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rgalla9146
post Sep 20 2023, 09:34 AM
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What Alfa Romeo alloy caliper (from what model car) is suitable to replace 3"
front calipers ?
AND...is it suitable for use on the rear of a 914 with 911 vented rotors ? provided
911 emergency brakes are adapted.
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post Sep 30 2023, 06:59 PM
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Next mystery.
I've had these 911(what year ?) 944 (?) ebrake parts for years thinking they might come in handy.
Thing is, they seem different from any others that I've seen used in a 914 conversion.
The shoes are wider and the retainers are flat spring steel. See photos.
The shoes are wider than the contact area of my 911 vented rotors so
~1/8" of the shoe hangs outside the drum, so not compatible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
The intesting part of these is the stop for the bottom of the shoes is incorporated
in the backing plate. Maybe this feature can be added to the more compatible
911 ebrake parts.
What years of 911 parts are best for this conversion ?


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post Oct 1 2023, 06:20 AM
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QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Sep 30 2023, 04:59 PM) *

Next mystery.
I've had these 911(what year ?) 944 (?) ebrake parts for years thinking they might come in handy.
Thing is, they seem different from any others that I've seen used in a 914 conversion.
The shoes are wider and the retainers are flat spring steel. See photos.
The shoes are wider than the contact area of my 911 vented rotors so
~1/8" of the shoe hangs outside the drum, so not compatible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
The intesting part of these is the stop for the bottom of the shoes is incorporated
in the backing plate. Maybe this feature can be added to the more compatible
911 ebrake parts.
What years of 911 parts are best for this conversion ?



Well mine was a clusterF$&@. I would not suggest to anyone. It works fine but what a PIA. You need 69-73 parts and the best part is you get to modify the bracket out of them. Had to have a machinest machine down the brake shoes. In the end I was super irritated with the process. Parts are very hard to find
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post Oct 1 2023, 07:00 AM
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 1 2023, 08:20 AM) *

QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Sep 30 2023, 04:59 PM) *

Next mystery.
I've had these 911(what year ?) 944 (?) ebrake parts for years thinking they might come in handy.
Thing is, they seem different from any others that I've seen used in a 914 conversion.
The shoes are wider and the retainers are flat spring steel. See photos.
The shoes are wider than the contact area of my 911 vented rotors so
~1/8" of the shoe hangs outside the drum, so not compatible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
The intesting part of these is the stop for the bottom of the shoes is incorporated
in the backing plate. Maybe this feature can be added to the more compatible
911 ebrake parts.
What years of 911 parts are best for this conversion ?



Well mine was a clusterF$&@. I would not suggest to anyone. It works fine but what a PIA. You need 69-73 parts and the best part is you get to modify the bracket out of them. Had to have a machinest machine down the brake shoes. In the end I was super irritated with the process. Parts are very hard to find

I gave you the cores. I wonder if they were the wrong year to work with or 944 brakes or something. When Scott did mine on the Suby car, he didn't have the issues. I don't know what year brakes I gave him.
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 1 2023, 08:20 AM) *

QUOTE(rgalla9146 @ Sep 30 2023, 04:59 PM) *

Next mystery.
I've had these 911(what year ?) 944 (?) ebrake parts for years thinking they might come in handy.
Thing is, they seem different from any others that I've seen used in a 914 conversion.
The shoes are wider and the retainers are flat spring steel. See photos.
The shoes are wider than the contact area of my 911 vented rotors so
~1/8" of the shoe hangs outside the drum, so not compatible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
The intesting part of these is the stop for the bottom of the shoes is incorporated
in the backing plate. Maybe this feature can be added to the more compatible
911 ebrake parts.
What years of 911 parts are best for this conversion ?



Well mine was a clusterF$&@. I would not suggest to anyone. It works fine but what a PIA. You need 69-73 parts and the best part is you get to modify the bracket out of them. Had to have a machinest machine down the brake shoes. In the end I was super irritated with the process. Parts are very hard to find

I gave you the cores. I wonder if they were the wrong year to work with or 944 brakes or something. When Scott did mine on the Suby car, he didn't have the issues. I don't know what year brakes I gave him.



Mark Calipers, stubs and hubs were awesome. The rest was a major learning curve with a bunch of trial and fitting then machining, then fitting, then matching. None of that was your fault. The problem is not many of these parts have actual part numbers on them so you going off pictures and descriptions.
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rgalla9146   Alfa Calipers   Sep 20 2023, 09:34 AM
mepstein   GTV6 I believe. You can usually find them on eBay....   Sep 20 2023, 09:50 AM
mate914   What Alfa Romeo alloy caliper (from what model ca...   Sep 20 2023, 10:30 AM
rgalla9146   What Alfa Romeo alloy caliper (from what model c...   Sep 20 2023, 10:53 AM
mate914   [quote name='mate914' post='3102960' date='Sep 20...   Sep 20 2023, 01:30 PM
mepstein   The Suby conversion car I just sold had a pair of ...   Sep 20 2023, 12:00 PM
PatMc   A 48mm piston is way too much for the rear of a 91...   Sep 20 2023, 05:48 PM
rgalla9146   A 48mm piston is way too much for the rear of a 9...   Sep 20 2023, 08:43 PM
mepstein   A 48mm piston is way too much for the rear of a ...   Sep 20 2023, 09:12 PM
mate914   A 48mm piston is way too much for the rear of a 9...   Sep 21 2023, 04:41 AM
mepstein   A 48mm piston is way too much for the rear of a ...   Sep 21 2023, 05:29 AM
technicalninja   Every proportioning valve I've messed with RED...   Sep 21 2023, 06:35 AM
mate914   Every proportioning valve I've messed with RE...   Sep 21 2023, 10:26 AM
mepstein   [quote name='technicalninja' post='3103106' date=...   Sep 21 2023, 10:35 AM
mate914   [quote name='technicalninja' post='3103106' date...   Sep 21 2023, 01:26 PM
mepstein   [quote name='mepstein' post='3103145' date='Sep 2...   Sep 21 2023, 02:13 PM
PatMc   It's too bad PatMC is right. Looked like a p...   Sep 22 2023, 09:40 PM
bdstone914   What Alfa Romeo alloy caliper (from what model ca...   Sep 21 2023, 09:35 PM
mlindner   I installed SC's on the front with 48mm piston...   Sep 22 2023, 01:05 PM
mepstein   The Alfa calipers on the front are a neat replacem...   Sep 23 2023, 05:02 AM
ConeDodger   Alfa like this? I was an early adopter. Eric She...   Sep 23 2023, 05:24 AM
mepstein   Alfa like this? I was an early adopter. Eric Sh...   Sep 23 2023, 07:24 AM
rgalla9146   Alfa like this? I was an early adopter. Eric Sh...   Sep 25 2023, 08:00 AM
ConeDodger   Alfa like this? I was an early adopter. Eric S...   Sep 29 2023, 09:19 PM
Luke M   Hi Rory, Is this setup for the white GT ? On my ...   Sep 25 2023, 02:47 PM
rgalla9146   Hey Luke I have S alloy calipers on the fron...   Sep 28 2023, 01:01 PM
burton73   Hey Luke I have S alloy calipers on the fro...   Sep 28 2023, 02:24 PM
rgalla9146   [quote name='rgalla9146' post='3104562' date='Sep...   Sep 28 2023, 07:20 PM
burton73   Hey Bob Tell me about the Boxter rears and t...   Sep 28 2023, 09:21 PM
Luke M   Hey Luke I have S alloy calipers on the fro...   Sep 29 2023, 07:30 AM
porschetub   Hey Luke I have S alloy calipers on the fro...   Sep 29 2023, 12:38 PM
brant   Took my vented rears off the race car 20 years bac...   Sep 28 2023, 05:51 PM
mate914   Took my vented rears off the race car 20 years ba...   Sep 28 2023, 07:11 PM
burton73   Hi Rory This is what I think are the fronts with ...   Sep 29 2023, 08:02 AM
rgalla9146   Good update on rear calipers. I found these am...   Sep 30 2023, 06:19 PM
mate914   Good update on rear calipers. I found these a...   Sep 30 2023, 06:37 PM
PatMc   Good update on rear calipers. I found these ...   Sep 30 2023, 07:43 PM
rgalla9146   Next mystery. I've had these 911(what year...   Sep 30 2023, 06:59 PM
mate914   Next mystery. I've had these 911(what yea...   Sep 30 2023, 07:14 PM
mb911   Next mystery. I've had these 911(what yea...   Oct 1 2023, 06:20 AM
mepstein   Next mystery. I've had these 911(what ye...   Oct 1 2023, 07:00 AM
mb911   [quote name='mb911' post='3105249' date='Oct 1 20...   Oct 1 2023, 06:07 PM
rgalla9146   Next mystery. I've had these 911(what ye...   Oct 1 2023, 09:38 AM
Luke M   [quote name='mb911' post='3105249' date='Oct 1 20...   Oct 2 2023, 07:54 AM
mepstein   @MB911 Ben did the conversion recently and needed...   Sep 30 2023, 07:02 PM
mate914   Those brake shoes look like the right parts. The c...   Sep 30 2023, 07:17 PM
mate914   Am I going to have to take my brakes apart and tak...   Oct 1 2023, 12:00 PM
rgalla9146   Am I going to have to take my brakes apart and ta...   Oct 1 2023, 12:21 PM
mb911   Here is my set up done.   Oct 1 2023, 06:13 PM
Luke M   Here's the e-brake pad and hardware info. The ...   Oct 2 2023, 09:46 AM


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