Awd mp5

[jinx]

Control arm revision. Old left, right new. Man I hate the BJ design..

[FE3-323]

http://store.awrracing.com/control-arm-reinforcement/

even tho i know your not an AWR fan anymore.....
either that or hack up & modify your subframe so you can use the other control arms.

[jinx]

4 am is a perfectly legit time to be pulling a BP. Gotta get it out of the way so I can get the steering rack and kframe out.

[FE3-323]

i like how well lit your garage is!

[jinx]

i like how well lit your garage is!

Camera thinks it's brighter than it really is. I need more light actually!! Taking a break after getting everything out. Time to start cleaning the kframe and finish stripping the engine bay down so I can get it fully cleaned an prepped for painting.

[jinx]

Kframe all cleaned up and painted. It's good to go!

[FE3-323]

wow that is so much different then a BG subframe

[jinx]

More goods showing up.. Ordered slotted rotors and got drilled/slotted instead. I'll probably just run these rotors. If they crack, they crack..

[FE3-323]

if your brave enough i would take an angle grinder & extent the slots to the edge of the rotor.

[jinx]

Why? The pads only contact to right about where they terminate. That's technically the edge.

[MazdaNoob]

the slotting is to release gasses caught between the pad and rotor . if they extend slightly beyond the area covered by the pad then they work.

[irishkev90]

I thought modern pads didn't have this problem.

HTC Droid DNA

[jinx]

the slotting is to release gasses caught between the pad and rotor . if they extend slightly beyond the area covered by the pad then they work.

I know what they are for. Hacking them up with an angle grinder is a bit extreme however and would only serve to remove more meat which would increase the chances of them cracking. Verticle mill or don't even bother. Use of an angle grinder for a job like that is just terrible advice..

[FE3-323]

^ if you have access to a vertical mill then sure. i 300% agree with you. but for the average joe an angle grinder & a steady hand would certainly suffice.
and for the material removed- highly unlikely to inhibit cracking considering your removing maybe 8mm at most of length @ no more then 2mm deep.

drilled holes however are of concern when it comes to cracking. Never the less- not a thread to debate on minor details about. On with the show!! anymore new goodies arrive??

[jinx]

Nothing yet.. Picked up two spindles for the front, thanks to Ian! I'll get those cleaned up once they arrive for the new hubs and bearings that I'm waiting on. I have a bunch of work ahead before anything gets back together again.. Wiring won't take long and I'll probably finish it after everything else is sorted out in the front end.