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No it's legitimately painted entirely black from the company. Should be a fun test drive.
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I would wirewheel or solvent clean that off, jesus. Also your flood of TIMG pics is making my phone cry 
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Oct 20, 2015 15:52
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Yup, that there's some good welding, mmhmm. I also applaud you for not getting bent out of shape when being criticized about your garage security, and your approach to a stuck u-joint.
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Oct 20, 2015 16:06
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If it's stupid and it works, it isn't stupid.
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Oct 20, 2015 18:00
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kastein posted:I would wirewheel or solvent clean that off, jesus. Same here, this is one of the few threads that bogs my phone. Also that coating is meant to burn off during first use, leaving everything not in contact with the pad coated and protected from rusting.
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Oct 20, 2015 19:34
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mafoose posted:Also that coating is meant to burn off during first use, leaving everything not in contact with the pad coated and protected from rusting. Wait, the paint the whole rotor scheme is legit? I remember running into that idea in like 2002 on hondatech so bros could have painted rotor hats to complement their painted stock calipers. Never tried- up here (CNY) we show our surface rust with pride- but always wondered how the pads fare all gunked up with caliper paint after they've wiped the rotor clear (whilst maintaining the sw8 painted hats. Yo.) Anyone? glyph fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Oct 21, 2015 |
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Oct 20, 2015 23:57
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its used on higher end EBC stuff too, doesn't do anything to the pads, it just gets burned off where the pad rides.
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Oct 21, 2015 00:55
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Not to say I'm above painting calipers, but I didn't know the rotors were going to be painted when I ordered them. The accompanying picture showed sealed edges with normal pad polished faces. I didn't even know the internet was allowed to lie...
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Oct 21, 2015 01:28
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Good ATE discs also come coated with this galvanized zink* that works the same way. It's worn off on the first application, but leaves the rest of the rotor rust free: *) I'm clearly not in materials science.
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Oct 21, 2015 08:10
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Hahahahaha I'm dumb and could have totally brought y'all back to the times I worked at Brembo and we painted a shitload of brakeplates, but 
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Oct 21, 2015 12:56
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I'd me more concerned with the mating surfaces of the rotor hat being painted than the friction surfaces.
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Oct 21, 2015 23:36
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SNiPER_Magnum posted:I'd me more concerned with the mating surfaces of the rotor hat being painted than the friction surfaces. Pretty much every Wilwood brake kit i've ever seen on youtube or in real life has painted rotors; it can't be THAT much of a problem 
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Oct 21, 2015 23:44
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The kits with floating rotors that I've seen use anodized aluminum hats.
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Oct 21, 2015 23:52
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I have put many Mercedes Benz rotors that are painted like that and they are never a problem. And why the heck would painted rotors affect the mating surface to the hub. That would have to be a shot load of uneven paint
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Oct 22, 2015 00:19
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Weirdly enough, I may have helped make those MB rotors! We did a bunch of USDM Mercedes and BMW rotors at Brembo's plant in Michigan.
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Oct 22, 2015 00:48
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Did some WORK yesterday. in LARGE format instead of TIMG because <3 kastein One of the slide pins was all gunky and corroded, so I wire wheeled it and greased dat mofo:  New grease on all four fronts and all four rears. She's all smooth now. New pads:   I also: Fit the spring perch rubber (required some cutting on the lowers, may require more cutting, I'll show you in the next post) Installed the upper control arms. Axle weight is now on them and off the bungee cords. Installed the rear shocks. Of course I didn't take any photos of this. My buddy came over and wanted me to ride along to a shady craigslist deal and we had beers afterwards so  Things left to do: Install front shocks (need the mounting hardware as the old poo poo is busted and gross. Getting it today) Install front springs (may still need to "custom fit" the perch rubber a bit more) Install tie rod (still hasn't showed up to the house yet) Install drag link (nothing standing in the way of this one. Will probably do this tonight) Install track bar (nothing standing in the way of this one. Will probably do this tonight) Install steering damper (nothing standing in the way of this one. Will probably do this tonight) Install front and rear sway bar end links (last thing I'm installing on the front. Doing the rears tonight) Bleed the brakes (I was a dumbass and routed the caliper lines wrong, so I had to open the lines) Torque the front hub nuts (need a billy badass torque wrench that can handle 175 ft*lbs) Torque the LCA & UCA bolts (requires truck to be on the ground, will probably be the final step) Things I'll do if there's time: Rear diff gasket Rear ball joint (I would need to "rent" the ball joint press again for this) Things I'm not doing: Transfer case rebuild (ayyyyy lmao) Oil pan semi-circle gasket thing (ayyyyyyyyy lmao) Fingers crossed, should be ready to go sometime this week.
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Oct 26, 2015 13:45
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This is a lot of work updated and yet I find myself needing more.
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Oct 26, 2015 20:45
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While imgur has the "l" for Large suffix, you can also use "h" for Huge and it's not really that huge. Anybody using Chrome should install imagus. When you hover over an image it zooms in the fullsize version without having to click through, and it works on imgur "l" and "h" links to show you the big image upon hover. Don't install the popular one, HoverZoom, as they went the Hola Unblocker route and started selling your data.
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Oct 27, 2015 02:08
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Adiabatic posted:Oil pan semi-circle gasket thing (ayyyyyyyyy lmao) What is this semi-circle thingie you speak of? Please, disassemble and show us.
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I don't think I've ever thought to wire wheel a slide pin. Does it actually work? I usually just towel off the grease with a little pressure and replace the pin if it gets mad bad.
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Oct 27, 2015 09:40
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As long as you're careful you won't take off too much material. There will be some flat spots, but the pin still functions perfectly fine. I totally didn't do poo poo yesterday. Went bowling instead.
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Oct 27, 2015 13:21
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Adiabatic posted:As long as you're careful you won't take off too much material. There will be some flat spots, but the pin still functions perfectly fine. This is a man who spends his time wisely.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I don't think I've ever thought to wire wheel a slide pin. Does it actually work? I usually just towel off the grease with a little pressure and replace the pin if it gets mad bad. I find they last progressively less long each time you do it than a new one would before they rust to poo poo again. I banged the stupid pin out of a family members Accord front caliper three times over a 2.5 year period before I told him to just give up and buy a new caliber.
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8ender posted:I find they last progressively less long each time you do it than a new one would before they rust to poo poo again. I banged the stupid pin out of a family members Accord front caliper three times over a 2.5 year period before I told him to just give up and buy a new caliber. Why the gently caress would you ever recommend a Dodge Caliber to anyone?
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Oct 28, 2015 13:34
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Adiabatic posted:If it's stupid and it works, it isn't stupid. This somehow seemed to slip by. Quoting for truth and posterity.
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Oct 28, 2015 14:20
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Sigma X posted:Why the gently caress would you ever recommend a Dodge Caliber to anyone? The caliber was the small lifted hatchback/crossover/micro-suv before they became popular. See, Mazda CX3/Honda HRV/etc.
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Sigma X posted:Why the gently caress would you ever recommend a Dodge Caliber to anyone?  A friend of mine loves his Caliber. Bought it off the lot ~10 years ago, hasn't given him any real problems outside of normal wear items, just had its 200k mile birthday.
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Oct 28, 2015 14:26
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scuz posted:hasn't given him any real problems Except for driving a caliber.
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Geirskogul posted:Except for driving a caliber. realtalk I'm trying to find him a nice, boxy Dakota since he had one a long time ago and misses it.
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bolind posted:Good ATE discs also come coated with this galvanized zink* that works the same way. It's worn off on the first application, but leaves the rest of the rotor rust free: Y are u using a kids playmat as a kneepad?
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Why kneel to do that? Just plop your rear end down and get to work.
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Mat_Drinks posted:Y are u using a kids playmat as a kneepad? They are seriously the best work mats. I have like 20 stacked in my garage that I stick together like lego and slide under cars.
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Because that's what I had. Think I have a few more letters too. I've also cut a few of them up to make poor man's foam inserts for the tool box. I think these days I use a nice thick 2" foam thing from some packaging at work. I'd rather not sit my precious little derrière down on the ground in my parking garage, it's cold and nasty.
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I had a creeper once before my brother backed his truck over it when I let him borrow it. He's in jail now on his second DUI so I guess fair's fair How is it getting out of those pads though? Beach Bum fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Oct 29, 2015 |
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Rear is done: Front Track Bar is on:  It'll have to be adjusted once the tires are on, but I wanted to mount it now because yolo. New tie rod is here and the ends are on it. Drag link should be the same tonight. Should have it ready to rock by the weekend! Combined cycle HRSG:  Dagge  
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Is it bad that I know exactly what you're talking about despite not being in the power generation industry? I guess picking up a lot of information about all sorts of different industrial things is one of the side effects of being in the environmental consulting industry. I'm imaging you doing work at the power plant with the dog constantly running in circles around you.
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^^^^ HRSGs are loving cool and I love them. Tie rod and drag link on:  Steering Stabilizer on:  Other poo poo on:  Just so I don't forget something like a doofus: Adiabatic posted:Things left to do: About to head back to the 'ol zone and grab some new shock hardware. Or go drink beer and watch football. Haven't decided yet.
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I feel like you'll want the steering stabilizer on the top side of the tie rod, is that an option?
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Go to tractor supply for the hardware instead, gently caress paying autozone prices for bolts. Grade 8 by the pound! Then spend the savings in the welding aisle...
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kastein posted:Go to tractor supply for the hardware instead, gently caress paying autozone prices for bolts. Grade 8 by the pound! TSC has the best drat bargain on hardware. I just walk in, start stuffing bolts in a bag, and walk out way cheaper. I have been stocking up my supply bin with just random sized hardware from TSC lately when ever I need to stop in. I cant believe how many times its been handy to just say "gently caress where did that bolt go" only to go dig in my bin and find the perfect sized bolt.
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