[s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 61, Issue 10

[Mark Strangways]

As a past "Bira Customer", I think what they offer is a great product.
I actually did a big rear upgrade all by myself, so I understand it's not 
that big of a deal to do some measure and fabricate.

The SYS 6 was a great upgrade, it was well engineered and if I was in the 
market for brakes I would use that again.
I think if BIRA did release the drawings we would all be better off then 
having some craft the brackets at home with a
http://s.sears.com/is/image/Sears/00948261000, but that is just my HO for 
what its worth.

Nice link BTW, much easier than saying "a caliper".

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Big Brake Parts" <bigbrakeparts at gmail.com>
To: "Mark Strangways" <StrangConst at rogers.com>
Cc: "Greg Johnson" <gregsj2 at gmail.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 61, Issue 10


> Pretty much anyone who knows how to hold 
> http://s.sears.com/is/image/Sears/00948261000
>  in the hands can design a bracket IMHO.
>
> There are plenty off the shelf rotors to work with to avoid expesive
> hat business.
>
>
> Nov 6, 2008, в 10:27 AM, "Mark Strangways" <StrangConst at rogers.com>
> написал(а):
>
>> Would "Bira" ever release the drawings to individuals to make their
>> own
>> brackets and hats ?
>> Not trying to get into the brake business, but there are competent
>> machine
>> shop all over the place that people could contract their own work well
>> removed from BIRA.
>> Just a thought !
>>
>> Mark
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Greg Johnson" <gregsj2 at gmail.com>
>> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 61, Issue 10
>>
>>
>>> FYI:  QRS existed from around 2001 to 2005.  It was comprised of
>>> three
>>> Texas-based S-Car listers who used the internet, their engineering
>>> backgrounds, ability to "wrench," and love of Audis to resell
>>> existing
>>> products.  They knew what worked because they'd built up their own
>>> S-Cars.
>>> BIRA entered into a licensing agreement with them whereby we provided
>>> brackets and hats and QRS pulled together all of the other parts
>>> (calipers,
>>> pads, bolts, brake lines) necessary for a whole brake system and
>>> then sold
>>> them as a kit.  It was a great alternative for folks who simply
>>> wanted to
>>> buy a complete kit.   Like us, they all had full-time jobs and QRS
>>> was
>>> done
>>> in their "spare time."   They had a good run, and after a few years,
>>> decided
>>> to move on to other things.
>>>
>>> Greg J
>>> BIRA.ORG
>>>
>>>
>>>> Message: 1
>>>> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:06:54 -0800
>>>> From: "Jack Walker" <jack at walkerperformancegroup.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Big Black Upgrade How To
>>>> To: "'Tony Curran'" <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>, "'Tom Green'"
>>>>       <trgreen at comcast.net>
>>>> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>>> Message-ID: <000501c93f60$932e38a0$6402a8c0 at NOTEBOOK>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
>>>>
>>>> I emailed them too...bounced
>>>>
>>>> Jack Walker
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>>>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Tony Curran
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:23 PM
>>>> To: 'Tom Green'
>>>> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Big Black Upgrade How To
>>>>
>>>> E-mail to QRS bounced back so I guess they're defunct too. Shame.
>>>>
>>>> Tony
>>>> 96 S6
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