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alright, i will have to give that a go, thanks guys! let you know how i go..

that is exactly what i did, i took the calipers back to bare metal, as best i could using a variety of wet n dry sand paper then prepsoled them cleaning them up good then i sprayed over in mc202. please revert back to the link i gave above for a more recent picture the paint has fully dryed looks a bit better. but not as "gold" as i thought it was going to be...

thanks for the advice guys, i have read a few thread on here regarding painting brake calipers anodizing etc, the paint looks a bit better today it has now a nice shine finish to it. So should i go over the paint on it now in the dulicolour Mc100 ground coat then hit it again with MC 200, or should i just try a few more coats of th mc200? regards hame. here is a recent picture.

wow! already here, i was jsut saying to the miss's yesterday i cant wait to see one on the roads...so when do u think we'll see street legal r35 gtr's?

Began painting the calipers today i am using dulpicolour metalcast MC 202 which is a gold colour however it is not turning out the way i expected it too which is really annoyed me. i was told not to use a primer, and the results look like the paint is not thick enough. i used a full 311g can on the front two calipers and here is how it came out. should i let it dry over the next 24 hours and then maybe get another can?

heres the pics, it like the paint wasn't thick enough or something, think i should get another car n go over the top? i did not use a primer but i was told by the guy at autobarn not to as the paint did not need a primer... hamish.

hey guys i tried doing mine today i have preped the calipers and i used one can of duplicolour metalcast mc202 yellow with gold finish and it is not looking great at all! i have used the whole can on the two calipers and they look funny i'll post up pics asap hamish

its the unburn fuel combusting in the cat which like eugine said can cause the cat to wear. IT not a major problem but it good to know for peace of mind.

hey Deren good to see things coming along even further must be exciting!!!! turbo's in yet?

isn't the differnce gts-t 4-pot calipers made by nissan, gtr has 6-pot brembo's??

i will be doing minimal track work i think but thanks for letting us know anyhow eug! i'll be painting my calipers today!

Hey Eug! because i am doing 5-stud conversion with gts-t rotors and calipers does this mean i also need to get a larger brake booster? OoskylineoO if i were you i'd be getting the gts-t calipers as well unless you don't want to be spending too muc money you could be blank GTS4 rotors and have them drilled to the 5-stud pattern, so you can use your original calipers.. cheers hame

Yeah they do a gold part number Mc 202. its actually classified yellow but it has a gold finish so i am told from the guys from holts. So i have my calipers back to metal (check the N/A thread as i have pics in there) i am doing a brake conversion and i will be doing mine in the gold colour. Hope they come out good. So u use prepsol, then use metalic silver basecoat then apply several coats of the duplicolour metalcast anodized colour. cheers, hame ADD it did not come up the best i just preped the calipers with masking tape and then proceeded to paint over with dupilcolour mc202 and the results were not as expected. for pictures look at http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Pa...40#entry3591091 hamish

Hey, I'm back! got back on the 15th! Missed the car a heap, took it for a drive to victoria point yesterday, loved it! I been working on the brakes since i been back trying to recondition the calipers. I've done well so far using wet n dry and other tools. Should i have them sand blasted? i also am getting the gtst rotors machined to stop warping when used. here is some pictures of the progress. cheers hamish

hey guys it has been a while sinbce i have been on SAU (hope ya all missed me) i went to hervey bay fopr christmas then to melbourne for three weeks and well i still here now, i get back on the 15th. just thought i'd touch base, i got some good little christmas presents for the car including stands ramps and an air compressor! so i cheering. Anyhow i have fully reconditioned one of the break calipers now i up to doing the 2nd one when i get back home. i cant wait to get back home to QLD to do my break conversion it'll make the car much better as the faster you go, you need to stop just as quick. anhow will keep you all updated. cheers, hame

hey been a long time since i been on here but you need to take off the intake pipe, just disconnect from the throttel body and AFM n then take off the coil back cover and well the rest should be easy from here, also disconnect it from the loom near the firewall. hope this helps, hame

Hey i just had my r33 GTS (non_turbo) skyline converted to an rb25det series 2 turbo engine with the r33 turbo gear box and ECU to match, basically making a r33 gts-t. I have a problem with my speedo and that is, that it is on approximately 1/2 (so when i am actaully doing 60km/h my speedo reads at 30km/h) Any ideas on what this could be? i have talked to a few people (check my thread in the N/A section) but this has not been answered properly). Hame

sounds like you may have possibly worn a flat spot, if it sounds like the car was already on when trying to ignote the engine. hmm, hope all works out mate, hame.

i think i get this slightly too, i'm away for three weeks, when i come back i'll clean up the AFM with contact cleaner! cheers.

"Unsure about the 33's but twins won't fit the 32's due to the a/c receiver dryer." i know some one who has twin thermo's and they work a treat in a R32 keep the thing cool as ice! is it possible to take out the auxilory fan off the rb25det and just run thermo's? pro's? con's? hame

haha nice one! lol i think you wont notice much of a difference in the pod with CIA and stock box with pannel filter. I think they are as good as one another. Just make sure if you run a pod have a good heat shield and if you run the stock airbox, use an apexi or KnN pannel filter. As long as there is not restriction on flow, but good enough to filter the "Dirty" air into the intake, or turbo. hame

yeah as stated to tell you timing belt is to be done at 100,000k's lol gl man

i have a stange problem with my R33 skyline, when i drive i can feel hot air coming throgh near my pedals, as if there was a hole just blowing the air off the engine in there? even when the aircon is off...? any ideas?

i use the stock oil temp gauge just for warm up purposes in the mornings etc, however when installing aftermarket oil temp and pressure gauges do you need a sandwich plate?? Please PM me answer as may not return to thread. hame

this is a good thread to keep on the go. I have a R33 gts rb25det conversion with low diff ratio, FMIC, pod 3" exaust BOV etc n i was wondering if i'd beat my miss's brother's VZ SSV V8 ute which just has basic exaust mods...? wat we think?