Got a haul of parts to bring back from my work trip next week in the US, plan on using that $800 tax credit to the max lol.

Picked up the staging brake, Innovate MTX-D digital boost gauge and a few more bits.



I started working on the brakes when I had some time last week, simple job of putting on new pads and rotors turned into a cluster.

These Baer (cobra) brakes have been on the car for 8 years now, yes I got 8 years out of the original rotors. It was only last year that they got some good pedal thump going on.

So last fall I ordered a new set of slotted Cobra rotors from Rotorpros, received them and stored them away until now. Everywhere I ever rear and see said these kits used 94-04 Cobra 13" rotors. I never actually measured mine, just knew they were bigger than stock.

Fast forward to last Tuesday, after fighting for 20 minutes to get the drivers side rotor off the hub I see an issue right away.



The old ones are 12" and a different offset. Either I have an oddball early set or or maybe the 1g kit, either way 8 years ago it bolted up and worked.

So obviously I can't return these rotors, it's been 6 months, nor do I want to, bigger=better right? and to use them my calipers need to move out a 1/2". So I check RTM's site as I know they sell this kit. The brackets are out of stock, Tuesday night I email Abbas, to this day, still no response. I know they're busy with the move and all so I'll give him that. I don't have time, nor patience to wait around. I also don't like how their brackets mount the calipers in a 10-11 o'clock position instead of 9 o'clock. I know it works just fine either way, just personal preference.

So I designed and fabbed up my own bracket, cut an MDF prototype on the laser at work to make sure they were correct and to figure out the spacers needed. I then had some plasma cut in steel, spacers turned on the lathe and I welded them up and finished them.











And finally complete.