owelly
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 05:29 PM |
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IMHO, I would have rotated the carrier/caliper a bit to move the holes further apart but <<Hancock voice on>> Good job. <</Hancock
voice off>>
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Nickp
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 05:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
IMHO, I would have rotated the carrier/caliper a bit to move the holes further apart but <<Hancock voice on>> Good job. <</Hancock
voice off>>
It was considered but the flexi and handbrake cable weren't so keen on the idea, they liked the caliper where it was 
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owelly
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 05:41 PM |
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Handbrake, schmandbrake....
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iank
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 07:16 PM |
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Think I'd prefer cap head 12:9 bolts to ones with 1/3 of the head sawn off.
Other than that and a spot of paint to keep the rust at bay it's looking good.
[Edited on 27/4/12 by iank]
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Nickp
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 08:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Think I'd prefer cap head 12:9 bolts to ones with 1/3 of the head sawn off.
Other than that and a spot of paint to keep the rust at bay it's looking good.
[Edited on 27/4/12 by iank]
Paint done 
Bolts cut back are original 35yr old ones, think they'll be getting tired?
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rachaeljf
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 09:10 PM |
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That turned out well in the end! I promise I'll post a couple of pics of my efforts tomorrow.
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Nickp
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 09:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rachaeljf
That turned out well in the end! I promise I'll post a couple of pics of my efforts tomorrow.
Ta, am pretty chuffed TBH
Deffo interested in seeing the front Alfa calipers on the X1/9 / Monte
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rachaeljf
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| posted on 28/4/12 at 06:41 PM |
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Nick, I've put some photos in my archive for you. They show the Alfa 155 carriers with Fiat Croma (old model) calipers, which appear identical
to the Alfa ones. However, the Croma caliper carriers are a few mm narrower than the Alfa ones, so the lugs on the Croma hub carrier must be those few
mm further out from the axle.
Cheers R
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Nickp
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| posted on 29/4/12 at 08:28 AM |
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Cool, that does look a simpler solution than my Ford ones. I already have the Ford ones though and have just drawn up my extended brackets to take the
257mm discs.
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Nickp
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| posted on 7/5/12 at 07:18 PM |
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Spent most of Saturday replacing the 2 pipes from the brake master cylinder to the resevoir, running along bulkhead behind dash/heater etc. They were
original and in a pretty bad way as you can imagine. What a PITA job!! Seat out, glovebox out, column/pedal box dropped etc etc!! But it's done
now and shouldn't need doing for another 35yrs. The system has some nice fresh AP Racing Dot5 fluid in there now. Also got my heater valve
moving while I had my head jammed in the drivers footwell.
Spent yesterday doing my front 'big' brake conversion-
Bracket in place and some minor (few mm) 'shaving' of the hub assembly to allow for the extra 4mm of back spacing of the new 257mm
disc.
Just been for a proper test drive and the difference is pretty amazing. There's so much more stopping power now and I can even take it right to
the point of lock-up (tyres just starting to chirp) which has never been an option since I've had the car. It just gives so much more confidence
when driving with any gusto, which I generally do The pedal is still a bit on the squidgy side probably due to my flexi S1 pedal assemby, but I
can live with that for now.
To summarise the cost involved in this upgrade-
Front discs Lancia Thema (257x20) - £34
Rear discs Fiat Punto fronts (257x12) - £18
Rear std Ferodo pads - £20
AP racing Dot 5 fluid - £15ish
Steel for caliper brackets - £7
Total - £96
Quite a result for less than £100 outlay me thinks ;D
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 11:19 AM |
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Looks good.
The most expensive items on my conversion (other than the OBP pedal box) were the Ferodo DS2500 front pads.
- Jim
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