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  1. #16
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    Calipers are back your way. You should see them tomorrow. I insured the box for $500 just in case...

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    Quote Originally Posted by doghows View Post
    Calipers are back your way. You should see them tomorrow. I insured the box for $500 just in case...
    Cool. I can't wait. PM me a bill and I'll get a check off to you. I'll get the rear calipers torn down this weekend.
    Patrick Brown
    331 Stroker / T5 / 8" / Wilwood Disks / RRS R&P Steering / Megasquirt EFI


  3. #18
    I picked up the powder coated caliper parts from the PO this morning. They look great. Here are a couple of photos.

    I have the rear calipers removed and taken apart.
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    Patrick Brown
    331 Stroker / T5 / 8" / Wilwood Disks / RRS R&P Steering / Megasquirt EFI


  4. #19
    Nice work Steve! They look awesome!
    Bill Proctor .. 1963 Falcon Sprint. Looking forward to learning new things.

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    Beautiful, I am glad you like them.

  6. #21
    So Steve - did you powder over the name and then sand it off to reveal it again?

    They do look pretty nice.

    Have you ever done a master cylinder the same way? Those things always look so nasty in such short order.
    Roger Moore

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    Also, will powder coating resist brake fluid?


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    Yes I powder the whole thing, then clean the logo back off, and then clear powder the whole thing. Thus the logo stays shiny.
    I have done M/C as well. I can color them or just clear them. Brake fluid doe not affect the powder. Now if you get MEK or Acetone on it, it won't take it off but sure will make it sticky. Best thing for a m/c is to clean is very well with MEK or acetone. The heat of the oven tends to bring fluids out of the metal so usually a pre-cook is in order.
    By the way those do look awesome Patrick even if I do say so myself!!

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    did you read my mind, or just respond super-fast?


    Gene Smith
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    Little of both. I think I was replying as yours was posting and I tossed that in for good measure...

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    Thanks. They DO look great.


    Gene Smith
    Fredrickson, WA
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  12. #27
    The rear calipers came back from powder today. I'll get them reassembled and installed tomorrow. They look great.
    Patrick Brown
    331 Stroker / T5 / 8" / Wilwood Disks / RRS R&P Steering / Megasquirt EFI


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    Will the black on the rotors wear off quickly or is that some sort of solid carbon disk?

  14. #29
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff W View Post
    Will the black on the rotors wear off quickly or is that some sort of solid carbon disk?
    Yes it will. The black will remain in the cooling fins and the slots.
    Patrick Brown
    331 Stroker / T5 / 8" / Wilwood Disks / RRS R&P Steering / Megasquirt EFI


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    Quote Originally Posted by pbrown View Post
    Yes it will. The black will remain in the cooling fins and the slots.
    That will look awesome. It was a great idea.

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