Rx7 brake crisis!

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Mk-IV
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Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:44 pm

HELP! While doing a rx7 brake convertion I was taking metal off the caliper so it would fit under the wheel, and I took a little too much and now have a 3-4mm hole on the outer face of the caliper. Though Im sure I know what I'm going to hear does anyone know anything that could fix this?

Many thank for quick replys!
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:17 am

Could be worse, imagine if you'd left 0.05mm of material there and it had burst under braking - look on the bright side!

You're the second person to do this I know of...
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Mk-IV
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:43 am

New caliper?
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:19 am

Yes.
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

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Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:20 am

keri-WMS wrote:Could be worse, imagine if you'd left 0.05mm of material there and it had burst under braking - look on the bright side!
EXACTLY!! Machining of brake parts is a bit 8O Generally..
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Mk-IV
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:26 am

Was a bit of wishfull thinking, thanks.
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:32 pm

It could possibly be tig welded, but would need to be someone really competent to know what they were looking at.
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Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:39 pm

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Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:56 am

Thanks, I managed to find a rx7 breaker near me with a caliper for £40 quid. What are the odds!
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