ST205 calipers

[doublezero]

hey guys,

I found these calipers from a wrecker. Here's how they looked.

I gave them a good clean and they turned out alright.

Then I decided that I would paint them this colour with the celica words revealed in its metal.

This is how it is looking now.

Will be painting them either tomorrow and on friday.

Rotors to be used will be the ones from skyline gtr r32 which measures 296mm diameter and 32mm thick.

I have to buy the overhaul kit and new pistons for the caliper as the pistons look like they are starting to rust.

[DJKOR]

Good stuff. It's amazing to think that from the first photo they would be able to be cleaned up to such a good state. Nice work.

[doublezero]

Good stuff. It's amazing to think that from the first photo they would be able to be cleaned up to such a good state. Nice work.

Thanks. I had to spend 2 hours with grease remover and a steel brush to get it back to its original colour.

Any idea how bad the pistons have to be for them to be replaced? Not keen on spending $350 on rebuilding them.

[xoom]

Good stuff. It's amazing to think that from the first photo they would be able to be cleaned up to such a good state. Nice work.

Thanks. I had to spend 2 hours with grease remover and a steel brush to get it back to its original colour.

Any idea how bad the pistons have to be for them to be replaced? Not keen on spending $350 on rebuilding them.

good to see someone has finally gone down this path ....... i originally started in this manner and was looking at making up the brackets for the calipers & centre washer for the discs to mount properly and then time became an issue so i just bought the rotora BBK.

in all honesty mate given that the brakes are the thing that actually save ur life and prevent u from being harmed i think spending the cash is a VERY wise investment. I just dont understand how ppl get all tight about getting piece of mind on things that might save ur life but are happy to spend away on other items.

My advice given the condition these were in is for piece of mind just get them rebuilt. That way you never have to think about them again

Bill

[the_random_hero]

If you want a good alternative to painting them, get them ceramic coated. It shouldn't be too much and it will never wear off ;)

Afterwards you will need the calipers rebuilt, always a good idea when picking up any second hand calipers anyway.

[CHA54]

is the actual piston outer wall rusted? You've popped them out of the calipers to do a full inspection? It's usually pretty easy to clean up the actual pistons, rarely need to replace them.

Piston bores should be honed when you do new seals

[doublezero]

is the actual piston outer wall rusted? You've popped them out of the calipers to do a full inspection? It's usually pretty easy to clean up the actual pistons, rarely need to replace them.

Piston bores should be honed when you do new seals

Yea the pistons are rusted in the pits and on the contact area as well. I don't think I can save them at all. I have placed an order for 8 new pistons with rebuild kit. Ex japan :(

The only issue now is getting some wheels. I really want to fit them under some 16's but then again so many threads say they only fit under 17's. sigh...

[doublezero]

UPDATE!!

Found some spare time with my friend who wanted to paint his brembos too. The calipers were sandblasted to remove the coat it had on and then the primer was applied the day. Here, my friend is with our compressor gun laying the final coat on his brembos and his lug nuts.

The paint was more matt when we changed the ratio to less paint, and more glossy with high paint ratio. We both achieved different results with our calipers.

Here are the end results!

The colour came out a lot darker than we anticipated but was acceptable. I had taken the paint off the celica words to bring it closer to the "spoon calipers" that we were trying to follow on.

The next step is the install. I have found some nice wheels which are 16" but are 5x100. Need to wait for SD to confirm that the front hubs off the zzt231 could be swapped into our corolla sportivo. Once that is done then everything will be rolling into.