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09-24-2008

Pics of hole?

Aurora40 · 09-24-2008

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Originally Posted by Jeffvette

Pics of hole?

Heheh, you really opened the door with that one!

I assume this is the hole you wanted to see:

HIZNHRZ · 09-25-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurora40

Heheh, you really opened the door with that one!

I had similar thoughts but decided not to touch that one.

Aurora40 · 10-03-2008

The brakes are on. I bled them with a mity vac, and they are extremely soft. I'll have my wife step on the pedal and bleed them properly this weekend. Hopefully that will fix that.

Here's the banjo bolt Baer sent me compared to the OEM one:

And here they are installed:

A few lessons learned, of course don't do it without the right bolts. But also, don't use brake cleaner on these things. I got some non-chlorinated brake cleaner, the newer less earth killing ones. Mostly xylene, which is a paint thinner. I had some 3M stuff and some Valvoline stuff. The Valvoline stuff noticeably dulled and streaked the finish on the caliper. I'm not too concerned, I'd have preferred a rough aluminum finish like stock. But someone buying red ones or something might be a bit unhappy to find that out the hard way.

xlr8nflorida · 10-03-2008

Sorry, just saw this thread or I would have chimed in. I have the Baer 6 piston 6S calipers on my ZR-1 and they are great. It did take some time to get them fitted though.

Jagdpanzer · 10-04-2008

Looking real sharp Bob, the hard work and perseverance certainly paid off. Please give us a report on how well they perform.
You are real fortunate to have a wife who doesn't mind helping out when you run short of appendages when wrenching on the Z. I'm not so lucky, had to go out and get a set of speed bleeders instead.

GOLDCYLON · 10-05-2008

[quote=Aurora40;46018]I'll have my wife step on the pedal and bleed them properly this weekend. \[quote]

And.........

09-24-2008	#31
Jeffvette Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Baer brakes = INCREDIBLE stopping power! Pics of hole?

10-03-2008	#34
Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,709	Brakes are on The brakes are on. I bled them with a mity vac, and they are extremely soft. I'll have my wife step on the pedal and bleed them properly this weekend. Hopefully that will fix that. Here's the banjo bolt Baer sent me compared to the OEM one: And here they are installed: A few lessons learned, of course don't do it without the right bolts. But also, don't use brake cleaner on these things. I got some non-chlorinated brake cleaner, the newer less earth killing ones. Mostly xylene, which is a paint thinner. I had some 3M stuff and some Valvoline stuff. The Valvoline stuff noticeably dulled and streaked the finish on the caliper. I'm not too concerned, I'd have preferred a rough aluminum finish like stock. But someone buying red ones or something might be a bit unhappy to find that out the hard way. __________________ Bob Saveland Former Owner of #2517 [IMG]http://a.random-image.net/aurora40/vette.jpg[/img]

10-03-2008	#35
xlr8nflorida Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,095	Re: Brakes are on Sorry, just saw this thread or I would have chimed in. I have the Baer 6 piston 6S calipers on my ZR-1 and they are great. It did take some time to get them fitted though.

10-04-2008	#36
Jagdpanzer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,662	Re: Baer brakes = INCREDIBLE stopping power! Looking real sharp Bob, the hard work and perseverance certainly paid off. Please give us a report on how well they perform. You are real fortunate to have a wife who doesn't mind helping out when you run short of appendages when wrenching on the Z. I'm not so lucky, had to go out and get a set of speed bleeders instead.

10-05-2008	#37
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,147	Re: Brakes are on [quote=Aurora40;46018]I'll have my wife step on the pedal and bleed them properly this weekend. \[quote] And......... __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V