Mondo

He brings some great cars over - everyone who's bought one from him has been highly satisfied with every aspect of the sale! :thumbup1:

How is it you've managed to appear here so fortuitously....?

Well, this is certainly a coincidental forum sign-up......

It's weird - I found this lottery ticket in my jeans after they'd been through the wash and, amazingly, the only information on it that could still be read were the winning numbers! :lol:

It seems I'm marching ahead with this year's plans as she's off to have the wheels completely refurbished on Friday! :biggrin: Tyres off, wheels shotblasted, kerb damage repaired, powdercoated (in two colours), brand new valves, tyres back on and balanced. That, along with the calipers, should all but complete the exterior revamp... :thumbup1: Can't. Wait!

Double-check on FB, Tom - Geordie French's SWB has a 2+2 Twinz roof spoiler, but I don't know if it's already been snapped up!

Factory what now...?? :rofl:

I have a bit of a concern about these newly rebuilt calipers... On the rear ones, where the dustboot sits on the caliper, there is a small lip so that, when the retaining clip is in place, it locks in under this lip and so secures the boot firmly into place. :) On the fronts though, there is no lip! So the dustboot and it's retaining clip just sit against the caliper, as opposed to being locked into it. I can only hope that, once the pads and everything are refitted, the dustboot won't flex sufficiently to unseat itself from where it's mounted...!

^^^^ And so the modding begins.... ;) :thumbup1:

Thanks, guys :) Once the wheels are completely refurbed and revamped (watch this space!), I think everything will fall into place and the caliper colour will make perfect sense... ;)

Welcome home, buddy! :thumbup1:

Fully rebuilt now :) :

Z1 sell the new blackout strips - that's where mine came from :)

Z1 sell the new blackout strips - that's where mine came from :)

Winner!!! :clap:

Winner!!! :clap:

Are we allowing simply peculiar names...? If so, I used to go to school with a girl called Heidi Murgatroyd... which we all thought was hysterical! And let's not forget Mike Hunt - he was a legend in the playground.... :rofl: [/lowers the tone]

Are we allowing simply peculiar names...? If so, I used to go to school with a girl called Heidi Murgatroyd... which we all thought was hysterical! And let's not forget Mike Hunt - he was a legend in the playground.... :rofl: [/lowers the tone]

Is Sinjin not actually spelled St John...? Or am I placing too much emphasis on old "Airwolf" episodes...? :lol:

Is Sinjin not actually spelled St John...? Or am I placing too much emphasis on old "Airwolf" episodes...? :lol:

Thanks, Gaz :) Like I said, a splash of colour partially hidden behind my wheels will look pretty nice... and the candy coating darkens the red down somewhat too, which was what I wanted. Looking forward to finding a few spare moments to get them rebuilt and then get down to Mr Dent's gaff and have them and various other bits fitted! :biggrin:

Thanks, Gaz :) Like I said, a splash of colour partially hidden behind my wheels will look pretty nice... and the candy coating darkens the red down somewhat too, which was what I wanted. Looking forward to finding a few spare moments to get them rebuilt and then get down to Mr Dent's gaff and have them and various other bits fitted! :biggrin:

Calipers collected :) When I'd dropped them off, I started having a few doubts over the colour choice but, now they're finished and back here, I've decided that I made the right call: Candy red!! :biggrin: My reasoning for this is as follows: my Zed is very silver! Silver body, silver wheels... I wanted a splash of colour on the exterior that wasn't going to be too vulgar or garish, and that would tie in nicely with the "silver & red" them that seems to have evolved. I didn't want plain gloss red and then I thought "Candy, to match my engine!" So I umm'ed and ahh'ed and then decided to take the plunge. Seeing as there's not a huge amount of caliper visible behind my many spokes, this should provide the splash of colour I wanted without being too OTT. :) The pictures make them look far less shimmery than they are in real life. The calipers themselves have been wire-wheeled and soda-blasted prior to painting, and there are brand new pistons, seals and clips to be installed. Once these are fitted, along with the stainless steel lines, I should find that my brakes are absolutely tip-top! :biggrin: Happy Mondo this morning :thumbup:

Calipers collected :) When I'd dropped them off, I started having a few doubts over the colour choice but, now they're finished and back here, I've decided that I made the right call: Candy red!! :biggrin: My reasoning for this is as follows: my Zed is very silver! Silver body, silver wheels... I wanted a splash of colour on the exterior that wasn't going to be too vulgar or garish, and that would tie in nicely with the "silver & red" them that seems to have evolved. I didn't want plain gloss red and then I thought "Candy, to match my engine!" So I umm'ed and ahh'ed and then decided to take the plunge. Seeing as there's not a huge amount of caliper visible behind my many spokes, this should provide the splash of colour I wanted without being too OTT. :) The pictures make them look far less shimmery than they are in real life. The calipers themselves have been wire-wheeled and soda-blasted prior to painting, and there are brand new pistons, seals and clips to be installed. Once these are fitted, along with the stainless steel lines, I should find that my brakes are absolutely tip-top! :biggrin: Happy Mondo this morning :thumbup:

So this morning sees me heading off to collect my calipers...! :biggrin: