RX-7 4 piston caliper adapting bracket

[Massive Lee]

AT $40/hr CNC work, $70 for a pair of those is a RIP OFF!

Wow. Please let me know where you get such rate. $40/hour barely pays for the technicians. What about the building, the machines, the secretary. What about the set-up time to do at least one set? Was there some time spent before even bring the blueprints to the shop?

Dear e21 pilot, maybe it's time you do your own brackets to realize how much is your own time worth...

Damn. Make 2 millions sets and you'll pay $1 each. Make 10 sets and you'll pay $70...

[canyoncarver]

ok.im in.

id genuinely like to see a mounted set, but have enough interest in supporting board members that you can add me to the list of buyers...........

[e30_kid89]

Holy fuck, why all the hate? Let the man make and sell his bracket. If you're not intrested or you don't think its this and that then GTFO. I personally think that price is fair enough seen that hes taking out time to make/sell/ship these out to the E30 community.

[scobaru]

I dont think the price is that bad for 4pot brakes consitering I've seen subaru caliper bracket adapters sell for over 200 dollars to fit OEM rear brakes on subarus.

[kowalski]

AT $40/hr CNC work, $70 for a pair of those is a RIP OFF!

i don't know where you shop that cnc work is 40$ an hour. material, labor, annodizing, shipping, paypal fee's all add up my friend. and there is no way that anyone running 80,000$+ machines and an engineering degree is charging out for 40$ an hour. go shit on someone elses thread.

and by all means, if you can make these cheaper at such a low volume by all means go ahead. If i get more interest once i've posted up the final product the price may drop depending on how many i can sell. but as it stands 70$ is what its going to cost.

[e21pilot]

AT $40/hr CNC work, $70 for a pair of those is a RIP OFF!

[kowalski]

This isn't rocket science and there have been numerous people who have made brackets for any number of calipers to go on many different cars. Just for the E30 there are brackets for RX7, Brembo, other BMW, and Wilwood calipers. I first saw them on stock cars in the 1970's that used GM spindles because of the rules but calipers and rotors were free. The purpose of a group buy is to get the cost down and save others the trouble of re-inventing the wheel.
Depending on price I'm in for a pair.

exactly my point. I will have pics up by next weekend if all goes according to plan.

[1991 318is]

This isn't rocket science and there have been numerous people who have made brackets for any number of calipers to go on many different cars. Just for the E30 there are brackets for RX7, Brembo, other BMW, and Wilwood calipers. I first saw them on stock cars in the 1970's that used GM spindles because of the rules but calipers and rotors were free. The purpose of a group buy is to get the cost down and save others the trouble of re-inventing the wheel.
Depending on price I'm in for a pair.

[RobertK]

If it can be done up nice I would be interested.

[kowalski]

Have there been any issues with uneven pad wear and such?

This is the actual bracket it self?

thats the rough plan for it width might be modified a bit after fitmet. my calipers come in 4 days but i probably wont have time to do any fitting, next week due to all of the major projects i have to do. The week after should be free and clear, and i'll pull off one and begin the tests. shouldn't take more then a couple of days to get the final product. I will be running an aluminum set off first to test fit, take measurements to see whether the caliper is centered properly and then i will make the final sets with the proper adjustments.

[sumyungguy]

Have there been any issues with uneven pad wear and such?

This is the actual bracket it self?

[kowalski]

sigh ill keep on looking

lol, don't worry. it will be done soon.

[e30 gangsta]

sigh ill keep on looking

[Axxe]

You said that the rx7 callipers are metal. I have a set that is aluminum that I think is from a second gen rx7??

Aluminum = metal.



Ely, that's weird, didn't have contact. Maybe with rev. 2 it'll hit lol.

[kowalski]

ok, so after i'm done this whole escapade, and have posted pictures. who is interested?