[s-cars] G60s or UFOs - Thanks for the Info!

[Mark Strangways]

Damn, I did Bira sys 6 for 1750 USD COMPLETE....
Me thinks me did this at the right time.
If I recall correctly...
Bira ...
250 for brackets
400 for hats
Crescent city .
996 TT RED calipers
993 rings
996 Stock Pads... About 950 or so.
And 60 or so for the SS lines from Blua...

Seems like maybe I should have bought a spare set.

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Shackelford" <93UrS4 at RoverShack.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:31 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] G60s or UFOs - Thanks for the Info!


> >>>>So, where's your Stage 2 "was actually cheaper" coming from?
>
> Directly from James Bowes Email.
>
> $1000 for:
>
> Black Carrera calipers
> Zimmerman Euro A8 rotors
> Porsche pad dampers
> Porsche wear sensors
> SS brake lines with all fittings and gaskets all mounting hardware
>
> The brackets already cost $250, so that's already $1250.  Who knows how
much
> to get the calipers machined???  $50???  So that's $1300.  $270 upcharge
for
> red, that's $1570.  Backed by?  No one.  I can get the red kit from ECS
for
> $1350.
>
> I am just reading from the email that I got from James Bowes.  See below,
> starts at "Hey everyone!"
>
> James Shackelford
>
>
> ___________________________________
> Hey everyone!
>
> I've called pretty much everywhere I can think of for these parts, and I
> think I've gotten about the best deal I can. Here's the deal:
>
> I'll provide the following system for $1000 including shipping
>
> Black Carrera calipers
> Zimmerman Euro A8 rotors
> Porsche pad dampers
> Porsche wear sensors
> SS brake lines with all fittings and gaskets all mounting hardware
>
> upcharges:
> slotted rotors = $80 per pair
> silver calipers = $100 per pair
> red calipers = $270 per pair (ouch! not a typo!)
>
> We've got a place to order pads that will give a free liter of ATE Super
> Blue fluid with every set sold.. since everyone's going to want different
> pads, we aren't going to get any volume discount, so I'll leave that up to
> you guys. Call:
>
> Paul Weston
> Weston MotorSports
> 888 558 0631
>
> I'll need to get order confirmation by Friday this week in order to get
the
> parts ordered. Please send me back an email with the parts you need and
I'll
> compile a list! I know it's a little more than I'd hoped for, but the
parts
> have gone up dramatically in cost since the Euro is kicking the ass out of
> the dollar.
>
> DISCLAIMER! THE PRICES ABOVE DEPEND ON ENOUGH PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE
> GROUP BUY! AKA, we need people to get in on this one!
>
> Hope to hear back from everyone soon!
>
> -James
>
>
>
> James Bowes
>
> Indianapolis, IN
>
> (317) 576-8096 home
> (317) 507-2329 cell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Greg Johnson
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 9:44 AM
> To: S Cars
> Cc: James Shackelford
> Subject: [s-cars] G60s or UFOs - Thanks for the Info!
>
> James,
>
> BIRA has generally indicated that Sys3 costs around $1,000.  Mr. Bowes
(Sys
> 3 GB leader) confirms that the Sys 3 group can obtain Zimmerman A8 Euro
> Rotors for $170.00 USD from Autobraun; Porsche 996 monobloc from from
> Cresent or Sunset at $250.00 each; Mintex Reds for $50.00
> (http://www.purems.com/); 4 SS Lines for  $60.00 from Earl's Indy or from
> Summit Racing; and $250 for the BIRA brackets.  The bolts and stuff are
> about $20 and ATE Superblue is about $10.00.  Shipping and taxes have to
be
> very close to a wash.  So, BIRA Sys 3 adds up to $1,060.
> According to ECS' web site, Stage 2 is $1,350.   It appears that BIRA is
> $290.00 *less* than ECS' Stage 2.   So, where's your Stage 2 "was
> actually cheaper" coming from?
>
> Greg J
> BIRA.ORG
>
> James Shackelford wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all the information!
> >
> > I was in on the BIRA sys 3 bracket buy.  But when I priced all the
> > bits, the
> > ECS Stage 2 brake kit (almost the same, 993TT caliper as opposed to the
> > Monobloc) was actually cheaper.  And I don't have to pay a premium for
> > the
> > red calipers!  I am hoping someone who is set on the BIRA brakes will
> > buy my
> > brackets.
> >
> > Anyone running the ECS brakes?  993TT w/ Euro S8 rotors.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > James Shackelford
>
>
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