My AP Racing Big Brake Upgrade - Full Story

[gregclarks]

Take one uber sexy AP racing caliper from an MGF Trophy

Mix in one angle grinder, gentle applied

Remove fat

Mill surface and drill and tap two M12 Hydracoils

Turn two solid Aluminum billets into two identical alloys bells, Powder coat black

Buy 16V mk2 golf hub from scrappy - same as on MK2 ibiza to check alignement

Buy German forged steel bracket and machine posts flat and perpendicular -ready for fitting Sexy workmanship - caliper now repainted too!

Assemble bells onto the Audi TT 312mm Discs that you have parted off and had grooved, star design pat pend! Zinc coat disc for extra bling

Assemble final time and remachine if neccessary

Bolt on and laugh your little ass off... i love working in a metal fab shop!

What does everyone think - sexy? 312mm under a standard 16" cupra rim - anyone beat that?? It has been a bit of a mission it took about a month of evenings and mornings around work but i think it has been worthwhile, i fully bled the system with braided lines at the weekend and they seem incredible! i think i have managed to do the whole thing for sub £550 - i think i have saved a lot of cash??

 

[xJib]

Very very nice

 

[PhilW]

Looking good. Gotta be happy with that.

Where did you get the bells/discs made up?

 

[gregclarks]

Looking good. Gotta be happy with that.

Where did you get the bells/discs made up?

I bought the discs from GSF for £55, then had the bells made at BFP in bridgend and they also grooved the disc, i made them up

 

[Ruddmeister]

Nice work......handy having a full machine shop but they look cool

 

[PhilW]

Any chance you could give me some details on the bells?

I need some made up for my 312mm TT conversion. Godspeed quoted me 350 quid for bells and discs.

 

[gregclarks]

Thats a FOOKIN' outrage give Jay a ring on 01656 656201 and tell him you know me (Greg works at customised Sheet Metal) and he should be able to beat that price!

 

[Jamin Berry]

Was this a responce to my Personal Message? Shame they were fabricated and i couldnt buy them or do it myself

 

[Shytot]

Top

 

[Hayz]

Wow. Wicked stuff.

I hope you have an engine to warrent having breaks that big.

 

[PhilW]

Who are BFP anyway? I'll give thema buzz tho. Cheers.

 

[C11PRA DC]

C'ant stop looking at the pics!!!

Very inspiring!! I want to go and start machining some metal!!!

How much extra would you estimate to get someone/where to do the machining?

MG's do serve a purpose afterall!!!!

DC

 

[Harry's cupra]

Does look like a quality job, although aren't the holes in the discs a little edgy? What size discs are those calipers supposed to run? I thought they ran 304mm discs on the MGF Trophy?

 

[RobT]

fabulous job - very nice work indeed

where did you get the forged brackets ?

 

[F2 Stu]

Excellent work

Lot more work hase gone into that than my mk4 cupra AP's

 

[TllEWL]

That's awesome !

Been looking at these on eBay for a while now. If you'd sub-con out your services I may have some Nissan Micra owners who would be very interested in these ... and the girlfriend's car would look greatly improved

 

[davidol]

damn can you make me a set?

 

[YIN]

hows your german

http://www.mbt-engineering.de/


RobT have a look in Bremssatteladapter

 

[Feel]

I was wondering if SEAT had given you a call yet? They seem to be struggling with brakes for the MkII LEON Cupra

Out of interest, what grade bolts have you used to bolt it all up?

 

[Dave_R]

How did you manage to fit the calipers behind the standard cupra alloys? Always thought the spokes were too thick