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thumpervettes 1987 c4 corvette

savageracer6969 · #1 asshole

savageracer6969 · #1 asshole

savageracer6969 · #1 asshole

savageracer6969 · #1 asshole

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thumpervette · Member

The parts have been ordered for the C5 Z06 front brake upgrade on the 1987 C4. Here's the parts list:
ACDelco 172-2263 Caliper Assembly Left Front ($94.79)
ACDelco 172-2264 Caliper Assembly Right Front ($96.61)
12455799 - FRONT CALIPER BRACKET ($38.28/ea x2)
ACDelco 18K981X Professional Durastop Front Brake Caliper Kit ($14.95/ea x2)
Power Stop K1559 Front Ceramic Brake Pad and Cross Drilled/Slotted Combo Rotor One-Click Brake Kit ($130.07)
21012386 - WASHER ($3.90 pack of 10; but you only need 4)
12530697 - PIN ($14.95/ea x4)
Edelbrock / Russell 692010 Street Legal Brake Line Kit - 4 Lines per Kit ($93.24; not required for the upgrade)
84 to 87 C4 Corvette to C5 brake adapter brackets make or buy on ebay

-- Edited by thumpervette on Friday 3rd of January 2014 02:50:43 PM

thumpervette · Member

To fit the new brakes and because I like the look... I bought used wheels for the C4. I got a set of replica 07 C6 non Z06 rims with a nice set of Pirelli Sottozero tires on them for a good price on ebay and picked up locally. The wheels have some curb rash on them, so savageracer6969 and I are going to fix and paint them. The color is either going to be close to stock comp grey or gloss black. The paint code for the comp grey is WA9243. I have read that Dupli-Color has a very close match BGM0543 (formally T183). But I haven't settled on the paint color or process yet (gun or rattle can). For now, I'm going to get the rims ready for paint and deal with painting them in a few months after the weather warms up.

-- Edited by thumpervette on Friday 3rd of January 2014 10:22:53 PM

thumpervette · Member

I got new hubcentric adapters/spacers for the C6 non Z06 rims to fit my 1987 C4.

Front wheels: 18 x 8.5, +56 mm offset 245/40-18 tires

Front adapters: 32mm or 1.25" 5x4.75 to 5x4.75 Hubcentric Wheel Spacers with Lip | 12x1.5 | Chevy GMC ($47.50 for 2)

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Rear wheels: 19 x 10, +79 mm offset, 285/35-19 tires
Rear adapters: 38mm or 1.5" 5x4.75 to 5x4.75 Hubcentric Wheel Spacers with Lip | 12x1.5 | Chevy GMC ($56.92 for 2)

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The lip on the adapters fit the through hole on the rims nicely.

thumpervette · Member

Started grinding down the raised curb rash with a file and sandpaper.

Then cleaned the rims with simply green.

thumpervette · Member

Used JB Weld on the curb rash and sanded it this morning.

savageracer6969 · #1 asshole

need to feather it out more

thumpervette · Member

savageracer6969 wrote:
need to feather it out more

Thanks for the feedback, but I'm new at this... so i need a little more detail on feathering it out more. Whats a good vs bad feather? Is any of it good? Just asking so I know what the end game is supposed to look like.