Project FN2..almost there....

[Smoothaz]

Need to make custom brackets and get bigger rotors.
Choosing the rotor was a bitch as it has to be as close to OEM spec as possible with a diameter of 340-360mm lol.

[Flippit]

parting the spoon brakes?

[Smoothaz]

parting the spoon brakes?

already has a new owner

[Norm]

Yummy Sihn. Mind if I mention you in my thread? Btw ho much were those Spoon Rigid Collars again that you sold me?

Norm

[Smoothaz]

Yummy Sihn. Mind if I mention you in my thread? Btw ho much were those Spoon Rigid Collars again that you sold me?

Norm

no probs man, i think the collar kits were $230 posted?

[gunpoons]

any chance of a reply from you regarding my order with touge??

[Smoothaz]

any chance of a reply from you regarding my order with touge??

i have this morning

[gunpoons]

cheers

[Norm]

Haha...i bet its hard keeping track of every forum. Thats why i have stuck to the best one

Norm

[Smoothaz]

Haha...i bet its hard keeping track of every forum. Thats why i have stuck to the best one

Norm

c'mon Felix, that deserves a free sticker!! lol

[Smoothaz]

Used a block of timber for the test bracket




Aluminium 6061 - best suited for strength and heat
I was quoted $350 each bracket so i bought these aluminium bars for $25 a piece and did them myself.
Thanks to my dad and all his toys (tools)



All done, might not look pretty but does the job.
Took me 2 days to make up these brackets. Stuffed up one aswel cause my dads toys (tools) was not up to standard lol.

[felixR]

Oh wow.

Cool dad ftw.

So now we wait for the rotors? Or can you use the current ones?

[SAsp]

best looking fn2 i rekon

[Smoothaz]

Oh wow.

Cool dad ftw.

So now we wait for the rotors? Or can you use the current ones?

Going with EVO X rotors, 350mm x 32mm 44mm height. FN2 are 300mm x 25mm 47.5 height so already im looking at a thick spacer to clear the calipers lol.

best looking fn2 i rekon

thanks mate!

[Smoothaz]

Ran into some problems while trying to fit the kit.

Problem 1.
The caliper was originally trail mount (towards the rear of the rotors) so the larger pistons are on top and the smaller pistons are on the bottom.
The FN2 calipers are leading mount (towards the front of the rotors) so the pistons are out of whack. If I flip the Brembo upside down then the piston will be right but the bleeder valve is now on the bottom.
I didn't think it would be a problem but some said that the ware on the pads will be bad. Luckily for me, the Brembo calipers has external fluid hose and was pointed out by a smart race car mechanic that you can simply swap the hose with the bleeder valve and you should be sweet.

Problem 2
The thread tapper i used was so shit that it made the thread bigger than it should. Thread is a M12x1.5 but its a cheap Chinese made so when i screw the bolts in and tightened it, the thread started to shit itself.
Fixed this by drilling the hole straight through and used a longer bolt and nut instead of relying on the thread on the bracket.

Problem 3
I got everything installed and bleed, time to install the wheels and take it for a spin. I put the wheels on with an 8mm spacer for time being to clear the calipers and the wheels was touching the external fluid on the caliper. At this point i was heart broken lol, didnt know what else to do until my dodgy instinct kicked in and i used a hammer to gently bend the hose