Alright, finally got my new drilled and slotted rotors from the Gravanna GP. So a few hours later I have the car washed and waxed, and have the new brakes on. I know I said in the last post that I'd take pictures with my dad's tractor, a JBO first lol, but sadly that could not happen. Anyway, on with the pictures.
Ehh... The rim is a little dirty, but here they are! Lookin spiffy.
And a picture of my sister's cav...
As always, questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome. For the most part I think I may be done with the cavy as far as major mods go. Don't know if I want to spend the money to lower it and whatnot because I'm gonna be moving out soon and I'm sure money will be tight.
So far, the future mods may include the 'Big 3' electrical system upgrade, and maybe some clear turn signal lights with the euro bulbs in them. THANKS FOR LOOKING!
I would suggest painting your calipers, when I put my drilled and slotted on i painted my calipers black looks alot better against that zinc plate rotor than that rusty caliper does. but looks good otherwise.
does your sis want to buy a 2000 z4 front bumper.....it dont got the lip but pm me ill sell it dirt cheap haha....70 bucks and its urs...but yea i like your car and always have had a thing for 4 door sillver cavs.....looks good
Thanx Charles
Looks good, tell your sis to throw some wheels and a drop on it. I need new rotors
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Nice.. till they go all rusty... I painted mine silver with high temp paint. they look mint.. same style as those.
they look great, but i think theyre on backwards lol
Tom DiGrazia wrote:they look great, but i think theyre on backwards lol
Hah, actually they label them as L and R, and I put them on the right sides
Don't think my sister has any plans for modding her car ATM, lol. I installed my old sound system in her car. She also has the LS sport rims that came with the car she just needs tires for them. It's a good lookin cav when it's all cleaned up. :-)
Thanks for the comments guys, I definately plan on painting the calipers either black, red, or body color. I'll eventually paint the rear drums a shiny black.
STYLEZ24 wrote:Nice.. till they go all rusty... I painted mine silver with high temp paint. they look mint.. same style as those.
wont the pads scrape all the paint off the rotor?
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you should polish them like someone on here did i dont remember who it was but there car caught fire ( if that helps anyone remmeber that name ) nice ride u should lower it some and get a exaust
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young_Z95 wrote:you should polish them like someone on here did i dont remember who it was but there car caught fire ( if that helps anyone remmeber that name ) nice ride u should lower it some and get a exaust
I think you're referring to Bomex. And I will probably put on an exhaust tip just for looks, as I'm not gonna waste my time putting a bunch of performance parts on a wee little 2200
CodeRedZ24 (aka Geeds) wrote:STYLEZ24 wrote:Nice.. till they go all rusty... I painted mine silver with high temp paint. they look mint.. same style as those.
wont the pads scrape all the paint off the rotor?
ya i would think so too, but if your rotors are zinc plated you should not need to paint them, they should not rust.
They look great and you have a nice Cavi, but are you sure you put the rotors on right? Even though the sides are labeled Left and Right, it all depends which way you're facing the car.
Here's a quick example, although its not a J:
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I need your sisters cav...... looks just like my woman's old cav....... just in better shape.
I need your front bumper for my cav.....
take a drive and I'll trade you my Z bumper with lip for your's..... (mine just has the fog lights cut out
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Looks good either way, I also think the rotors are switched around....
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chev_cav04 wrote:CodeRedZ24 (aka Geeds) wrote:STYLEZ24 wrote:Nice.. till they go all rusty... I painted mine silver with high temp paint. they look mint.. same style as those.
wont the pads scrape all the paint off the rotor?
ya i would think so too, but if your rotors are zinc plated you should not need to paint them, they should not rust.
IF they are plated, no you wouldnt have to paint them.
Mine werent plated. This is the second set I have painted. It makes a world of a difference.
Yes the part where the pad scrapes comes off..and it stays shiney from use. but the hub area, and outer edges of the rotor stay silver instead of rusting away. not to mention the fins stay silver as well.
I'll show you some pics of what mine look like.
I did 3 coats of primer and 2 coats of high temp paint.. they look sweet.
ya when their spinning they should beslapping the ground, not poking it...if that makes any sense......
you know drivers side is the left side and passenger is the right side, its not like when your looking at the car head on
I'll have to take a look at it when I get home tonight and double check the paper. I might have yet another weekend of working on brakes ahead.
SpeedracerZ - I might actually consider that, lol. I've been tossing around the idea of getting the LS lip kit, and if I don't have to paint it, all the better!
Stylez24- I'd love to see those pictures, maybe if I gotta pull these damn things off to switch them around I'll do that while I'm at it.
Thanks for all the comments guys, they're appreciated.
Is the ammonia in that tank behind the silver cav...Better watch it like a hawk!
Car is coming together nicely..out there on green acres.
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Hey guys, I looked at the instructions included in the baer box, and sure enough I have them on correctly! According to the picture, they are supposed to be this way. Perhaps it's a mis-print by baer? Or maybe this is actually how they're supposed to go on. Ah, I don't know.
Silver- Hah, no actually that's a big water tank. We use it to haul water from the water plant to our pool to fill it up every summer.
they look great.. i think ima buy them if its still runnin
well painting the rotor where the pad contacts doesnt matter
because that part doesnt rust
the other parts do
so you just paint it all and it will get rid of the paint on the rotor where the pad contacts
but the rest will stay painted
umm, i think you guys got it wrong, when he said you should paint them, i think he was talking about the calipers..................
you just paint both the rotor and caliper
the rotor doesnt really matter because the contact area will rub the paint off
Filip (The Polish Kid) wrote:They look great and you have a nice Cavi, but are you sure you put the rotors on right? Even though the sides are labeled Left and Right, it all depends which way you're facing the car.
Here's a quick example, although its not a J:
I think I know what the problem is here, THAT pic is of the drivers side and the one Random Guy 171 posted is of his passengers side. It would still be the right way. Maybe Random Guy can confirm this by tell what side of the car that pic was taken
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