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[leevx2.2]

Eventually got around to finishing my 4 pot conversion 305mm discs and ap racing 4 pot calipers with yellow stuff pads.
Just need to conect brake pipes and bleed and give them a go all for £500 Bargain

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

look good must be brave to do all that work outside

[The Batman]

how did you get it all so cheap..... tell me your secret

[leevx2.2]

look good must be brave to do all that work outside

just picked up brackets had to see if they all fitted and they did thank god i measured them right

[leevx2.2]

how did you get it all so cheap..... tell me your secret

You should be able to get most calipers to fit with the right brackets and discs. Got calipers of fleabay ment for another car but a vx now

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

look i'm here
never use the brake

[vocky]

my diy ap 4 pots cost approx £400, that was all brand new parts too Genuine vauxhall Astra gsi Turbo 308mm discs (£90 - ebay), pair of ap calipers (£120 - ebay), machining (£40), made a pair of brackets (£5), mintex 1144 pads (£85 camskill) and a pair of goodridge hoses (£60) very pleased with them

[mandarinvx]

how did you get it all so cheap..... tell me your secret

One of the main cost savings is not using the AP bell and rotor setup - I think the calipers alone are around £550 new

Lee - did you get the brackets custom made, or happen across a secondhand set

[leevx2.2]

look i'm here
never use the brake

sounds like a challenge fab i wasnt racing you if i was you would be behind me trust me

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

sounds like a challenge fab i wasnt racing you if i was you would be behind me trust me

..............never race on a public road

[leevx2.2]

how did you get it all so cheap..... tell me your secret

One of the main cost savings is not using the AP bell and rotor setup - I think the calipers alone are around £550 new

Lee - did you get the brackets custom made, or happen across a secondhand set

local engineer firm i use gave him a drawing and he made them £50 bargain

[mandarinvx]

local engineer firm i use gave him a drawing and he made them £50 bargain

Cool

What model calipers are they (for future reference )

[leevx2.2]

local engineer firm i use gave him a drawing and he made them £50 bargain

Cool

What model calipers are they (for future reference )

got it all down on paper what discs calipers and bracket size just pm me when you want them mate and i will sort out

[mandarinvx]

[Muncher]

Can you post the details up? Will be interesting to see how you get on, may be something to consider once I have killed my disks and pads, but at the moment I am quite happy with them.

[leevx2.2]

Can you post the details up?

Will be interesting to see how you get on, may be something to consider once I have killed my disks and pads, but at the moment I am quite happy with them.

i will post up was going to take a few pics weekend of braket e.t.c and then i will

[MEAGY]

personally i dont think there is any need for them as if i stamp on my 2 pots (with pagids rs14s, 308mm grooved discs, goodridge hoses ap 500 fluid) i can lock my R888s on a dry track....so whats the point? If it can be done really cheaply then maybe go for it but i would think 4 pots would be hard to use on a greasey wet track/road!

[MAXR]

personally i dont think there is any need for them as if i stamp on my 2 pots (with pagids rs14s, 308mm grooved discs, goodridge hoses ap 500 fluid) i can lock my R888s on a dry track....so whats the point? If it can be done really cheaply then maybe go for it but i would think 4 pots would be hard to use on a greasey wet track/road!

That was my initial thoughts. But after driving an AP 4 pot upgraded VX the initial thought was that there was no real noticeable difference from my AP disc/RS14's/Braided hosed car on track. However, after braking late after some long straights it was apparent that it wipes of the speed quicker & consistently, especially after continuous hard driving. There's not a lot in it to be fair, as the VX's are pretty light cars. At normal hard(ish) braking speeds I couldn't tell any difference!

[cheeky_chops]

Can you post the details up?

Will be interesting to see how you get on, may be something to consider once I have killed my disks and pads, but at the moment I am quite happy with them.

i will post up was going to take a few pics weekend of braket e.t.c and then i will

Please! inc dimenensions - have a cunning plan to fit some 4 pots but need the measurements

[Duncan VXR]

Have to say the brakes work fine on my setup and agree with what has been stated that there is not much improvement other than very hard track use - Also weight to think about if your not going ali bells etc Fair play for sorting though - looks good Cheeky, remember I live VERY close to AP racing and know a few of the guys there and have used BG developments in the past for brackets etc Must see if they will put the vx on their brake dyno like they did with my Renault 5 audi conversion - never seen brakes glow like it and thought my car would melt! LOL