Wisco Touring International

[trikzta]

Dude very nice

[Earl]

I started yesterday but removing my old front lines, all of the pads, and then the carriers.






I will be removing the pistons from the calipers today. Yesterday I couldn't find a rubber tipped air nozzle to be able to blow them out with compressed air.

I got the carriers all cleaned up and ready for powder too.




I looked into the pricing for the carrier bushings, carrier guides, anti-rattle clips, bleeders, and new mounting bolts and was blown away.

It is about $200 to buy sets for both the front and the back. There are brass carrier bushings that end up costing almost $20 less when getting everything else. They take away the side to side give that the rubber bushings have, making the pads wear flatter under hard braking. They aren't really neccessary for me since I won't be pushing my brakes to the limit, but I am not sure if it will hurt upgrading to them to cut down on cost. In my head upgrading sounds like it makes sense instead of paying more for factory bushings.

Has anyone ran brass carrier bushings on their calipers? This is turning into an overpriced nightmare=P

[Earl]

I started yesterday by rounding up a rubber tipped air nozzle. I got the pistons to pop right out.



I saw how nasty the face of the pistons were so I figured they could use some cleaning up.




Only one has a good bit of corrosion.



I think it should be fine since I wasn't having any issues with it before rebuilding these.

I dropped the caliper bodies in the parts cleaner yesterday to get all of the brake fluid out of the bore. I then stopped by the hardware store last night and grabbed some rubber plugs to block off the holes for the piston and brake line while they get sandblasted/powdercoated. I should be able to get them nice and clean by the end of today=)

[Earl]

I managed to finish cleaning up the calipers today.





I can't wait to see them satin black =)

I will be out at the shop Saturday. My buddy Kyle will be making it out and I am hoping to accomplish something.

[Earl]

My buddy Kyle had to work again this weekend so no progress was made on the bay.

I got out to the shop on Sunday.

The calipers, carriers, and knuckles where picked up to get powdercoated.

I also traded a set of Style 5 barrels I had laying around for the battery cables from an e36. This makes moving my battery to the hatch basically plug and play.



I started off by removing my hood latches so that I can clean them up and paint them.

My friend John then told me to get back to work on the trunk setup. I got the base for the compressors and manifold cut. This fits right inside of the tool compartment under the floor.




I will be mounting the compressors and manifold once I decide what orientation I should put them. After that I will cover the board in fabric to finish it off. You won't see it once I make the false floor, but I still want it to be aesthetically pleasing.

I was hoping to work on the motor but realized that I need the cam locking tool still. I will be borrowing one next weekend. That will let me get the timing chain back on and then I can button up the timing covers and get the valve cover on as well.

This week my rotors should be showing up too=) I got my taxes done on Saturday so I will have a good chunk of money to splurge on more parts

[angelicmisskitty]

I'd suggest hot pink as color choice for powder coating
Looking great so far =)

[teetime4one]

Motivation abounds!
Good stuff Earl.

[anassa]

Geez, just took the time to look through the entire thread . . . okay so I skimmed some of it and focused on the pictures.

Great build, its too bad that the .org doesn't get that much traffic otherwise there would be a lot more comments to motivate! I also apologize for not following better such a detailed build. This reminds me a bit a build that is from very different genre of car and focus but was my inspiration back in the day and still is a amazingly detailed oriented build.

Keep at it!


Oh and I forgot to ask, how are you planning on correcting the toe in the rear? Weld in adjusters like those from IE?

[Earl]

Thanks a ton=) I will actually be investing in some modified rear trailing arms in Fall/Winter. There is a guy names Dominic with a compact that he has done a ton of custom work to. He runs a company called Dominant Engineering. He cut the original mounting points off and replaced them with adjustable heim joints, which allows them to adjust camber and toe easily. They are a little over $400 with your arms sent in to modify. They allow a ton more adjustment than the weld in kits.

[anassa]

Originally Posted by Earl

Thanks a ton=) I will actually be investing in some modified rear trailing arms in Fall/Winter. There is a guy names Dominic with a compact that he has done a ton of custom work to. He runs a company called Dominant Engineering. He cut the original mounting points off and replaced them with adjustable heim joints, which allows them to adjust camber and toe easily. They are a little over $400 with your arms sent in to modify. They allow a ton more adjustment than the weld in kits.

Hmm interesting I just took a look at their site, it looks nice, but mostly for ford focus products? Also saw a thread with people complaining from lack of communication for parts.

I was thinking for my setup to go simple and just raise the rear subframe:
http://www.condorspeedshop.com/colle...-bushings-uhmw

I currently have IE bushings which are great, but its sitting low enough that the rear is at -1.9deg camber, forgot what the toe was, but I can see visible change in toe, and I still want to go a half to a inch lower so that may kill my tires.

But your obviously going a LOT lower lol.

Looking forward to see how it turns out.

[Earl]

I would actually get the adjustable arms for getting more camber and getting rid of the terrible toe=) Dominic is very busy and is pretty bad at responding to messages, but once you actually reach him he is pretty good about it.

[Earl]

My Adams Rotors showed up Friday.




There was a miscommunication between Adam and I on the front rotors. Compacts end up having the option for either solid or vented fronts. My car ended up having the vented option, but Adam assumed it had the solid option. No biggie whatsoever. He was very happy to sort this out with me and it luckily happened at a time where they aren't needed ASAP anyways.



My buddy Greaser Kyle did more work in the bay.

We want it to be mostly symmetrical when it is done. There was an odd bump on the drivers side frame rail where a mount used to sit. It was ground off and patched.





He also patched an indent in the drivers side tower but I forgot to take an after picture=/



He ended up finishing the patch on the inside of the passenger side tower as well to rid of the tear drop shaped indent. (I forgot to picture this as well)



While this was going on, my friends and I procured the cam lock tool and made an attempt to get the timing chain on and then engine timed. I think we got it but I am too afraid to turn it over. lol




I was going to install the M44 tensioner (upgrade over the M42 tensioner) but I didn't seem to order a new seal and cover to install it=/

Other than that I have been thinking about sideskirts lately and how I don't think the ///M skirts will be good enough. I have been told e46 skirts are the same length but cannot find any good pictures of e36's running stock e46 skirts. I will be looking into my options.

I also took this picture while I was walking around #rippinshelfies

[Earl]

It seems I am having a hard time working with Adams Rotors on getting the right ones made. For some reason, Centric doesn't show that our cars had the option for vented front rotors unless it was a 98 or 99. Adams Rotors goes by what Centric says instead of the RealOem diagram that I supplied.

I just want to recoup some of the cost so I can get the proper fronts. Get someone to buy these please:

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=39886

[anassa]

Good luck, sucks for the screw up, My brembo blanks are working fine otherwise I would be interested.

[Earl]

No problem=) Spread the word. All the compact guys that I chat with have vented discs.