get the calipers from eBay, and they are from a Mitsu Evo, since the stock Evo discs are 320mm - the exact same diameter as Garm's big rotor kit. It was like $320 shipped. If you'd like, after I get these powdercoated and get all the seals and dust boots replaced, I could sell them to you for $200. I just want to be able to fab up one of these Brembo kits, keep the design for the adapter bracket, and build one at a slightly later date, like in October or something

[Tamago]

i'm willing to 1-off brake caliper adaptors, but i'd need the calipers in-hand just to be fair.

either way, good luck on your "flashy" endeavor!

[mrbond]

^ I'll definitely be keeping this in mind, since I don't have access to any sort of machining equipment. Tamago, if I was able to provide you with many sketches from different angles of the required bracket, with accurate measurements, do you think you'd be able to fabricate the piece? I know it's probably not as easy as having the caliper in your hand, but we'd need to ship out the caliper and the rotor, since we don't know what the clearances on both ends of the caliper are yet.
This is a good amount of excitement for tonight. I'll talk to all y'all tomorrow, sitting at my computer at my boring ass job, doing nothing else but throwing paperclips into a cup.

[Tamago]

well the adaptor should only be on one plane. invest in a dial caliper before you take said measurements :)

[CASTREX]

Just a thought.... (hey Garm!!)

Wilwood 4 piston calipers $250
http://www.summitracing.com/search/P...eyword=wilwood

+ Pads $60-$100

+ Custom bracket adapter (pssst Tamago) $$???

+ Larger size rotors from R1 $120

+ SS lines ($100)

= Yaris kickass true BBK for +/- $600 ...

[kngrsll]

I used to have a big brake kit on my 240sx, it was one of the first mods i did because the 240 had tiny front brakes.

when i started racing, i sold them, rebuilt and put the stock ones back on, and bought Hawk HP+ pads, stainless lines, new brembo blanks, and motul fluid and my braking was a 100x better than when i used the big brake kit.

[mrbond]

Well, I'm super impatient waiting for these calipers to arrive. In the meantime, here's an amusing picture:

[cali yaris]

that math is... interesting.

That's $570 not including Tamago's bracket, so maybe a minimum $670 cost and where's the profit for the company (me) willing to put all that together?

So, I think you'd be looking at a $800-900 BBK at least. Still not a bad idea!!

Wilwood 4 piston calipers $250
http://www.summitracing.com/search/P...eyword=wilwood
+ Pads $60-$100
+ Custom bracket adapter (pssst Tamago) $$???
+ Larger size rotors from R1 $120
+ SS lines ($100)
= Yaris kickass true BBK for +/- $600 ...

[mrbond]

Yeah, Garm, that's a SERIOUS discount from Ksport and Rotora kits. By, at the very least $400. And add about like $100 for custom powdercoating for those who want it :)

Do you think you'd also be interested in carrying an optional refurbished Brembo caliper pair?

[vten]

hooray ... Garm, please make this thing happen .... but please work on the adapter for the 320mm rotor as well ... I'll be your first custormer again for this

[vten]

I got a little excited .... this is what I have on my other toy ...thought it a nice thing to share

[mrbond]

Originally Posted by CASTREX

Just a thought.... (hey Garm!!)

Wilwood 4 piston calipers $250
http://www.summitracing.com/search/P...eyword=wilwood

+ Pads $60-$100

+ Custom bracket adapter (pssst Tamago) $$???

+ Larger size rotors from R1 $120

+ SS lines ($100)

= Yaris kickass true BBK for +/- $600 ...

Crap, I didn't want to be the person to rain on any parades, but...
I read on the product description that the $250 is for an individual caliper, so it'd be about $500 for the pair :(

[vten]

so it's more like this

Wilwood 4 piston calipers $500
+ Pads $100
+ Custom bracket adapter (pssst Tamago) $$???
+ 320mm rotors $400
+ SS lines ($100)
$1200 ???

[cali yaris]

^ correct, and thanks mrbond for the correction, rain keeps things clean

[CASTREX]

Originally Posted by mrbond

Crap, I didn't want to be the person to rain on any parades, but...
I read on the product description that the $250 is for an individual caliper, so it'd be about $500 for the pair :(

I guess your right...


But I just did a super quick search...

There are other good brands for quality multi piston calipers...

I'm sure that looking around and buying a few sets would bring the price down on everything...

Either way, my point is that we are really one custom bracket away... from having an affordable BBK.

You don't have to throw $2k on one.