Build rear brake adapter brackets. The rear hubs are the same aluminium casting left and right and they have mounting ears for brake calipers in front and in rear of the wheel but only the rears are machined flat and provided with fine thread M12 helicoils. I checked the front side of the hubs for flatness with a flat file and it was flat after a few strokes. I don't have the stuff to install helicoils, so to make strong mounts I drilled and tapped M12 coarse thread and put in high grade allen bolts with locktite and that makes them studs for the caliper brackets. I got a question about the strength of the angle steel brackets. They are very strong because they are not flat steel that is bend or welded, they are extruded this way and very stiff. Welding in triangles would make them even stiffer but I don't think it is needed.
Red calipers on a red car is like to much lipstick ...
Metallic charcoal grey ("Volvo 214") base paint + clear, then the Brembo decals, then another coat of clear. Looks great, understated and not too obvious but because they sit almost against the wheel spokes they do get noticed. Stupid me put the brakelines on the wrong side of the front calipers. I didn't want to use the painted over original lines so I made new ones and they got a layer of clearcoat.
Question: How can the car be so low without engine?
Answer:
I jacked up the rear left to check front wheel clearance, the tire tucks in nicely inside the fender without rubbing. (pics not in chronological order obviously)
