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wojtekor
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Well I bought a set of Cosworth discs and pads from Eugene:
And while waiting for them to arrive I had a thought to drill them  if only for the looks
Stuart says someone has done such a thing here and could advice.
Is it possible to do so? Of course I'd have to ask Stuart to help me as I don't even have a proper driller but still I'm very tempted by the idea 
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scorpio_man
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Re: Drilling the brake discs
« Reply #1 on: May 29th, 2009, 7:04pm » |
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hi there
don't even try and do it yourself! the discs will just shatter when you use them.
iirc, the drilling (and grooving) are done under high temp, etc, so it's not just a case of drilling.
if you want drilled/grooved discs, buy them from Mtec100 on ebay. that's what is on my old scorpio.
hth
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wojtekor
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Re: Drilling the brake discs
« Reply #2 on: May 29th, 2009, 7:11pm » |
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Thanks for the advice Andrew Just what I was looking for, a simple yes or no answer I leave them just the way they are, and when it's time to change them will fit in a drilled/grooved set
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Jonnycab
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Re: Drilling the brake discs
« Reply #3 on: May 29th, 2009, 8:04pm » |
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Woj...did you get calipers as well ?....reason I ask is cos I'm not sure those discs will fit your 2.3. They may be too large for the calipers & also you may have solid discs on the back of yours which means the caliper won't be wide enough to take the vented discs
If you already have the calipers, then forget I ever brought the subject up
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Re: Drilling the brake discs
« Reply #4 on: May 29th, 2009, 8:14pm » |
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you're right about that Jonny they won't fit 
but my beloved friend Stuart decided to trade me cossie calipers for my 2.3 
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Re: Drilling the brake discs
« Reply #5 on: May 30th, 2009, 4:10am » |
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on May 29th, 2009, 8:14pm, wojtekor wrote:
but my beloved friend Stuart decided to trade me cossie calipers for my 2.3 |
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Have you two got engaged yet ?
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wojtekor
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Re: Drilling the brake discs
« Reply #6 on: May 30th, 2009, 12:18pm » |
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shush Jonny!!! you'll ruin the surprise 
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Re: Drilling the brake discs
« Reply #7 on: May 30th, 2009, 11:35pm » |
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erm.... whats your address and i'll POST the calipers to you!
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:I give up !  Too much for an old boy!  |
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wojtekor
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Re: Drilling the brake discs
« Reply #8 on: May 31st, 2009, 1:02am » |
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how can you say that!!! you know what it is
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