WTD Clear Fiero Stickers
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Topic: WTD Clear Fiero Stickers
Posted By: Romeo
Subject: WTD Clear Fiero Stickers
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 2:25pm
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So I suppose I should explain. I have four of the stock Fiero brake calipers, and I was planning on doing them up nice and glossy red, followed by the Fiero (Like the way it's on the engine) followed by a few clear coats. Does anyone have anything that can help me out? Or does anyone know of a place that will "print" stickers? Thanks! ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 2:40pm
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Oh sorry, and I should clarify, the "face" of the caliper will be getting flat once I'm finished with it, so, no hole and no ribs. Will explain later. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 2:44pm
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that should look good, any print shop should be able to print off those stickers for you i believe |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 3:18pm
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Okie dokie, gnarley. Yeah, I was planning on doing them up the same way Corvette and Porsche both do them, even though my brakes are teensy weensy. lol ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 3:21pm
| other option is get them done if vinyl and put them on that way since you are clearcoating them in after |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 4:40pm
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Talk to Ken So, he got all our club decals printed up. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 8:27am
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I think Dickman was selling stickers sized for putting on calipers. |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 11:38pm
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Okie dokie, thanks for the input everybody! I'll look around! ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 11:01am
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So, are these stickers good for an extra 10 hp or what?
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Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 1:56pm
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WTF are you talking about?! These are just stickers on his calipers
man!!! They can't make you go faster. They make it stop 20ft shorter. :) |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 3:08pm
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is it only 20 ft.... crap.... i thought it was 20 meters |
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 5:24pm
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Nah Patty, but I do have some NOS stickers lying around. Expecting 50HP per sticker from those bad boys. My 14" exhaust tip should add another 20 too. In all honesty though, I think it'll be a subtle little way to add some flair to the exterior. Something to break up all the black. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 5:34pm
| should look good |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 11:16pm
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Thanks brother, that's the hope. Was going to wash them today, but decided I'll just cold-tank them tomorrow. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 10:44pm
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Hey, it'll be great. I'm just razzing ya.
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Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 11:43pm
RAZZ-berried.  ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 11:12am
Our decals were done by Blitzgear. They should be able to do something. Not sure about using a sticker or vinyl. Brake calipers do get pretty hot. Hotter than an intake plenum, for sure. http://www.blitzgear.com/catalog/home.php -------------  Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 11:56am
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Looks like Dickman no longer carries them - nor does the fiero store (if they ever had them). Maybe they found the heat issue was causing too many failures? Another option would be to stencil it, and use caliper paint. |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 2:13pm
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Funny you were just saying, I was just thinking of doing just that. lol I still need to find a means of flattening the face myself now. Does anyone see any huge danger of welding a thin sheet of aluminum over the "face" of the caliper? ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 5:51pm
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If it was done in TINY spot welds at the corners or something, probably not. But you really don't want to take a chance on warping them with localized heat, and having a piston bind in the bore. |
Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 5:53pm
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One of the things I would research more is how a flat surface on a brake caliper would disipate heat and resist warping.
New brakes seem to have fins cast into parts of it to allow more surface area for heat disipation. Curved surfaces, if I remember my physics correctly, have larger surface areas. Also cast metal with curved surfaces, particularly if thicker in the middle, are less likely to warp. A totally flat surface with even thickness can warp due to temperature changes, unless you have areas where heat expansion of the metal can move to and return from. Alternatively, some big brake kits (Willwood, Brembo etc) have a flat surface because they have fins mounted underneath as well as 3 or more pistons (as opposed to one or two in most OEM applications). Note that the flat surface is on top of something very thick, which might give you some offset issues. The MINI's JCW brake kit are actually two piston Brembos with the JCW logo printed on the curved surface. 
------------- Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 6:30pm
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Yes, the heat dissapation is what has me concerned (Not so much the offset, the sheet will be thin). There is still fins on the underside of the flat piece, however there wont be much, if any, airflow to them, making convection negligable. Will have to look into some heating characteristics prior to going nuts. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 8:06pm
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I honestly don't belive any decal or sticker will last more than 30 days on a caliper, they just get way too hot. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 09 May 2010 at 10:44pm
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Yeah, that is logical... I do believe it was Chris who suggested stencling in a black painted one instead, which would look very classy. ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |