Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

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Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby locost220 » Tue Jan 18, 2022 7:03 pm

Well as one project finishes another one starts.
This time I ask you all to endure videos of me overhauling a spare set of Ford M16 brake callipers in readiness for replacing the ones on the Locost.

Hopefully only a couple of episodes

https://youtu.be/kuw_udjsidg
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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby locost220 » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:23 pm

Part deux ,
Powder coat and complete the first one

https://youtu.be/Z5FvNEGwRo4
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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby Weathers » Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:49 am

It's great that you share all this knowledge with the club Richard. Especially for all of us mechanically inept simpletons.

Perhaps "how to" posts need a separate section on the forum so they are easier to find? Just a thought. Keep up the good work.

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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby locost220 » Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:15 pm

Thanks Chris, yea I was looking for a better section to post it in.
With the reduced use of the forum and lack of feedback, not sure I will link any more on here after I complete this one.
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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby Weathers » Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:33 pm

That's a shame Richard but I do get it. The forum seems very quiet at the moment.

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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby Tony B » Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:30 pm

I watch them Rich and was really impressed with the end result of the calliper, I almost bought one of those powder coating machines at the Detling show all those years ago

I was also impressed with all the red over spray on everything :shock:

Keep em coming

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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby locost220 » Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:59 pm

Detling is where I got mine from, you can get an uprated one that rely on static electricity.

The powder is quite cheap so may as well try to get every nook rather than realise u have missed a bit and quite easy to hoover up once the wet floor has dried up.

I have chatted to a few about an activity session letting others have a go at various things if they like ( spraying, welding, grinding, media blasting, powder coating, to name a few ) , but covid had halted that.
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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby DJ. » Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:03 pm

I check in here and read your posts Rich, and I would be keen on your suggested activity session :D

Hopefully covid will blow over soon, besides, we'd be outside anyway.

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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby Weathers » Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:04 pm

I’d defo be up for a bit of welding.

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Re: Ford M16 brake caliper overhaul and powder coat

Postby b33fy » Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:12 pm

Great job on the calipers Rich.
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