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matico40: (2009-06-26 08:19:32)
Ceramic coated Z32 Calipers and bolts with all brand new genuine Nissan parts:
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Last quick cleaning before assembly
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All cleaned up and the brand new pistons ready to go:
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Lubricated pistons and seals already in:
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Dust boots on, ready for assembly:
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All done:
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vagabond: (2009-06-26 15:26:16)
Where did you get the orings for the fluid galleys?
matico40: (2009-06-26 17:00:57)
everything from courtesy.
XiOus271: (2009-06-26 17:19:18)
[quote]matico40 wrote:
Where did you get the orings for the fluid galleys?
everything from courtesy.
They can also be found at Z1 if you have any trouble getting them from Courtesy.
http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_in … 32b9f5180f
Also, very nice job on the rebuilt Matico! They look great!
4cfedz31: (2009-06-26 18:55:01)
Man those calipers look familiar! :lol: Nice work Dany.
DeleriousZ: (2009-06-26 22:03:23)
were you able to get the o-rings that go between the caliper halves from courtesy?
Domdogg123: (2009-06-26 22:05:17)
I think listing even just the PN#'s would be helpful.
MADMIKE: (2009-06-26 22:46:07)
I am going to rebuild my 30mm z32 brakes soon. How much did the rebuild run you?
vagabond: (2009-06-27 06:31:10)
[quote]DeleriousZ wrote: were you able to get the o-rings that go between the caliper halves from courtesy?
Where did you get the orings for the fluid galleys?
matico40: (2009-06-27 10:13:14)
these are the only things I didn't get because they are not available (we are not suppossed to take the calipers apart).
Some people get o rings at hardware stores but IDK how they cope with brake fluid and such. I re-used the old ones.
matico40: (2009-06-27 10:14:35)
the bill from courtesy was ~$450, but that includes all new 8 pistons.
Total, I probably spent around $1K for everything, including the messed up powdercoating.
vagabond: (2009-06-27 12:55:08)
those were the orings I was referring to also. I had to reuse my old ones. That's why I was curious if there was a new source for them.
DeleriousZ: (2009-06-27 17:52:18)
Z1 motorsports has them.
http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_in … ts_id=3018
Racinjitter: (2009-06-27 20:12:10)
One question… Isn't ceramic coating for keeping heat in? Not dissipating heat?
matico40: (2009-06-27 20:47:39)
F....U....C....K! I wish I would have known....you don't know how much it's bugging me not having "everything" brand new lol
matico40: (2009-06-27 20:53:55)
Good point and I thought about it. First of all, keep in mind that the heat comes from the disc/pads, then it's transfered to the pistons, brake fluid and lastly the caliper....so it's not like what most people think "the calipers get hot"…they do, but not like the rest of the system. Anyways, there are two theories:
1) Caliper heats up, ceramic keeps it in, temperatures keep rising....bad thing.
2) Calipers heat up, they reach the "cold" ceramic, they cool off....good thing. For this theory there is a curve though, because it gets to the point where "if" the ceramic gets hot (takes a long time) then it would take the same time to cool off, so the calipers would stay hot longer…this is the part of the curve where the positive becomes negative. Kind of like a rock, it's really hard for it to get hot, but once it does it takes forever to get cool again.
Either way, the shop told me that this coating is made for calipers and that it should actually lower the temperatures of the brake system.
Any "educated" opinions on this???
TearingRaven: (2009-06-28 07:44:46)
I can assure you all that Matico does not track his car or beat it up for that matter. If the calipers were to have a problem with getting too hot, I doubt it would reach that level.
SATAN: (2009-06-28 15:26:52)
[quote]matico40 wrote:
I am going to rebuild my 30mm z32 brakes soon. How much did the rebuild run you?
the bill from courtesy was ~$450, but that includes all new 8 pistons.
Total, I probably spent around $1K for everything, including the messed up powdercoating.
HOLY FUCK DUDE! Those look pretty fucking good, but I don't know about $1000 good! I guess it is a good piece of mind knowing that your brake calipers are essentially brand new but DAMN, I bought mine rebuilt from checker for $100 a piece. Or they sell them for $150 a piece rebuilt WITHOUT CORES.
matico40: (2009-06-28 22:15:07)
[quote]SATAN wrote: [quote=matico40]
I am going to rebuild my 30mm z32 brakes soon. How much did the rebuild run you?
the bill from courtesy was ~$450, but that includes all new 8 pistons.
Total, I probably spent around $1K for everything, including the messed up powdercoating.
HOLY FUCK DUDE! Those look pretty fucking good, but I don't know about $1000 good! I guess it is a good piece of mind knowing that your brake calipers are essentially brand new but DAMN, I bought mine rebuilt from checker for $100 a piece. Or they sell them for $150 a piece rebuilt WITHOUT CORES.
I know, I know…but my pickyness has a price. Like I said before, I know with all the money I put on this car I could have a 500whp beast but I rather have what I have "my way" rather than much more but done in a "mediocre way".