06-08-2004, 09:41 AM
So I just finished sandblasting, rebuilding, and painting my S14 Silvia K's 4 piston brakes. Rebuilding them was so easy, I don't see why everyone pisses and moans about it. Put a block of wood in the caliper, blow compressed air in it, take off dust boots, gently pry out piston. It was so simple it was dumb. And for 5 bucks, I figured it wouldn't hurt.
So I got out the sandblaster, went into the yard, and proceeded to blast the crap out of my rear hubs and all four rotors. After sitting in a japanese junkyard for who knows how long, then crossing an ocean, my rotors were bordering on crusty. But I took care of that in pretty short order, then rustoleum'd the hats.
This was the first time I'd used a sandblaster, so I trotted out there with my mask, shorts, and a t-shirt. 5 seconds later I went back inside, and came out looking like I was going to go ride some sandworms. But it all worked out, and I've only got a few sensitive areas on my arms.
Then I took a shower, (the first of three I'd take yesterday) dug sand out of places I didn't even know I had, and trotted on over to Wal-Mart to buy a 3.88 can of engine enamel and a 3.88 bottle of the reddest touch-up paint I could find...
And this is the result:
![[Image: brakes_2.sized.jpg]](http://www.imreallybored.com/albums/CaptainHenreh/brakes_2.sized.jpg)
You can see my 5 lug hubs in the back there with brand new studs, and the gross looking thing with the cable sticking out of it is my drum parking brake. I'm hoping to do the whole conversion on wednesday if I can get some help. More wrenches make for short work.
Anyway, I just wanted to show off my bling.
So I got out the sandblaster, went into the yard, and proceeded to blast the crap out of my rear hubs and all four rotors. After sitting in a japanese junkyard for who knows how long, then crossing an ocean, my rotors were bordering on crusty. But I took care of that in pretty short order, then rustoleum'd the hats.
This was the first time I'd used a sandblaster, so I trotted out there with my mask, shorts, and a t-shirt. 5 seconds later I went back inside, and came out looking like I was going to go ride some sandworms. But it all worked out, and I've only got a few sensitive areas on my arms.
Then I took a shower, (the first of three I'd take yesterday) dug sand out of places I didn't even know I had, and trotted on over to Wal-Mart to buy a 3.88 can of engine enamel and a 3.88 bottle of the reddest touch-up paint I could find...
And this is the result:
You can see my 5 lug hubs in the back there with brand new studs, and the gross looking thing with the cable sticking out of it is my drum parking brake. I'm hoping to do the whole conversion on wednesday if I can get some help. More wrenches make for short work.
Anyway, I just wanted to show off my bling.
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442