RX-7 4 piston caliper adapting bracket

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  • 1991 318is
    Mod Crazy
    • Dec 2005
    • 786

    #46
    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.

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    • kowalski
      E30 Mastermind
      • Jan 2005
      • 1791

      #47
      Originally posted by 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.
      exactly my point. I will have pics up by next weekend if all goes according to plan.

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      • e21pilot
        Advanced Member
        • Apr 2004
        • 114

        #48
        AT $40/hr CNC work, $70 for a pair of those is a RIP OFF!

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        • kowalski
          E30 Mastermind
          • Jan 2005
          • 1791

          #49
          Originally posted by e21pilot
          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.

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          • scobaru
            Grease Monkey
            • Nov 2007
            • 396

            #50
            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.

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            • e30_kid89
              E30 Addict
              • Apr 2006
              • 489

              #51
              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.

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              • canyoncarver
                Advanced Member
                • Mar 2007
                • 172

                #52
                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...........

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                • Massive Lee
                  R3V OG
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 6782

                  #53
                  Originally posted by e21pilot
                  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...
                  Brake harder. Go faster. No shit.

                  massivebrakes.com

                  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Massiv...78417442267056





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                  • e21pilot
                    Advanced Member
                    • Apr 2004
                    • 114

                    #54
                    Originally posted by Massive Lee
                    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...
                    If someone would be kind enough to send me a CORRECT drawing for the brackets I will happily make a set for myself and whomever else wants one.

                    This is a community, and modding my e30 is a hobby, not a buisness, I'm not out to make profit. I appreciate your work for the community and you seem to have the best prices on big brake kits for the e30's and I personally have never heard any bad reviews of your stuff. You of all people know that once you square up the stock and program the cut, CNC is a relativly fast process.

                    I have already used this machinest to make adaptor bushings for my motorcycle to fit a new shock and happily led a GB for them on FZRarchives, we got a way more complex piece done from 304ss for roughly $55 shipped.

                    BTW, WTF would you anodise stainless....

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                    • rs4pro3
                      R3V Elite
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 5808

                      #55
                      Buy a set of VW corrado rotors machine 1mm out of the bore, mount them up, buy the rx-7 calipers and measure. It's not very hard at all.
                      Originally posted by e21pilot
                      If someone would be kind enough to send me a CORRECT drawing for the brackets I will happily make a set for myself and whomever else wants one.

                      This is a community, and modding my e30 is a hobby, not a buisness, I'm not out to make profit. I appreciate your work for the community and you seem to have the best prices on big brake kits for the e30's and I personally have never heard any bad reviews of your stuff. You of all people know that once you square up the stock and program the cut, CNC is a relativly fast process.

                      I have already used this machinest to make adaptor bushings for my motorcycle to fit a new shock and happily led a GB for them on FZRarchives, we got a way more complex piece done from 304ss for roughly $55 shipped.

                      BTW, WTF would you anodise stainless....
                      85 325e 2.7 ITB'd stroker

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                      • kowalski
                        E30 Mastermind
                        • Jan 2005
                        • 1791

                        #56
                        Originally posted by e21pilot
                        If someone would be kind enough to send me a CORRECT drawing for the brackets I will happily make a set for myself and whomever else wants one.

                        This is a community, and modding my e30 is a hobby, not a buisness, I'm not out to make profit. I appreciate your work for the community and you seem to have the best prices on big brake kits for the e30's and I personally have never heard any bad reviews of your stuff. You of all people know that once you square up the stock and program the cut, CNC is a relativly fast process.

                        I have already used this machinest to make adaptor bushings for my motorcycle to fit a new shock and happily led a GB for them on FZRarchives, we got a way more complex piece done from 304ss for roughly $55 shipped.

                        BTW, WTF would you anodise stainless....
                        i did not say it would be out of stainless for sure. i said t304 or a similar quality material. If you want to start a group buy do it in another thread.

                        as well, there is multiple factors in the pricing. its 70$ shipped for 10 orders of 2, or a full set, not 55$ each. if we get more, obviously the price will go down, because the cost goes down.

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                        • Febi Guibo
                          E30 Addict
                          • Sep 2005
                          • 407

                          #57
                          Kowalski, I'm in for a set...

                          Lee, I switched from Spaten to Schlitz, and the savings are going to fund a set of big(ger) brakes for my 2002...

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                          • Massive Lee
                            R3V OG
                            • Sep 2006
                            • 6782

                            #58
                            Originally posted by Febi Guibo
                            Kowalski, I'm in for a set...

                            Lee, I switched from Spaten to Schlitz, and the savings are going to fund a set of big(ger) brakes for my 2002...

                            I am probably for another generation :loco:. But what does "from Spaten to Schlitz" mean?
                            Brake harder. Go faster. No shit.

                            massivebrakes.com

                            http://www.facebook.com/pages/Massiv...78417442267056





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                            • SchnellerVert
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Sep 2005
                              • 3948

                              #59
                              Spaten is a Munich bier, Schlitz is a 50's premium American bier that's junk these days.

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                              • So Live
                                R3VLimited
                                • Aug 2006
                                • 2512

                                #60
                                wanna measure the spacing of the calipers from the strut housings when you get the kit bolted together? Im trying to determine if this "kit" will work with my wheels.

                                Thanks in advance!
                                -Chris

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