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Kaveney

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Yes that's the one I think I saw it on a post you made .

 

Rely nice bit of kit and a good guy .

 

Alan

 

Really good build mate! :D Is your brace from Grant at GC Fabrications I assume? looks really cool!

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My XXL BBK arrived last week From Torqen so I got round to fitting this at the weekend .

 

 

First up was to remove the old disc and thought I would so how heavy they are .

 

 

STD Rear 322mm disc @ 7.3 Kg

 

 

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New rear 356mm disc @ 9.0 Kg

 

 

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Ols vs new .

 

 

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The Rear disc dust shelled needs to be cut to house the bigger disc .

 

 

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Rear disc installed .

 

 

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New rear 6 pot calliper is a bit on the large side .

 

 

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With street pads .

 

 

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And installed .

 

 

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Then on to the front .

 

 

Old front disc 324mm @ 9.0 Kg .

 

 

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New front 356mm @ 9.0 Kg .

 

 

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Old vs new .

 

 

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Again the front disc dust shelled needs to be cut to house the bigger disc .

 

 

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Front disc installed .

 

 

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New front 8 pot calliper is a monster .

 

 

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And next to the already large rear 6 pot .

 

 

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And installed

 

 

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The rear just fit with a few mm of clearance under the std 18†Rays .

 

 

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The fronts are even more tight but do just fit .

 

 

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All done and flushed / bleed with super blue fluid .

 

 

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Alan

 

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Just a small update on the BBK I got from Torqen after a day after bedding the system in .

 

The great think about the kit is that it has the same feel as my old Brembo set up in as far as when you touch the peddle at slow speeds it does not grab or is too sensitive .

 

I would say at ¼ to ½ peddle travail the force / stopping power is the same as my Brembo set up with DS2500 ( DS2500 when hot ) pads S/S lines and new discs .

 

From then on at ¾ the car stops like it has hit a tree and I still have not given them the full on stamp .

 

I will see how much better they get when fully bedding in .

 

Alan

 

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That is a rather nice collections of mods you have fitted, whats next on the list?

 

Is the harness bar a GCFabrications one? Is there any change you could measure the height of it from the floor or roof or ledge so I can check harness angles.

 

Are you getting seats to go with the harness bar?

 

Did you notice any difference going from the stillen to the 06 airbox?

 

The new brakes really fill the wheels, looks great!

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Yes it is indeed the GCF one and im only using it for a inside brace so I will be keeping the stock seats .

 

I will see if I can get a some measurements but it does not block the rear view or boot space .

 

O6 air box is not mapped yet but does feel better and better on part throttle more sharp but you do lose the noise of the Stillen .

 

Brakes are stunning that is all I can say :)

 

ART pipes and another UPrev tune will be next .

 

Alan

 

 

 

 

 

That is a rather nice collections of mods you have fitted, whats next on the list?

 

Is the harness bar a GCFabrications one? Is there any change you could measure the height of it from the floor or roof or ledge so I can check harness angles.

 

Are you getting seats to go with the harness bar?

 

Did you notice any difference going from the stillen to the 06 airbox?

 

The new brakes really fill the wheels, looks great!

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Got another little job done at the weekend .

 

 

First was to change the old tired gear knob .

 

 

Old knob

 

 

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I got a re trimmed gear know of a member from Hide 'N' Seat .

 

 

Old and the new

 

 

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Also I re aligned the shifter throw and re greased the cup and ball on the gear linkage .

 

 

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Then fitted a new alcantara gear surround and handbrake surround .

 

Old vs new .

 

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All done and put back together . I went for the orange stitch to match the seat stitching .

 

 

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Alan

 

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Yeah i will let you know when they are on with some other suspension bits .

 

The shock & springs were the only thing lacking on the build as the upgraded shocks and springs all tho good are not good enough for me .

 

Alan

 

Great build dude ....

 

Would be interested in your opinions on the meister coilovers :)

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Yeah i will let you know when they are on with some other suspension bits .

 

The shock & springs were the only thing lacking on the build as the upgraded shocks and springs all tho good are not good enough for me .

 

Alan

 

Great build dude ....

 

Would be interested in your opinions on the meister coilovers :)

 

What shocks spring combo do you have at the mo ?

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Tokico HP blue ( stock shock ) and Tein springs .

 

Ok combo but not what im after .

 

Alan

 

 

 

Yeah i will let you know when they are on with some other suspension bits .

 

The shock & springs were the only thing lacking on the build as the upgraded shocks and springs all tho good are not good enough for me .

 

Alan

 

Great build dude ....

 

Would be interested in your opinions on the meister coilovers :)

 

What shocks spring combo do you have at the mo ?

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