Brakes are on! (pics)

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Well after much intrepidation and going back & forth between having someone else do it and doing it myself, I finally just manned up and did it in my garage!! New brembo Slotted rotors front/rear & new FMS calipers at all four corners. I also got a 5 hose stainless braided kit as well. I didn't even break anything during the job

As a side note, I have attached the Brembo memo on the slot orientation of their rotors. This was included with the rotors. There was a debate on here regarding this. This should clear things up.

Thanks for looking.
Gabe

 

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looks good, thanks for the attachment.

 

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Really nice. Just test them going slow first!!
RC

 

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Wow those look great, I really want to get some bullit ones on my car some day. I want more stopping power.

 

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bimmertech said:

looks good, thanks for the attachment.

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Yeah no problem. It's always good to have some factual information when there is conflicting reference.

 

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Those look great!

 

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94GTLaserRC said:

Really nice. Just test them going slow first!!
RC

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Sheesh - I'm gonna put 10k miles on them before I go back to the track and try hauling the car down from the north side of 100 mph. I am getting under the car three times a day checking for leaks.

 

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Looks sweet!!!

 

95Cobra302

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I know the Brembo's go in that direction. I have a different brand and the tech there told me to install it opposite of that. I hope mine are on the correct direction.

 

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I know mine are backwards of them to. And i was told buy the shop that they were backwards. But i have no idea how they suppose to be. Does it make a diff. in the direction there going. thanks jay

 

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The slots are there to vent gasses and dust away so they don't built up. I know the Brembo's go in that direction as for the others I don't know why they would want you to reverse them.

 

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wow, nice brakes.
how much for those ?

 

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TheDamned said:

wow, nice brakes.
how much for those ?

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Hey thanks

The calipers were $400 for all four (Summit)
The rotors were $550 (Maximum Motorsports)

I could have gotten a better deal if I wanted to wait but I needed brakes ASAP and these places had their stuff in stock and got them to me in 2 days.

 

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do i really need the cobra master cylinder since i am going to upgrade to the cobra brakes up front an dthen later int he back?

 

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I just noticed that cobra badge on your car? Is it not a cobra or did u just replace the calipers on it?

 

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WhiteDevil said:

I just noticed that cobra badge on your car? Is it not a cobra or did u just replace the calipers on it?

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Yeah it's a 1994 Cobra, #4429 built 7/23/94. I replaced the 12 yr old Cobra calipers with new Cobra calipers. I needed to replace the rears and just went and got new fronts as well since I was doing everything else.

 

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Rrich said:

do i really need the cobra master cylinder since i am going to upgrade to the cobra brakes up front an dthen later int he back?

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I think that most of the guys who do the Cobra upgrade, don't upgrade the MC. I am not sure htough, because my car is a Cobra (hint, hint)