Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

gbrettin · 02-09-2021, 12:03 AM

Broke down my Akebono's and cleaned them up prior to powder coating. I ruined 4 pistons because I shot them out of the caliper ... which I found completely hilarious at the time. It's not terrible funny now. Oh no. there it is. I'm laughing again.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLDgjUaH..._web_copy_link

They 100% needed to be gone through. I'm glad I did. They had a lot of grime and brake dust. The boots were hashed.

Rusty · 02-09-2021, 12:50 AM

Hey dumb chit. You damage the pistons. You're SOL! You CAN'T buy just the pistons. You HAVE to buy the WHOLE caliper.

gbrettin · 02-09-2021, 05:04 PM

Why do they sell replacement pistons?

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Rusty · 02-09-2021, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Why do they sell replacement pistons?

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I couldn't find replacement pistons when I redid mine. I couldn't find pistons for my truck either. None of my local stores could get them.

I see that Z1 has them. When I did mine. I needed them NOW, not later. I didn't have time to check with Z1.

https://www.z1motorsports.com/front-...caAlXuEALw_wcB

gbrettin · 02-09-2021, 08:41 PM

Oh man I totally got lost in the moment having fun. I only had a few hours of sleep and was running on fumes. RIGHT after I blasted them out I had a moment of clarity and face palmed hard. .... I laughed at how stupid it was... Nay.. how stupid I was.

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Rusty · 02-09-2021, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Oh man I totally got lost in the moment having fun. I only had a few hours of sleep and was running on fumes. RIGHT after I blasted them out I had a moment of clarity and face palmed hard. .... I laughed at how stupid it was... Nay.. how stupid I was.

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Easy way to get them out with air pressure. Use a 4" c-clamp on each piston. Have each c-clamp backed off enough the the pistons won't come all the way out. Hit the air and have the pistons move. Then slowly back the c-clamps off.

Keeps from getting hit in the face with a flying object. Unless there is someone there that you don't like.

jchammond · 02-10-2021, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Thanks dude.

Also. You have done an SPL upgrade on your lower control arms right? Worth it?

I asked him the same exact question

As I purchased new lower control arms, because the lower ball joints aren’t serviceable

jchammond · 02-10-2021, 04:51 AM

Haven’t even put any thoughts on the brakes

As I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt to freshen these up a bit

gbrettin · 02-10-2021, 07:55 PM

Front Wheel Hub YT
I used a remix of Led Zeppelin Immigrant song.... guess what, copy right claim. They can lick my taint.

madwi · 02-10-2021, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbrettin

Front Wheel Hub YT
I used a remix of Led Zeppelin Immigrant song.... guess what, copy right claim. They can lick my taint.

Vimeo.

gbrettin · 02-12-2021, 01:51 PM

Akebono Caliper Disassembled.

Rusty · 02-12-2021, 05:04 PM

You have a right hand drive car?

gbrettin · 02-14-2021, 03:24 PM

Found my lost Stillen cooler! YES! That tidbit of metal is WAY too expensive.

My buddies thought it would be funny to put a dead winged rat on my engine. It was indeed funny.

My 2 piece rotors were disassembled. I used a rubber hammer to get the inserts out, with the exception of 3 of them. I should have used a punch because I ended up mushrooming the head a bit with a claw hammer. That set me back an hour trying to grind it out.

I have all new centric pistons coming in for my calipers. Also, I ordered ACDelco rubber seals. I thought that was made in America... Apparently not.

All the bolts were cleaned up for my brake caliper. I used a wire wheel to gently go over the surface which knocked off all the corrosion. I also primed the heads on the bolts and then painted them black. Might as well go full re-tard.

The 2 piece rotor hats were scuffed and primed. Later (next day) I was was chatting up Bryan Settle and he noticed the Epoxy Primer was not high temp. SOooooOooooOOooo I went to the parts store to purchase 40 dollars with of paint. After that I sent a message off to the powder coater and asked him how much for cermic coating. He quoted me 50 bucks... SOLD!

Lastly, I now have the push rod measurements for my engine. I'm happy to say that's the last internal component I needed for my engine to run.

I'm chipping away at this elephant. It feels like I have some tail wind on this project right now.

A question for you guys. Have the videos been getting easier to watch? Or... don't quit your day job? Or... you simply haven't watched/cared. Not going to hurt my feelings. just looking for a bit of feedback. Reason I'm doing it is to give a bit more depth to the build here, have some video documentation for myself and most importantly... nerd out a bit with video editing/graphic software.

Rusty · 02-14-2021, 03:56 PM

Where did you get the brakes seals and pistons from? Does the seal kit have the o-ring for between the caliper halves?

ShuuraRG · 02-15-2021, 09:58 AM

Amazing build!!!

02-09-2021, 12:03 AM	#646 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,281 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Broke down my Akebono's and cleaned them up prior to powder coating. I ruined 4 pistons because I shot them out of the caliper ... which I found completely hilarious at the time. It's not terrible funny now. Oh no. there it is. I'm laughing again. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLDgjUaH..._web_copy_link They 100% needed to be gone through. I'm glad I did. They had a lot of grime and brake dust. The boots were hashed. Rusty, Hotrodz, jchammond and 2 others like this.

02-09-2021, 12:50 AM	#647 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,180 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	Hey dumb chit. You damage the pistons. You're SOL! You CAN'T buy just the pistons. You HAVE to buy the WHOLE caliper. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

02-09-2021, 05:04 PM	#648 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,281 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Why do they sell replacement pistons? Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Rusty and Hotrodz like this.

02-09-2021, 08:41 PM	#650 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,281 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Oh man I totally got lost in the moment having fun. I only had a few hours of sleep and was running on fumes. RIGHT after I blasted them out I had a moment of clarity and face palmed hard. .... I laughed at how stupid it was... Nay.. how stupid I was. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Rusty likes this.

02-10-2021, 04:51 AM	#653 (permalink)
jchammond A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Carolina Age: 58 Posts: 15,204 Drives: 13’ 370Z TS 7A/T Rep Power: 2684394	Haven’t even put any thoughts on the brakes As I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt to freshen these up a bit gbrettin, Rusty, Hotrodz and 1 others like this. __________________ MazWorx built long block \| FI-TT-100 Stage 2.75 \| IPT built 7A/T http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...s-musings.html

02-10-2021, 07:55 PM	#654 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,281 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Front Wheel Hub YT I used a remix of Led Zeppelin Immigrant song.... guess what, copy right claim. They can lick my taint. Rusty, jchammond, old guy and 2 others like this.

02-12-2021, 01:51 PM	#656 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,281 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Akebono Caliper Disassembled. cv129, Rusty, Hotrodz and 2 others like this.

02-12-2021, 05:04 PM	#657 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,180 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	You have a right hand drive car? gbrettin likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

02-14-2021, 03:24 PM	#658 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,281 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Found my lost Stillen cooler! YES! That tidbit of metal is WAY too expensive. My buddies thought it would be funny to put a dead winged rat on my engine. It was indeed funny. My 2 piece rotors were disassembled. I used a rubber hammer to get the inserts out, with the exception of 3 of them. I should have used a punch because I ended up mushrooming the head a bit with a claw hammer. That set me back an hour trying to grind it out. I have all new centric pistons coming in for my calipers. Also, I ordered ACDelco rubber seals. I thought that was made in America... Apparently not. All the bolts were cleaned up for my brake caliper. I used a wire wheel to gently go over the surface which knocked off all the corrosion. I also primed the heads on the bolts and then painted them black. Might as well go full re-tard. The 2 piece rotor hats were scuffed and primed. Later (next day) I was was chatting up Bryan Settle and he noticed the Epoxy Primer was not high temp. SOooooOooooOOooo I went to the parts store to purchase 40 dollars with of paint. After that I sent a message off to the powder coater and asked him how much for cermic coating. He quoted me 50 bucks... SOLD! Lastly, I now have the push rod measurements for my engine. I'm happy to say that's the last internal component I needed for my engine to run. I'm chipping away at this elephant. It feels like I have some tail wind on this project right now. A question for you guys. Have the videos been getting easier to watch? Or... don't quit your day job? Or... you simply haven't watched/cared. Not going to hurt my feelings. just looking for a bit of feedback. Reason I'm doing it is to give a bit more depth to the build here, have some video documentation for myself and most importantly... nerd out a bit with video editing/graphic software. Rusty, Hotrodz, ZontheRocks and 1 others like this.

02-14-2021, 03:56 PM	#659 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,180 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	Where did you get the brakes seals and pistons from? Does the seal kit have the o-ring for between the caliper halves? gbrettin, Hotrodz and redondoaveb like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

02-15-2021, 09:58 AM	#660 (permalink)
ShuuraRG Base Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Pickerington, OH Posts: 101 Drives: 2015 370Z NISMO Rep Power: 3364	Amazing build!!! gbrettin and Zingston like this.

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