Six Nine Fourteen Six Grand Touring Calipers

[Eric_Shea]

It's always a good day when you have some GT calipers on the bench. I guess today was an exceptionally good day.

These are for a bunch of significant GTish cars so we took the time to get them right.

Getting them right involved the proper Ribe R6 M7 square shouldered fasteners and the proper round spacers from the early 911 rear calipers of that era. While you can make the GT caliper with the later (75ish) cast formed spacer and the R5 M7 soft shouldered hardware, the early rounded spacers and 911 fasteners are correct. Fairly simple really, the 914-6 caliper nose section is the same as the 911 rear M-Caliper. The 911 nose actually has a circle cast into it where the outer adjuster hole and seat would be machined.

There's a couple shots of the spacers showing the difference between the more squared off profile fitting spacers and the proper rounded spacers.

Remaining pics just show the build.

Enjoy Dug, T.C. and Dave! ;)

[Eric_Shea]

Time to torque down and accessorize.

The "fat" pin needs to be custom made as they no longer exist (these are Daves). Both Dug and T.C. opted to have this pin modified so that they no longer have to drill out the modern pads that do not come with the one large hole.

Early calipers and hence all -6 calipers came with flat washers to retain the spring. Later calipers had a slight bevel to this washer.

And finally, the outer adjuster cover finishes things off.

Family shot? :D

[gms]

Wow you do nice work Eric!

[Eric_Shea]

Thanks Glenn... I think the boys will be happy with their new calipers.

TC's S-Calipers are ready as well. Busy day.

[carr914]

Yeah Baby :D

T.C.

[dug]

Mmmmmmm.... calipers.