Suspension/Brakes Build... Adjustable, low, raceeeee

[azygoustoyou]

Thanks Pope, I got your order. Should I deliver it or will you pick it up?
I have a 33 gal compressor and it seems to run a lot. I thought maybe it would be better for the lines to be hard since that would give me more volume. Then maybe it wouldn't be so hard on it. Do you think either way it will probably work just as hard?

[pope]

Brady, I have a 220v 80 gal. and it seems to run all the time also. I wouldnt worry about.

Delivered of course, 30 minutes or its FREE?

[azygoustoyou]

Okay, thanks Pope. Thirty min. to where you live! I need to overnight it.

[joshuagore]

Hey Josh,
I finally got some items to do some powder coating. I got a industrial air filter with regulator. I also purchased the 4 stage air management filter and powder coating gun from Eastwood. I found on Ebay an old pizza oven to do the baking. The inside dimensions are 12"H x 38"w x 29" deep. Now all I have to do is pick up the oven.
One question though. When I hook up the lines from my compressor to the filters and and then to a quick connect, do I want those lines hard or will a flexible line be sufficient? I thought I heard somewhere that the hard lines will give me more pressure than the flexible ones.

I like to use a whip between the systems, but I don't really think it matters. I like solid up to my main regulator and filter, and then I run a whip to my 'reel' or extension. This way any yanks etc.. are isolated from the hard lines.

Josh

[joshuagore]

Finally the adapters are done. This is what you get for 'unlearning' years of machine shop work and having to mooch your brothers skills. The night before a major Trials event for him so I kinda regret keeping him up to the wee hours.
So it will be a busy weekend, bolting together the front end.

Josh
p.s. Shamless plug for my brothers hobby business, who may just become the manufacturer of these great adapters. This could bring big brake kits to the poor Although it is still my opinion that my braking will be superior to the competition in both stopping distance, and fade resistance. I am getting ahead of myself
http://www.adventumgear.com <warning 2 wheel content inside..

[Daniel]

Hi Josh

I am interested in the kit/ adapters i've been kicking around doing one of the brake kits for a
while and this seems to fuel even more interests since honda parts are plentiful ! what is the
price for the adapters ?


Daniel

[So Cal Mark]

are they going to be steel or aluminum?

[azygoustoyou]

I would be interested. I have to do the brakes eventually. I would like to do it right the first time.

[bonezrx8]

I am interested too.my brakes need to be replaced but all i need is the adapters and lines the car is 4x100 already.
looking forward to your front suspension too.
Bone

[joshuagore]

I believe I have decided on aluminum as the material of choice. The design is not perfect, and requires some tweaks before its sold. Those tweaks will be done on the first production run.

I spoke with my brother and we have decided on a price including hardware.

Budget Kit Includes:
Anodized Aluminum Adapters (likely black)
Longer hardware for bolting adapter to spindle, and steering arm.
Hardware for bolting Caliper to Adapter
Stencil for drilling holes in rotors
Locating ring, locating hub and rotor.
$175

Partial Kit Includes:
Anodized Aluminum Adapters
Longer Hardware for bolting adapter to spindle, and steering arm.
Hardware for bolting Caliper to Adapter
Brembo Brake Rotors Drilled to 4X98mm, while retaining 4X100 pattern.
$300

Things you will need for the above kits:
Calipers, which are best found at a junk yard, and used as cores.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-99- ... ccessories
Stock brake line.
Stock Banjo Bolt.


I will also sell the rotors separately as a replacements. $100 for the pair of Breambo, $60 for a pair of Cheapo

Please let us do some testing prior to getting things rolling. My car will be bolted together and I hope rolling around this weekend.

Josh

[joshuagore]

Update, rear end is bolted together, no brakes yet. This comes tomorrow. The car would be completed Sunday but I was invited to a track day and my track wagon desires to feed its addiction.
Josh

[joshuagore]

She is coming along.

[azygoustoyou]

It looks good!

[joshuagore]

Tonight was a big night, getting the front on the ground and buttoned up, except for alignment, and brake bleeding.

Halg pointed out an area of concern being the brake lines rotating when stressed with wheel movement. The stock bracket is obviously not retained and although the stock line works with a fine pitch banjo, there is nothing to stop it from rotating loose. On the Honda calipers there are 2 tabs which the line sits between which restricts its rotation. The fiat lines don't fit between these tabs, but I ended up putting a dot of weld on the tip of the line end, which locates between those tabs. It worked out real well.

I packed the bearings, mounted the rotors/adapters/hubcentric rings together and bolted the wheels up.

For now I welded a nut on the steering rods to allow for easier adjustment, but I will likely be going to a different steering rod setup in the near future. The stock setup will likely have to much bump steer as a result of the lowered suspension. If I change things up, I imagine keeping the stock link on one side, and a heim joint on the other.

Pics to come tomorrow
Josh

p.s. its low

[htchevyii]

I'm looking forward to seeing a pic of it on all fours.