Vlad's rides thread

[psyolent]

same ones that would have been on your vacationer and S VSH (finned)

yeah i was scouring the parts sites this morning and noticed that the Corvette generation are PBR calipers. interestingly they also list a 5.7 DOHC V8. WTF is that?

[psyolent]

NVM. LT5. who knew

[vlad01]

same ones that would have been on your vacationer and S VSH (finned)

yeah i was scouring the parts sites this morning and noticed that the Corvette generation are PBR calipers. interestingly they also list a 5.7 DOHC V8. WTF is that?

Actually all models from Oct 92 onward to VS excluding ABS. This also includes all V6 modes

[psyolent]

didn't know that. good. the brakes in my missus VN calais made it a deathtrap. so we put the VT ones on instead.

[vlad01]

I've had great success with just having rebuild calipers of the finned type, QFM A1RM and an absolute must is slotted rotors. That combo and the brakes work as well as most modern cars today, in fact better than some as the performance doesn't degrade like non slotted rotors do after a few 1000k after break in.

[vlad01]

nearly done the front section of the car. looks mint in its original e-coat and primer.

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This is all I can do until next weekend as I'm stuck in Brisy for a week from tomorrow.

[psyolent]

top work VSH. looks awesome!

[vlad01]

cheers! the rest should go quicker as its just flat panels. Always good to do the hard stuff first, make the rest of the project seem easy and fun.

[Gareth]

Missed a spot

[vlad01]

you mean the battery tray? Thats getting replaced