Front brake upgrade..

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Peeps..Went to see rooodboy today and he kindly fitted a pair of princess calipers and vented discs..Top bloke!!..Also went for a ride in his new toy..fk me..It is quick..It gets to 120 pretty dam fast and hugs the road like a poor man holding a winning lottery ticket..Thanks mate the brakes are pukka..Ziga


Also couldnt resist a pic of the V6 and the Soon to be a memory V8 together..

[ROOODBOY]

Ahem, that's 120 kilometers per hour, of course, ma lord!

Glad your pleased with the brakes mate.

Nice photo of the two Wedges!

[Campbell]

Come on Zig, lets have a pic on the new big stoppers

Cambelt

[mrzigazaga]

ROOODBOY said:

Ahem, that's 120 kilometers per hour, of course, ma lord!

But of course!! I wouldnt be talking MPH..Crikey 120mph round tight country lanes scaring the st out of the locals...Mind you KPH is just as bad!!....I hope you noted that i didnt hold onto the door handle or press my foot down to simulate braking!!..Although i did nearly leave a little brown fish on the seat..

Ill get a pic when i can..I forgot when they were being fitted..DER!!

Edited by mrzigazaga on Sunday 27th November 17:57

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

mrzigazaga said:

Hope that's on loosen not tighten.

[mrzigazaga]

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

Hope that's on loosen not tighten.

It was but then they were finished by hand..Why do you say that mate?..Should they of been torque wrenched..Ziga

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

mrzigazaga said:

It was but then they were finished by hand..Why do you say that mate?..Should they of been torque wrenched..Ziga

Well the bells are ali, so should be fitted with locktight and all torqued to the same correct value, as you don't want to distort them, else you soon get brake judder.

If it got a torque setting in the manual then they should be torqued.

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Leigh..There is no torque setting for them in the book..The hubs were clean and there are washers on the bolts..Should be ok..Besides i think martin knows what hes doing..At least i hope he does....Only messing roood..I do trust his work..Ive only ever had one wheel come off after he worked on four of them..1 out of 4 is a good bad ratio..

[ROOODBOY]

I know ally ones are available but these hubs definately aren't.

And like Zig said, they were tightened by hand. Besides, my compressor is so weak it'd struggle to warp a peice of paper!

I have done plenty of these before using the same method and never had a problem.

I didn't find torque settings in The Bible before you came round either.

Edited by ROOODBOY on Monday 28th November 15:19