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  1. Quick update. The territory turbo discs and calipers have arrived. The stock FG caliper and bracket does not fit over the 32mm wide Territory turbo disc. Its close, but hits before the caliper is fully over the disc. It might be possible to do some clearancing, but I would not be comfortable with that. The FG caliper bracket can not fit on the Turbo Territory Caliper - the slide pins are in different positions. That rules out using the FG NA or Turbo caliper brackets to have some different mounting options.. I have done a quick test fit of a 340mm disc, Territory Turbo caliper and new bearing/hub inside an 18" G6E wheel and everything fits with plenty of clearance. A 355mm disc is only 7.5mm extra radius and it appears that this would also fit. It turns out that a mate has an old 355mm disc which I can use to test fit. I am planning on trying to fit the 340mm discs as I already own them, and may buy 355mm discs and make a new adapter to mount the calipers later on. I think I have worked out the steps I will take to make up an adapter bracket to allow the 340mm disc and Territory Turbo caliper to be mounted on the FG and I am hoping to start on this over the Easter long weekend.
  2. I think it would also need a couple of other items, like those listed on the aeroflow site. -a one way valve, so it is not just sucking from the intake manifold and -a vacuum switch so it only runs when necessary These might also be available for the commodores.
  3. I thought "There may also already be a product specifically for this application somewhere?" and found these https://aeroflowperformance.com/brake/brake-accessories/vacuum-pumps Then I found this for $147 BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP FITS Expensive Daewoo Late model camira VE VF V6 V8 HOTROD GM 92227002
  4. Would be pretty straightforward to change a disc and caliper bracket. Changing the calipers too would be more painful, but not be impossible. I suspect that the stock FG calipers (for a 28mm thick disc) would not fit over the 32mm thick Territory turbo disc, so just swapping a bracket and disc seems unlikely to work out. It all depends what I find with the parts on hand.
  5. Pickup of the Territory Turbo brakes was delayed (my mate went when the seller was closed) and then delivery from VIC to NSW still needs to be arranged, so it still will be some time before I get those parts. Getting rid of the heat is pretty important! I have not seen much about ducting to brakes on FG falcons, but it sounds like a very good idea. They are big heavy things to pull up! I was also surprised at how well the old car worked on the track. I thought it might handle poorly and was all set to be disappointed, but it worked quite well and was nice to drive. Needed more power and limited slip diff, but for stock it was surprisingly good! I agree about the fluid. I have added braided lines on the front when I swapped the calipers out and the fluid was all replaced as part of doing that.
  6. I have only been on the track in my FG once - great fun by the way! Definitely lots of things come into play! If/when I go again, I will look into the heat paint. The pads that were in it were rubbish. Someone had changed them without me asking for it while they were doing the diff bushes. They told me that they had changed the back pads and I was not happy about that as I do all the brakes myself and had new pads on hand, but I had not checked the back for a while and thought "If it needed doing and its done, that's ok". They did not tell me that they had changed the front ones as well. At Luddenham, when I went back to the pits after a few laps when the brakes started feeling a bit "off", there was smoke coming off the front brakes and someone who was following me on the track commented something like "I was following you and just eating brake dust" I checked the pads later at home and they were well in need of replacement, but worse, the rubber boots around the one of the pistons had also cooked and crumbled. I bought some lower mileage second hand NA calipers and swapped them onto the Turbo brackets, which is why I have some NA brackets on hand. If the Territory Turbo calipers do not work out, and I end up keeping the FG calipers I will rebuild my original ones and put them back on. I think the turbo territory pads are larger, but even if the pads are the same size, if the discs are larger/thicker, the discs should stay cooler and the pads should cope a little better
  7. Thanks for the feedback. That is something I am considering as the car is not track only. At this point , the exercise is to see "What is possible?" The next part would be "Is it a good idea?"
  8. After some driving at Luddenham raceway where my standard G6E Turbo brakes did not cope, I am looking at upgrading my brakes. I have Territory rear brakes on the way and I believe that fitting them on the rear should be fairly straightforward. For the front I am hoping to put together an upgrade which ideally fits behind the standard 18" wheels (or, if necessary, the 19" wheels which were an option on the FG1 and standard on the FG2) There is a reasonable amount of room between the standard turbo disc/caliper and the inside dimensions of the standard 18" wheels on my car. I have standard FG calipers, turbo FG calipers and have 340mm Territory turbo discs and calipers - which I believe are not a straight "bolt on" - on the way. The 355mm Brembo disc has a taller height (51mm) than the 340mm Territory Turbo disc (45.5mm), which should put the disc further away from the wheel spokes giving more clearance to the spokes as well as moving the caliper in relation to the mounting point on the car. I am after a 355mm Brembo disc to include in doing some test fitting to see what might be possible as an upgrade. I am hoping that between the parts I have, turning down a 340mm Territory Turbo or 355mm Brembo disc to a smaller diameter if needed, and/or making a caliper mounting adapter, that I can set up a nice brake upgrade which still fits inside the standard G6ET wheels. Has anyone got a 355mm Brembo disc that they are throwing out?
  9. "The skid factory" is my favorite thing on youtube now (and has been since I discovered it). Barra into bedford is great!
  10. Thanks for the detailed post serbxr6t!
  11. I think my spoiler and yours might have come from the same batch. Looks like they curl up at the ends, but on mine the ends stayed attached, so they snapped off instead of just curl up. Mine has been snapped for quite a while, but maybe this will motivate me to fix it. For yours, can you get double sided tape under it with the backing mostly on, and then peel off the backing while the tape is pretty much in place?
  12. Mine has cracked through in 2 places. I need to take it off and repair
  13. Way too far from me, so I wont be there, Its a nice gesture!
  14. I should have said before: Sorry to hear about the problems. I hope the end result is great. Thanks for posting.
  15. When you had the head off, did you check how high each of the pistons came up the bore. ie no short/bent rods
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