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Fancy new calipers!

Fancy new calipers!

Postby SolaraPete » Tue May 15, 2012 6:36 pm

Finally got some time to get some work done on my car. Ive had the Supra/ES300 brake conversion parts sitting around so decided to put a lil DIY thread together for u guys.

1. Here's the ES300 dual piston caliper (re-man) fresh out of the box:

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2. I ground off a bit of the face to get a nice even, and smooth surface:

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3. Then i applied 3 coats of Dupli-Color silver metallic caliper paint:

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4. A friend of mine is pretty damn good at making vinyl graphics, so had him size up the TRD logo and we cut it with a vinyl plotter. (yes, if anyone wants some just shoot me a pm - $10/pair to cover my time, vinyl, and postage)

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5. Now the 1st coat of Dupli-Color red metallic paint:

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6. I think this is after the 2nd or 3rd coat.. was kinda buzzed off the paint fumes... i think i did about 3 light coats and a wet 4th one.

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7. And here's the finished product after peeling off the vinyl graphic (be sure to peel it carefully and relatively soon after the last coat)

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So what do u guys think? Im pretty happy with the results, and will post pics once everything is installed. For those that arent familiar, or dont wanna search, the upgrade involves ES300 front calipers, EricSol (now known as Gabe's) caliper spacers, Supra front rotors, ES300 rear rotors, and ES300 rear caliper brackets. Since i have a '99, my rear calipers are already bigger than 00(?) and up, so those guys will need the '99 calipers too. Im using EBC green stuff front pads, ceramic rears, and stainless steel lines on all 4 corners.

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Props to EricSol, trd4life (Gabe), and ASG14 (Adam) for pioneering this conversion and keeping the production of the caliper spacers alive!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby PlateLunch » Tue May 15, 2012 9:08 pm

Those look sick!!! I would be down for a couple pairs of those stickers, got a paypal? I want to see them on the car!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby Mr_Krispy1183 » Tue May 15, 2012 9:14 pm

Shweet!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby GzNutz » Wed May 16, 2012 10:07 am

Nice job on the painting!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby ToyoSolV6 » Wed May 16, 2012 10:47 am

wow! Thats super sick! fresh bro!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby Toy1mzfe » Wed May 16, 2012 7:47 pm

wow. super shiny. Fresh!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby SolaraPete » Thu May 17, 2012 7:03 pm

PlateLunch wrote:Those look sick!!! I would be down for a couple pairs of those stickers, got a paypal? I want to see them on the car!


Send me a pm if ur serious - keep in mind these are sized for the ES300 calipers, not the stock ones, so if you want them for a diff project ill need the exact size you want.


Thanks for all the compliments guys - im sure they'll look even more bad ass behind my 19" wheels! Should have time this weekend to put them on and ill be sure to post some more pics.
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby trd4life » Thu May 17, 2012 7:34 pm

AWESOME! Pete your correct on all your info BTW. If you have a 2000+ model year you have the tiny rear calipers and will need the 99 and older v6 rear calipers to do the rear bbk
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby SirThomas88 » Thu May 17, 2012 10:34 pm

Nice!! I have the ES300 calipers waiting to go on my car too. Good read, gave me some ideas. Show pics once they are on before and after you put on the wheels!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby SleeperSolara » Fri May 18, 2012 4:30 pm

Looks good man!!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby HARKEM » Sat May 19, 2012 6:04 am

They look sh** hot!!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby mig0s » Sat May 19, 2012 1:21 pm

SirThomas88 wrote:Nice!! I have the ES300 calipers waiting to go on my car too. Good read, gave me some ideas. Show pics once they are on before and after you put on the wheels!


are those the ones I sold you? crap man it's been a long time lmao
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby djandrey_M » Thu May 24, 2012 8:36 pm

looks absolutely stunning
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby SoSleek » Fri May 25, 2012 1:17 pm

BAD @$$! I want to see these mounted ASAP!!!
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Re: Fancy new calipers!

Postby PlateLunch » Fri May 25, 2012 1:40 pm

So stoked, the stickers SolaraPete sent me just arrived! I appreciate the people on this forum, as it's a pretty tight knit crew and every body seems on the level and willing to help others out. Right on!


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