New brakes!

[MasterAuron]

What £2.3k's worth of AP CP5555 6-pots and 362mm rotors looks like



50pence piece for scale:



DS3000 pads, braided HEL lines and ATE Super Blue should make sure it stops well

[T9 man]

Wow! Those brakes are the absolute business MA All that overtime recently has paid off handsomely for you I see; when are they going on to the RS?

[pgarner]

haha i was trying to work out if that was a 20 or 50p when i seen them the other day

[turbonutter69]

Very nice indeed MA.

[waynne]

Sweet. You'll need very strong engine mounts as well, or on the first sign of heavy braking the car will stop and the engine will just rip itself out of the front of the car.

[MasterAuron]

Originally Posted by T9 man

Wow! Those brakes are the absolute business MA All that overtime recently has paid off handsomely for you I see; when are they going on to the RS?

As soon as my other tin of fluid arrives chap, as I could only find one! Might change to springs too at the same time but we will see how I'm feeling. Plenty more goodies on the way or waiting to go on, cheers Corby Power Ltd

Haha the Brembo brake setup was pretty sharp with DS2500's tbh so God knows what these are going to be like

[Loz]

Ooh nice! Have you budgeted for the plastic surgery your going to need to reattach you face?

[Yugguy]

Lol, 2.3k. I didn't pay that for my Bora.

They look mint. (;->

[old-git]

AP make very good brakes, but at ridiculous prices.

Havng said that, my dampers will cost a similar amount.

[T9 man]

Pretty expensive those dampers OG, would I know the make or are they specific to drag racing?

[waynne]

Originally Posted by old-git

AP make very good brakes, but at ridiculous prices.

Havng said that, my dampers will cost a similar amount.

Dampers? What are these dampers you speak of. Do you mean shocks?






Waynne runs for cover and hides.

[T9 man]

Don't get him started on that again for Gawd sake!

[old-git]

Originally Posted by waynne

Dampers? What are these dampers you speak of. Do you mean shocks?

Of course I do.

[old-git]

Originally Posted by T9 man

Pretty expensive then dampers OG, would I know the make or are they specific to drag racing?

Black Art Design.

http://www.blackartdesigns.com/id1.html

The 1.88" ID Coilovers with 3-way remote canisters.

Not specific for drag racing, but with 3 way adjustability they can be tuned for whatever I am doing (street/drag/sprint/hill climb).

I had to fill in 3 spreadsheets of info (roll centre, corner wreights, roll bar dims, suspension movement, etc, etc, etc. so they will be custom made for my specific project, hence the cost

[old-git]

Why did you choose AP, MA?

[T9 man]

Originally Posted by old-git

Black Art Design.

http://www.blackartdesigns.com/id1.html

The 1.88" ID Coilovers with 3-way remote canisters.

Not specific for drag racing, but with 3 way adjustability they can be tuned for whatever I am doing (street/drag/sprint/hill climb).

I had to fill in 3 spreadsheets of info (roll centre, corner wreights, roll bar dims, suspension movement, etc, etc, etc. so they will be custom made for my specific project, hence the cost

Wow! I had no idea that you could do anything like that for a damper
I shall keep the website in my files for future reference. I will look into this some more next year before the AWD for my baby gets fitted, thanks OG

[old-git]

The owner, John, is very knowedgable and helpful. You are dealing with the guy that actually makes the dampers and they will be specific for your car, not the closest fit from a limited range.

If interested, I can send you the spreadsheets I had to fill in to give you an idea of the depth of detail that is required.

[T9 man]

Originally Posted by old-git

The owner, John, is very knowedgable and helpful. You are dealing with the guy that actually makes the dampers and they will be specific for your car, not the closest fit from a limited range.

If interested, I can send you the spreadsheets I had to fill in to give you an idea of the depth of detail that is required.

Yes please, thank you very much OG.

[old-git]

PM your email address

[T9 man]

You have PM Sir!

[old-git]

And you have spreadsheets

[MasterAuron]

Originally Posted by old-git

Why did you choose AP, MA?

Because they came up at such a good price, I couldn't refuse They've done approx 800 miles so they are not brand new. Standardish brakes are great for road but I want to get some track days under my belt and these are the best you can get off the shelf for the car. I'm done with the hassle of custom parts!

Any particular reason you ask?

[old-git]

Because I just think, although almost a requirement for serious race cars, they are overpriced and overkill for normal humans when new. However, getting them in an almost new condition for a good price is a no brainer.

[SLEEPER]

seriously good brakes I have them on my wagon

[T9 man]

Well I have seen and heard that engine of yours Sleeper, and yes I would say that the AP brakes are a serious must have on your car