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drew303 · 08-03-2007, 12:30 AM

Here is the calipers and rotors mounted. Testing how it all fits. No brake lines fitted yet. The calipers require some kind of allen head to screw them in... honestly I cant tell you what size because I DONT HAVE AN ALLEN head big enough or small enough (ha every size but it)... to screw the caliper screws into the brackets. I got lucky and found a steel punch with the same body as the allen head needed.. a 10mm wrench worked well enough to torque them in.

In other words i used a steel punch's butt end (oppsite the punch) to fit into the caliper screws and a wrench to turn it. HAHA LUCK! ... not sure where i could of found a allen wrench at 2am in the morning!

*yea thats a lexus SC300 ... to bad it didnt have the 1UZ motor... damn.. but still a damn nice car, to bad Lexus doesnt make em anymore, damn shame! ..that new I think SC400? ... i dunno..convertible something or other, is fugly! LMAO

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NOTE: The bleeder screw should always be ONTOP Of the caliper, the fluid intake might be near it or at best always BELOW IT... you cant get the calipers mixed up Left to Right if you know this.

ok so thats the end of the photos i have.... so all you olharleys out there reading this..before replying allow me to go take some final pictures before interupting the rest of this write up =) thnx!

08-03-2007, 12:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
drew303 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,033	Here is the calipers and rotors mounted. Testing how it all fits. No brake lines fitted yet. The calipers require some kind of allen head to screw them in... honestly I cant tell you what size because I DONT HAVE AN ALLEN head big enough or small enough (ha every size but it)... to screw the caliper screws into the brackets. I got lucky and found a steel punch with the same body as the allen head needed.. a 10mm wrench worked well enough to torque them in. In other words i used a steel punch's butt end (oppsite the punch) to fit into the caliper screws and a wrench to turn it. HAHA LUCK! ... not sure where i could of found a allen wrench at 2am in the morning! yea thats a lexus SC300 ... to bad it didnt have the 1UZ motor... damn.. but still a damn nice car, to bad Lexus doesnt make em anymore, damn shame! ..that new I think SC400? ... i dunno..convertible something or other, is fugly! LMAO ... NOTE:* The bleeder screw should always be ONTOP Of the caliper, the fluid intake might be near it or at best always BELOW IT... you cant get the calipers mixed up Left to Right if you know this. ok so thats the end of the photos i have.... so all you olharleys out there reading this..before replying allow me to go take some final pictures before interupting the rest of this write up =) thnx! __________________ 1987 Pickup, single cab, 22R, new head, 260 cam TG 3" SAS, rear disc brakes, chromoly rear axles, Chromoly Birfs, Tcase brake, 37x12.50R15 MT/Rs, 5.29 gears, rear Aussie Locker, front Detroit Truetrac. Last edited by drew303; 08-03-2007 at 01:31 AM.