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Old 09-12-2008, 09:19 PM
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Hall of Fame 993 caliper upgrade

I'm putting a set of 993 calipers on the 911 using 930 rotors. I refused to pay $250 for the front adapters, so I made my own. After some carefull measuring, scribing, and a little guess work the first crack came out spot on (well, within 0.5mm). I've made myself a dimensioned solid edge cad drawing for future reference. I made the other side after work today and counterbored pockets for the strut bolts. I'll machine some weight out of them before its all over with...
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