Kjkjr27's IOM Build [COTW 9/16/13]

[Wolfco13]

Nice! I will have to do that myself one of these days.
You could consider MGP Caliper Covers, too.
Manufacturer's site: http://www.calipercovers.com/
Several of our sponsors carry them.

[pierre777]

Man they look so good on the car , I bought a set of premium slotted and drilled but they say the already come electro coated black in the center , aren't yours supposed to be like that?

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by Monchy36

Don't forget to paint those calipers...

It is on the list haha

Originally Posted by Wolfco13

Nice! I will have to do that myself one of these days.
You could consider MGP Caliper Covers, too.
Manufacturer's site: http://www.calipercovers.com/
Several of our sponsors carry them.

Yea I saw those but not really a fan of how they look

Originally Posted by pierre777

Man they look so good on the car , I bought a set of premium slotted and drilled but they say the already come electro coated black in the center , aren't yours supposed to be like that?

There are ones that are I just didn't order them, why you ask? Cuase I was so excited about ordering them I didn't scroll lower down on a page when ordering online lol.

[ssmike]

Rotors look great!

[rtcat600man]

GREAT JOB, I have certainly moved this up to my mod for next spring.

[CamaroI]

NIce the someone gets there Rotors right from R1 they sent me the wrong set. Hmmmm 6 lugs for Camaro Ummmmm no...I have now been waiting over 3 weeks for another rear set to be sent out

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by ssmike

Rotors look great!

Thanks! Just gotta get up the motivation again to try and tackel the install to finish it all up once and for all.

Originally Posted by rtcat600man

GREAT JOB, I have certainly moved this up to my mod for next spring.

Thanks! I love the way they look!

Originally Posted by CamaroI

NIce the someone gets there Rotors right from R1 they sent me the wrong set. Hmmmm 6 lugs for Camaro Ummmmm no...I have now been waiting over 3 weeks for another rear set to be sent out

That sucks, I ordered mine from Jim through Ohio Speed and had no problems. If it makes you feel any better I had to wait about 2 months to get my throttle body back.

[pierre777]

I hope they don't send mine wrong ,i'm on the other side of the planet and sending them back for replacement will cost me a fortune and 3 months maybe.

[menendez1293]

They look Great. Almost wish i painted my Hats with some Black paint. The reason why i didn't order the R1 rotors that have the black Electro plating was because they cost about 130 more. They are made from a different compound that is meant to deliver slightly better braking but since I'm not ever tracking the car i couldn't ration the other 130.

But for a solution to get the rears to rotate freely you could leave the Transmission in neutral and use the E-brake to hold the car while your lifting and release it once its up in the air and just be sure to engage it back when you lower it. Since i have a manual i was able to just put it in neutral right once it was in the air.

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by pierre777

I hope they don't send mine wrong ,i'm on the other side of the planet and sending them back for replacement will cost me a fortune and 3 months maybe.

Yea that would suck!

Originally Posted by menendez1293

They look Great. Almost wish i painted my Hats with some Black paint. The reason why i didn't order the R1 rotors that have the black Electro plating was because they cost about 130 more. They are made from a different compound that is meant to deliver slightly better braking but since I'm not ever tracking the car i couldn't ration the other 130.

But for a solution to get the rears to rotate freely you could leave the Transmission in neutral and use the E-brake to hold the car while your lifting and release it once its up in the air and just be sure to engage it back when you lower it. Since i have a manual i was able to just put it in neutral right once it was in the air.

Why didn't I think of that? Haha. You installed the HPS pads too right? Did you have any trouble getting them to fit over your rotors?

[menendez1293]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

Yea that would suck!



Why didn't I think of that? Haha. You installed the HPS pads too right? Did you have any trouble getting them to fit over your rotors?

I had no problems. The tool that I have to push back the pistons inside the calipers wasn't long enough so I got another socket stuck it inside the chamber and used it as an extension to push it back. For me the fronts where more difficult than the rears. But all four corners came right off for me. Granted I have very little miles but they all just slipped right off. Let me know if you need any other tips for the install. I'm glad to help out

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by menendez1293

I had no problems. The tool that I have to push back the pistons inside the calipers wasn't long enough so I got another socket stuck it inside the chamber and used it as an extension to push it back. For me the fronts where more difficult than the rears. But all four corners came right off for me. Granted I have very little miles but they all just slipped right off. Let me know if you need any other tips for the install. I'm glad to help out

Hmm yea I'll have to go out and buy that tool and some WD-40 and tackle it again maybe?

Update:

So over the winter after countless tries at painting my front bowtie it came out the way I wanted and I got it installed today. That front bowtie really is a pain to take off wtf...Getting close to "de-chroming" the outside of my car lol (just gotta plasti-dip the side letters, replace the rear bowtie and pain the RS badges, and swap to the black gorilla acorn locks) I also switched out my Rx breather for one I bought that came with a black filter though it would hide any oil better.

Bowtie Before:


Bowtie After:




Black Rx Breather Filter:

(sorry the engine bay is a lil dirty)


Also stopped by a vinyl place today and got a quote to install the NS-1 Stripes so next Wednesday I am getting them installed!!!!!! Can't wait!

[menendez1293]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

Hmm yea I'll have to go out and buy that tool and some WD-40 and tackle it again maybe?

Update:

So over the winter after countless tries at painting my front bowtie it came out the way I wanted and I got it installed today. That front bowtie really is a pain to take off wtf...Getting close to "de-chroming" the outside of my car lol (just gotta plasti-dip the side letters, replace the rear bowtie and pain the RS badges, and swap to the black gorilla acorn locks) I also switched out my Rx breather for one I bought that came with a black filter though it would hide any oil better.

Bowtie Before:


Bowtie After:




Black Rx Breather Filter:

(sorry the engine bay is a lil dirty)


Also stopped by a vinyl place today and got a quote to install the NS-1 Stripes so next Wednesday I am getting them installed!!!!!! Can't wait!

The new Bowtie looks great. But do you not think you will have any issues with paint fade when you go to pull the Factory stripes off?

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by menendez1293

The new Bowtie looks great. But do you not think you will have any issues with paint fade when you go to pull the Factory stripes off?

Yea I thought about that and was talking to the people who are gonna do the stripe install. They think it should be fine but it def is something I am worried about. Guess I'll find out when they get installed .