The Project Pad

audifreakjim wrote: What we really need is new knuckles
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996tt Big reds, brackets and new MC are all on the way for Sat! So hopefully I have good news about fitment this weekend. Pads will be here next week.

Nice. Are you going to LS on 3/16? I talked to Gordon and was very close to signing up for it...wish I did.

So did you get any video at the track? :vids:

chaloux wrote:So did you get any video at the track? :vids:

:stupid: :vids: :vids: :vids:

Yes, Laguna Seca is the modivating factor behind this fire drill. Just do it! Or spring mountain, either way you can't lose . I need to have this thing all sorted by the 15th which is like tomorrow with my schedule.. Looks like the carbotechs are out for a pad choice, waiting for them to make the pads is not going to happen when I am at the tiki bar in Costa Mesa and looking at Porterfield out the window.. So I walked over and grabbed some hawk Ht-10 pads for the track and R4s pads for the street.

Vids at Buttonwillow? I wish.. I didn't bother in the morning then forgot in the afternoon. Sorry, I wish I had them believe me!

Everything works with the Apikol "10A04132" bracket that is for the ur-s cars and 996tt. There is some very slight pad overhang on the outside of the rotor so I just hit them with an angle grinder, it's less than 1mm. I also used a .7mm shim to perfectly center the caliper on the rotor. I was hoping to try and run the 345mm rotors, but I only have about 5mm clearance between the caliper and inside of the wheel.

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Those look great. How do they fit to the spokes? Spacers needed?

Jimmy got big boy brakes

Nice. What rotor is that, and are you on S2 or UrS hubs??

So UrS components are compatible... this clears things up a bit, thanks... And I take it you ended up with Zimmerman A8/S8 323x30 rotors too...?

So UrS components are compatible... this clears things up a bit, thanks... And I take it you ended up with Zimmerman A8/S8 323x30 rotors too...?

Yep. These are vented on the outside which I am not thrilled about, has anyone found this rotor with vent intake on the inside of the rotor?

Hanks, I need an extra 4mm spacer on the RPF1's, but it's more like a 5mm spacer because the hat on these A8 rotors is much thicker than my old setup.

a_CQ wrote:Nice. What rotor is that, and are you on S2 or UrS hubs??

D2 A8/S8 323x30mm rotors, S2 Hubs, 996tt/4S calipers, and Apikol 10A04132 brackets

Ahh, S2 hubs. There are rotors that are vented form inside the hub but they are 321x30. B5S4 should be equivalent to the hat offset you have.

Cool, thanks. We'll see how this setup does, but I think the next rotors will be two-piece 1.25"x13.2"

Might as well

Just have Coleman make up some stuff for you.

123quattro wrote:Just have Coleman make up some stuff for you.

They should have specs for the urS from BIRA; not sure if they are willing to sell them.

Apikol has them, but Hank has a wheel of mine that that would be a good trade for some hats

Do it, Hank. I'd be interested in a lighter rotor if I can stuff it under the regular 996 claiper.

I didn't think you could put 32mm rotors in a regular 996 caliper. Lots of shaving of the pins?

ShavedQuattro wrote:I didn't think you could put 32mm rotors in a regular 996 caliper. Lots of shaving of the pins?

Sizes are as follows:
996tt rotors are 330x34 & 330x28
996 rotors are 318x28 & 299x24
993tt rotors are 322x32 & 322x28
993 rotors are 304x32 & 299x24
930 rotors are 304x32 & 309x28

HTH

Pins are not an issue, but fitting new pads might be, as well as upper edges where most outter diameter of the rotor spins... I'll have to measure up.

RSCoupe wrote:

audifreakjim wrote:...I ended up going with the Eastwood concours spray gun...

Good choice. Great price, and a good gun. It's the one I use.

What tip (1.2 or 1.4) are you all using on this gun? Any suggestions on gun set up? I just bought one to spray my engine compartment before installing the 3b swap.

Thanks in advance.

1.2 for color and 1.4 for clear. It is made for water based paints hence the slightly smaller tips, but still works for normal paint. I am still figuring it out to be honest.. Put some water or something else to practice spraying with and go through the adjustments to get a grasp on what everything does. One of my issues is the amount of light in my garage, it was hard to tell what speed I needed to go to achieve a wet coat on the clear, so it ended up going on thicker than it should, which lead to quite a bit of wetsanding and it still isn't that smooth. It's a good gun, but make sure you have lots of light before you spray..