Admittedly mate I've never had to buy Brembos so they may be cheaper than my estimates. Ask around, just to be sure.

 

Your right there Cliff.... for the cost I would refurb your 4 pots then if in the future you drop on a nice set swap then, there's a lot of "old" Brembos about now so you may find yourself dropping in the same situation as in having to have them refurbished. You need to stalk about in the shadows and the prices are all over the place.

I went straight down that route myself as I found a set at a good price plus the fact all of my discs and pads were shot so I had to replace them anyway. If you do go down that road in the future I would definatly recommend doing something with the rears as well in order to have equal brake bias.

Si

 

I had a set of front Brembo's sat doing nothing for ages, because my wheels would clear them.

Sold them on here for IRO £480, and bought my current brake set up. 4 pot fronts 2 pot rears. With everything fitted I still had about £100 change.

I can't say what the Brembo's owed me though.

 

Small update....

One caliper now stripped back and prepped for final colour. I still need to fit new seals and pistons, (I've refitted the old ones whilst spraying), but well pleased with how it's all going.

Both discs are now cleaned up and ready to go as well

 

Looking good there Cliff that makes a big difference already, what colour are you going for or do we have to wait

 

You can chip in with advice Si I'm torn between a bright red or gloss black.
Partly, because I've taken the time to Refurb them myself, I'm thinking I don't want them hidden in black, but is red too much? Hmmmmmm

 

Red for me Cliff I'm going for red



I'll be painting the outer edges of my discs as well, a good wire brush first and it will stop them rusting.

 

I hadn't thought about the outer edges of the discs, good call Si, I'll do that
How did you do the white lettering on yours? Does it need the red sanding right back first, or over the top of the red paint?
Also, was it Hammerite white used?

 

This was years ago and from memory the red was a caliper paint but I think the white was just some sign writing enamel I had but Hammerite will be good as well, I used a small brush as I have done some lettering in the past so have a steady hand and a dibber to lean on

I think some people do the lettering with a small sponge roller very lightly rolled over.

 

Thanks again Simondo, all good info Sir

 

Anytime Cliffy

My head is as full as a shed at the moment

 

Love this project them calipers would look awesome in a nice purple or a orange . Every 1 dose red for a reson it looks good and gets noticed easy but with a white car the full spectrum would go well witch ever .

 

I did red

 

Nice finish there Cliff they will contrast great against the bodywork.

 

Arch rolling day tomorrow!!!!!

Side skirts, front grill, front bumper, 22b vents and fog covers are all in the spray shop too

For the time being I've left my splitter and splash guards black until I'm 100% sure I want them white

Also...... my 4 pot caliper seal kit arrived

It's all systems go at the moment

 

Good to hear

 

Who is doing the arches for you Cliff? At least you will be able to move the car properly once it has been done

 

Great Cliff looking forward to seeing the results

 

Phil at Archenemy did the work on all 4 arches, expertly avoiding paintwork cracking.

I have a few photos but it started to rain so I'll have to return to it again soon to get more detailed shots

 

Wow I miss that car.

It looks so clean with you.

Good effort.

 

Thanks Dylan

Exciting day today, I collected my newly re-sprayed side skirts, 22b vents, front grill, front bumper and fog covers

I've already fitted the bumper and loosely fitted the P1 lip to it, which I've left black for now until I'm 100% sure I want it white...... or not, and as soon as I have time I'll get the car out of the garage to take photos of the arch work and resprayed parts

I cannot recommend Mirror finish bodyshop more highly, I'm delighted with the finish, workmanship and price....

http://mirrorfinishbodyshop.co.uk/

 

Looking good Cliff

Not long until Uxbridge

 

Yes Kev. Not 100% I'll get there in the Impreza yet due to financial constraints, but I'll come down on the day and park with the general public in the Mondeo if needs be

The problem is, I need to Insure, MOT and then Tax the car, plus it needs a geometry set-up done as all the wheels face different directions since suspension and hub work was done LOL!!!!
So I make that a fair bit of money required before the Autoshow, and it's now Gas and electric bill time as well, so not looking great to be honest.

 

Looks fantastic as always Cliff. Where did you get your 22b bumper from?

 

You have got a bit of an outlay there in a short space of time!

Car or no car it will be great to see you Cliff

 

I don't have a 22b bumper, just the bonnet vents

 

Oops sorry

 

 

Right,

Exciting update time

Found a top class bodyshop through a couple of friends (Mirror finish) and I'm over the moon with the bits I've had sprayed up.....

Parts sprayed were:


1. front bumper
2. front bumper fog covers
3. front grill
4. 22b style bonnet vents
5. Side skirts


The skirts are not fitted yet but pictured loose below.....

































.....and then I also had the arches rolled by Phil at Archenemy

 

that looks awesome! good work