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Steve1968LS2
10-20-2009, 07:38 PM
It seems they had a hard time getting a consitent result from thier old annodizing process, so they came up with a new industrial coating for those that are really going to punish their brakes.

I do believe it's a type of nickle finish and I think this is one of the first sets. Now I just need to get them on the car...

Photography by David Pozzi :)

http://i36.tinypic.com/24fjp6q.jpg
ItDoRun
10-20-2009, 07:44 PM
Those look great. What systems are they offered on?
Steve1968LS2
10-20-2009, 07:50 PM
Those look great. What systems are they offered on?

I think all the six series calipers.. the rotors are 14-inch. We ditched the parking brake system to save on unsprung and rotational weight..
Cris@JCG
10-20-2009, 08:10 PM
These calipers look great!! You gonna have clearence on the front wheels?
Steve1968LS2
10-20-2009, 10:21 PM
These calipers look great!! You gonna have clearence on the front wheels?

We might have to run an 1/8th inch spacer.. it's mostly because of the 14-inch rotors, not the all because of the deeper calipers.

More rotor mass will be a good thing.
Vegas69
10-20-2009, 10:23 PM
Sick.....way better than the red. :_paranoid I always thought it was called an "Emergency" brake. LOL
Steve1968LS2
10-20-2009, 10:45 PM
Sick.....way better than the red. :_paranoid I always thought it was called an "Emergency" brake. LOL

Actually no.. I've had several brake companies tell me SPECIFICALLY NOT to call it an emergency brake.. but rather a parking brake.

Why? because if you loose you brakes in an emergency that dinky system is just gonna fry and fail under hard load.
ccracin
10-21-2009, 05:18 AM
Actually no.. I've had several brake companies tell me SPECIFICALLY NOT to call it an emergency brake.. but rather a parking brake.

Why? because if you loose you brakes in an emergency that dinky system is just gonna fry and fail under hard load.

Yeah, actually the "E" Brake name was used when we all had drums on the rear. This basically just added a mechanical actuation method to the existing hydraulic brake package. Therefore you had equally poor (lol) braking on the rear either hydraulically or mechanically in the case of a hydraulic failure.

Looks great Steve. Did David do a solvent test on the back side to see how well the new finish stands up to cleaning? That looks like a great improvement.
Cris@JCG
10-21-2009, 07:40 AM
Cant wait to see what they look like installed on the car!!:thumbsup:

We might have to run an 1/8th inch spacer.. it's mostly because of the 14-inch rotors, not the all because of the deeper calipers.

More rotor mass will be a good thing.
Steve1968LS2
10-21-2009, 07:46 AM
Yeah, actually the "E" Brake name was used when we all had drums on the rear. This basically just added a mechanical actuation method to the existing hydraulic brake package. Therefore you had equally poor (lol) braking on the rear either hydraulically or mechanically in the case of a hydraulic failure.

Looks great Steve. Did David do a solvent test on the back side to see how well the new finish stands up to cleaning? That looks like a great improvement.

That's a good idea.. but I'm chicken! just kiddin.. when I'm up there tomorrow we will test s few things on an unseen area of the caliper.
Apogee
10-21-2009, 08:33 AM
That's a sexy finish...looks like the caliper was brushed and then plated with electroless nickel. We've made some chromoly brackets for a few vintage racers in the past that we had plated with e-nickel and they hold up really well against corrosive brake dust and fluid

Tobin
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tones2SS
10-21-2009, 08:35 AM
Those look killer Steve! Baer are coming out with some really nice stuff as of late.:thumbsup:
(I actually saw the rotors & calipers that will be going on Orange Krate. WOW!! I don't know what model they are, but I am sure they are track tested. They are huge and the quality looks great.)
Steve1968LS2
10-21-2009, 09:34 AM
Those look killer Steve! Baer are coming out with some really nice stuff as of late.:thumbsup:
(I actually saw the rotors & calipers that will be going on Orange Krate. WOW!! I don't know what model they are, but I am sure they are track tested. They are huge and the quality looks great.)

Those are the 6S momoblocks.. same as what Kyle Tucker runs on his '70

They were too big for my car.
tones2SS
10-21-2009, 12:33 PM
Those are the 6S momoblocks.. same as what Kyle Tucker runs on his '70

They were too big for my car.

Thanks for the info Steve.
Yeah, those suckers are HUGE! :wow:
itsals1
10-25-2009, 05:41 PM
Why the change from Wilwood to Baer? Just wondering.

Travis