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Benn
15-12-14, 10:02 PM
As above, anyone running Brembo calipers on a Nova that has pics of the set up they could post?
I wanna see calipers and brackets and fitting mostley. Maybe a measurement or too.
Nick J
15-12-14, 10:14 PM
Big chap...
bazzap8389
15-12-14, 10:20 PM
Yeah big chap does I was looking through his build thread the other day.
Benn
15-12-14, 10:27 PM
Sent him a pm, is he on here too?
bazzap8389
15-12-14, 10:32 PM
Yeah here's his build thread Benn, there's pic of his brakes there.
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?71974-Nova-GSi-XE-full-restoration-with-tbs-etc/page29
Benn
15-12-14, 10:39 PM
Thank you :)
Rob H
16-12-14, 10:16 AM
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271442541773?nav=SEARCH

look no further!
bazzap8389
16-12-14, 10:43 AM
lol lol lol
Benn
16-12-14, 05:38 PM
hahaha they are awesome. Don't think they'll fit over my 4pots tho...
turbo-boy
16-12-14, 06:53 PM
I have Wildwood 4 pots on mine with alloy bells Ben
Big_Chap
20-12-14, 11:18 AM
Hi!

no pm mate but I thnk my box may have been full!
joff-turbo-nova
20-12-14, 11:22 AM
From BigChaps thread...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Big_Chap/DSC00646.jpg
Benn
21-12-14, 10:25 AM
I have Wildwood 4 pots on mine with alloy bells Ben

Any change of some sizes you use?
Benn
21-12-14, 10:26 AM
Hi!

no pm mate but I thnk my box may have been full!

Sent it via, but after looking at pics i think i have most answers. Thank you tho.


From BigChaps thread...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Big_Chap/DSC00646.jpg

Hhhmm read the thread again yet missed that pic totally. Thank you.
BRoadGhost
21-12-14, 04:20 PM
I'm running a similar brembo 4 pot (F40) and had to take loads off the front face of the caliper & a tiny bit from the inside of the wheels; if you're already using wilwoods what's the attraction?
BRoadGhost
21-12-14, 04:24 PM
One's off an Alfa like this, but this scumbag's dreaming of that kind of money!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-GTV-3-0-V6-Driver-Side-Front-Brake-Caliper-/141478505424?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20f0c6abd0
Big_Chap
21-12-14, 08:15 PM
Sent it via, but after looking at pics i think i have most answers. Thank you tho.



Hhhmm read the thread again yet missed that pic totally. Thank you.

Cool mate, mine was a kit which is no longer available I believe, seems that not many people where aware of it as I don't remember ever seeing them on another vaux. I didn't do much problem solving to get them on, except fitting spacers to clear the wheel spokes


I'm running a similar brembo 4 pot (F40) and had to take loads off the front face of the caliper & a tiny bit from the inside of the wheels; if you're already using wilwoods what's the attraction?

i went for them due to the rarity of seeing them on vauxhalls, especially novas
Benn
21-12-14, 09:02 PM
I'm running a similar brembo 4 pot (F40) and had to take loads off the front face of the caliper & a tiny bit from the inside of the wheels; if you're already using wilwoods what's the attraction?

Width for room. The wilwoods are quite wide (not as wide as Brembos) so have to have discs with a larger offset and my calipers are spaced back as well to just get them behind my wheels... So wanted to see if i could do it in a better way...


Cool mate, mine was a kit which is no longer available I believe, seems that not many people where aware of it as I don't remember ever seeing them on another vaux. I didn't do much problem solving to get them on, except fitting spacers to clear the wheel spokes


Sounds good, i dont want to ue spacers. So ill spec up bells and rotars so i dont have too.
Big_Chap
22-12-14, 12:29 AM
Nice although you are limited by the distance you can move inward by the section of the hub carrier that connects to the track rod ends, it's angled so the further in you go the further out the inside edge of the disc will need to be which can be done using large diameter discs (providing the inside diameter of the rotor increases with the outside) know what I mean? I can knock up a sketch to explain better.
Benn
22-12-14, 11:16 AM
I only wanna go to around 300mm. To fill the wheel gap and use bells. And to remove the spacing i've had to add in. Which i really don't like.
matthew172
19-01-15, 01:54 PM
this is what you want benn http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MGF-MGTF-MG-TF-4-Pot-AP-Racing-Front-Calipers-Discs-VGC-/231444758359?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35e32ebf57

that's what the reyland kits were, ap calipers with the mg logo removed, std discs can be used by machining the centre off so your just left with the rotors, then drill them so they bolt to your alloy bells
Benn
19-01-15, 09:12 PM
Kinda. I dont like that mine mount from the sides. Rather than the back. This makes making a bracket harder. I also thought the calipers were quite wide.
And yes i want to go with a bell and rotor set up as i love the look of them and they would fill the wheel space much better and give better braking be larger.

Good info there.
BRoadGhost
19-01-15, 09:24 PM
Those calipers aren't AP; they're brembos.
Benn
19-01-15, 09:27 PM
Most of them (in the others pic/ads) say them are APs....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MGF-MG-F-Trophy-160-AP-Racing-Brake-Caliper-Lefthand-Side-Only-MG-MANIA-LTD/251769863321?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%2 6asc%3D27678%26meid%3D79303dd3ce174a2dab1555f54ac3 b41e%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D331 325037451