Finished a caliper bracket today
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Finished a caliper bracket today
Well other then powder coating one bracket for the 14 inch rotors is finished.
I finished one of the new caliper brackets today. I test fitted it last night, finished it today and tonight my son will pick it up for powder coating.
Look closely and you can even see a part number. Must be stock if it has a number
I finished one of the new caliper brackets today. I test fitted it last night, finished it today and tonight my son will pick it up for powder coating.
Look closely and you can even see a part number. Must be stock if it has a number
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
Looking good. that looks perfectly stock 
I ended up making the bracket to fit the rotor, took 5 attempts but the caliper is centered on the rotor and parallel.
Tomorrow night it will be installed.
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
The right one 9w/ part number & R) is modified 
what do i win
what do i win
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Originally Posted by MEGLADON
GEEEZ Norval, are you custom stamping brackets now?
anything you can't do
looks pretty damn good.
anything you can't do
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From: Science Bitch! Mississauga, Ontario
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Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
A free weekend of working in my shop doing anything you want. With my help of coarse.
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Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
Thanks Megladon but you and I both know I just cut and welded in a spacer piece. Not a big deal, getting the height right and the offset was.
I too was wondering how the heck you did that. I was thinking "how the hell did he stamp that"
Very cool Norval, you never stop amazing me with your talent
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Originally Posted by SmokedTires
I too was wondering how the heck you did that. I was thinking "how the hell did he stamp that"
Very cool Norval, you never stop amazing me with your talent
Very cool Norval, you never stop amazing me with your talent
I had the same thoughts. I had no idea of how you would custom stamp such a part without building a die. the cost and iterations would cost more than my emissions project.
Very clever.
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Originally Posted by Z-man
The dead giveaway that they are phoney is that original part numbers are always in Helvetica, and those are obviously Times New Roman.
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
....but where be tha holes???
I remember when I made my caliper brackets you were talking me into putting lightening holes in them and I screwed the 1st one up so I had to make a new one LOL
I remember when I made my caliper brackets you were talking me into putting lightening holes in them and I screwed the 1st one up so I had to make a new one LOL
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you MADE that thing? 
You're like the Norm Abrams of metal. That has to be the best Vette ever built, and NOT by GM. You should remove the GM plates and make your own that state Re-engineered by Norval.
Nice work!
You're like the Norm Abrams of metal. That has to be the best Vette ever built, and NOT by GM. You should remove the GM plates and make your own that state Re-engineered by Norval.
Nice work!
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Originally Posted by isosceles
you MADE that thing?
You're like the Norm Abrams of metal. That has to be the best Vette ever built, and NOT by GM. You should remove the GM plates and make your own that state Re-engineered by Norval.
Nice work!
You're like the Norm Abrams of metal. That has to be the best Vette ever built, and NOT by GM. You should remove the GM plates and make your own that state Re-engineered by Norval.
Nice work!
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Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
I would love to drill holes in it but I am afraid of weakening it. Do you really think I should drill it?? You guys are getting me paranoid when it comes to drilling holes in brake parts.
The billet machined high strength aluminum brackets 427V8 designed to mount wilwoods to stock rotors look awesome and i'm looking forward to putting them on in the spring.
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You're doing a fine job and I'm sure the end product will be a work of art but could you explain the benefit of larger rotors when the stock ones can lock up the wheels. Once you achieve lock-up, there's no more braking force left.
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Originally Posted by 75 Hot One
You're doing a fine job and I'm sure the end product will be a work of art but could you explain the benefit of larger rotors when the stock ones can lock up the wheels. Once you achieve lock-up, there's no more braking force left.
It is just a exercise to see if I can do it.
They will also look good behind my new 18 inch wheels.