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    1. #121
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      This car totally Sucks!



      hahhaha, just kidding Doug, I'm just jealous of your wheels!!!

      We have to meet up this summer for a cruise!

      -Sean


    2. #122
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      Thanks for all the kind words guys!!!!!

      Sean...yes we do!
      Douglas Lutes
      1988 Monte Carlo SS

      "Never race anything you can't afford to set on fire and push off a cliff."

    3. #123
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      Great to hear the engine is alright. I still think we should plan a meet up at the GM Nationals in Carlisle.
      1996 Federal Cadillac hearse
      1988 Eureka Chevy hearse

    4. #124
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      Kingsland, GA
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      I'm jelly

    5. #125
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      Quote Originally Posted by The Stickman View Post
      Great to hear the engine is alright. I still think we should plan a meet up at the GM Nationals in Carlisle.
      I agree 100%. We need to get sean up there too.
      Douglas Lutes
      1988 Monte Carlo SS

      "Never race anything you can't afford to set on fire and push off a cliff."

    6. #126
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      Quote Originally Posted by SicMonte View Post
      I agree 100%. We need to get sean up there too.
      How's this?
      https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...718#post797718
      1996 Federal Cadillac hearse
      1988 Eureka Chevy hearse

    7. #127
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      perfect
      Douglas Lutes
      1988 Monte Carlo SS

      "Never race anything you can't afford to set on fire and push off a cliff."

    8. #128
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      UPDATE:

      After RTTS I had a lot of noise in the front brakes when I applied pressure to the pedal. It was a very high pitched squeal. Here is what I found. This will also serve as a "how to" on replacing brake pads on the new Baer T4 calipers.


      Here are the brakes...

      Before even starting the job I thought of where the capiler was gonna rest while it was unbolted. The upper A arm is perfect for this, just make sure you cover it so the nice new caliper doesn't get scrathed.


      These are the caliper bolts. A 10mm allen socket fits them.




      Caliper is off and resting on the padded upper A arm


      The caliper bolts came with locktite on them from the factory, be sure to use more when installing the calipers again.
      Douglas Lutes
      1988 Monte Carlo SS

      "Never race anything you can't afford to set on fire and push off a cliff."

    9. #129
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      Looks like the pistons were digging into the backing material on the pads. This could be a major cause of the squealing. I added some grease to where the pistons contact the pads to help with the problem. **Note: Both sides had this issue.



      I also noticed that the pads and rotors were glazed. I took some emory cloth and sanded off the glaze on the pads. You can notice a difference beween the two pads. The glaze occured because I did not properly bed my pads before I took it out onto the track.



      Here are the glazed rotors.



      To de-glaze the rotors I simply scuffed them down with a scotchbrite roloc disk on an air angle grinder. Glaze came off no problem.
      Douglas Lutes
      1988 Monte Carlo SS

      "Never race anything you can't afford to set on fire and push off a cliff."

    10. #130
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      Here are some shots of the Baer hubs with the ARP wheel studs. The caliper brackets are no joke!!



      Here is a look at the inside of the T4 caliper. You can see the four pistons very well.




      When I went to put the pads back into the caliper I greased the slots where the "ears" of the pads go into the caliper. There is a small metal bracket that sits in there that holds the brake pads just like every OEM caliper. I put some grease where the pads hit that metal bracket and there is now more squealing!!
      Douglas Lutes
      1988 Monte Carlo SS

      "Never race anything you can't afford to set on fire and push off a cliff."

    11. #131
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      Those brakes sure do look nice.
      1996 Federal Cadillac hearse
      1988 Eureka Chevy hearse

    12. #132
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      Quote Originally Posted by The Stickman View Post
      Those brakes sure do look nice.
      why Thank you sir!!
      Douglas Lutes
      1988 Monte Carlo SS

      "Never race anything you can't afford to set on fire and push off a cliff."

    13. #133
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      Nice build. Lots of good stuff. Really like the brakes.
      Dan
      1968 Camaro v2
      LS6 :: Viper T56 :: C5 Brakes :: Hotchkis Suspension


    14. #134
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      *drool*
      Kevin S. (overseas in Germany)
      1963 Chevrolet Impala 2d ht Coupe

      www.CruznArt.com
      CRUZN - Automotive Artworks

    15. #135
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      Hey, ya gotta check this out.

      "I had to do it."

    16. #136
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      Quote Originally Posted by Roberts68 View Post
      Hey, ya gotta check this out.

      "I had to do it."
      ok you got me.....good one!!!!!!
      Douglas Lutes
      1988 Monte Carlo SS

      "Never race anything you can't afford to set on fire and push off a cliff."

    17. #137
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      I thought you might get a kick out of that!
      It is a sweet build thread,
      Mine is more in the mostly stock car with a nice stack of boxes accumulated relatively nearby stage.

    18. #138
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      Tennessee
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      Brakes

      Very nice brakes. I can't wait to get my other rotors and rear brake set up too.

    19. #139
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      Awesome build thread sir!

    20. #140
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      I stumbled upon this build thread by accident.... I like what you did to the Monte.

      Martin
      www.pro-touring.nl
      1st 2nd
      Pro-Touring outside the USA !
      Martin's Camaro Page

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