Black & Red Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 My 2001 GT was a factory black car. We recently painted it with Glasurit 55 Line products using 2014 Ferrari Nero Pastello Black. The painted on stripe was done in Glasurit 90-A-335 High Intensity Red. After I got it painted, it just seemed like red calipers would be the obvious choice. I didn't want to use BC/CC on the calipers, so I set out to find an engine enamel that would be a close match. I tried every red engine enamel that I could find. Dupli-Color Chrysler Red (center) was a close, though not exact match. Next I pulled the calipers and swapped on new rotors. I bead blasted the caliper bracket, then installed new pins/bellows with fresh synthetic grease. I taped off the parking mechanism, since you cannot see it through the wheel. I did the work in the driveway at night, so I warmed up the paint in a bucket of hot water and warmed up the metal parts with a heat gun. The flash gave the paint a more orange hue in this photo. Rotors are premium parallel ground stock replacements from Centric with ceramicpads. Not too bad for a quickie. They look like they had been completely disassembled. Next I will do the fronts!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black & Red Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Thanks....If it can be painted, I will paint it...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 very nice man. ever thought about getting them powdercoated instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black & Red Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 very nice man. ever thought about getting them powdercoated instead?Yes, I did actually, but since this is a driver, my downtime is limited... Busy day at work today!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black & Red Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I do some really nice work on calipers...but the detail takes a lot of time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Black cars = sex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black & Red Posted October 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 LOL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 This makes me look forward as I am about to drop some calipers off for powder coating along with some valve covers. Probably just going to go gloss black and polish the lower bracket portion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Damn dude that came out so effing good!!!! Can't wait to do this to my car. True inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Do you have a bent rear control arm or was the car ever in a wreck? weird that your quad shock is rubbing on the rear shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black & Red Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Not that I am aware of...plastic cover sure is rubbing though. Alignment showed no setback...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted October 30, 2014 Moderators Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Looks like the whole rear end was shoved over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 i had 160k miles on my stock suspension, (dropped 2 inches) even with the bushings completely gone it never moved that much to allow the shocks to rub together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black & Red Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Plastic sleeve rubs on both sides and I put it n the alignment rack today at work and front/rear track is dead on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
