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'04 Marauder #357 of 3213 - Built and Eaton swapped - "MERCD"
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'18 Chevy Malibu Redline
'15 Mustang GT, performance package
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'97 Lincoln Town Car (black on black)
'10 Harley Ultra Limited
'08 Kawasaki ZX6R
'03 Grand Marquis(sold)
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'04 Marauder #357 of 3213 - Built and Eaton swapped - "MERCD"
'21 F150 XLT 5.0 Sport
'18 Chevy Malibu Redline
'15 Mustang GT, performance package
'01 BMW 740i M-Sport, manual swapped
'97 Lincoln Town Car (black on black)
'10 Harley Ultra Limited
'08 Kawasaki ZX6R
'03 Grand Marquis(sold)
Does anyone have any pictures of the whole setup installed with the actual C5 calipers? Both with the wheel off and installed?
I got a set of Jerry's brackets for this swap from a member that sold his car and never installed the set. Just want to know what I'm getting myself into here....
Last edited by drac; 10-23-2014 at 04:55 PM.
2004 Crown Victoria painted in dark blue pearl (DX) M122 powered 4V conversion w/ supporting mods
9 thread Terminator heads/cams
OEM 2v shortblock
Ported/polished M122
3.65" upper
Metco stock sized lower ring
SW ceramic coated LTs
Power Bulge hood
GT500 rims
Zack brakes
417 rwhp / 437 ft-lb @ 9psi
Tuned by Greg at RET. Downey, CA
Visit page 7 and page 26 of this thread for good pics.
There isn't much to it. You take a die grinder($45 if you don't have one) and trim a bit of the stock brake bolt location ears, and then .03" of the center hub hole on the GT500 rotor. Bolt everything on. Bleed. Done.
BTW, the first page shows the C5 caliper, although his says "BAER" on it, the NAPA calipers don't say anything.
I'll buy your brackets if you don't decide to do it. I am investigating whether or not better calipers would work. I'm not feeling the 2 piston base c5 calipers..
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'04 Marauder #357 of 3213 - Built and Eaton swapped - "MERCD"
'21 F150 XLT 5.0 Sport
'18 Chevy Malibu Redline
'15 Mustang GT, performance package
'01 BMW 740i M-Sport, manual swapped
'97 Lincoln Town Car (black on black)
'10 Harley Ultra Limited
'08 Kawasaki ZX6R
'03 Grand Marquis(sold)
I'm kinda with you ChiTownMaraud3r
I did not realize it at first but with the better thermal capacity of the front I realized that I was overheating the rears on the track - More piston area up front would bias more and even out temps - but as cool as a better front caliper would be I think I'll just put on some less aggressive pads on the rear and handle it that way.
Just curious, if the mounting ears for a better caliper are located too far inward why not offset the mounting holes so that the replacement caliper sits slightly higher or lower on the knuckle so that the mouting holes for the caliper and the knuckle mounting bolts don't have clearance issues - other than being more complicated to get fitment right on.
I eat apples until my stomach feels much more full than its normal.
The problem is, according to Zack, the z06 caliper would have the pads touching the edge of the 14" rotor we are using since those calipers have a taller mount. This means the bracket would need to have caliper holes closer to the stock arm/mounting ears. Basically there's no more room to move those mounting holes in more. The only solution would be to upgrade to a 15" rotor and have a bracket with the caliper mounting holes offset the difference out more. The question is how much offset out from the current brackets? This would of course bring stock wheel clearance into question as well.
And Zack, I was wondering about CTSV 4 piston calipers, did you check those out? They seem to stick out more towards the wheel spokes, would need a spacer for stock wheels at the least..but maybe works with aftermarket wheels
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'04 Marauder #357 of 3213 - Built and Eaton swapped - "MERCD"
'21 F150 XLT 5.0 Sport
'18 Chevy Malibu Redline
'15 Mustang GT, performance package
'01 BMW 740i M-Sport, manual swapped
'97 Lincoln Town Car (black on black)
'10 Harley Ultra Limited
'08 Kawasaki ZX6R
'03 Grand Marquis(sold)
04 MERCURY MARAUDER build date:02/11/04ITS ALIVE !!!!!!!!
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Do you have any idea what factors go into 'slapping on brakes'?????
-Rotor Offset
-Caliper mounting hole spacing
-Custom Brackets
-Brake Lines
None of this is easy. It requires HOURS of precise measuring, modding, welding etc.
I have CTS-V calipers for my 93 Lincoln and it is going to require me bench building a mounting point for the caliper by modifying the spindle and welding custom mounting points on. Not easy by any stretch of the imagination.
If you move the new caliper mount holes to the side of the mounting ears instead of directly outward you would have tons more room, but besides the point you'll never get a fixed caliper to fit behide the stock wheel with the gt500 rotors, the stock wheel is just not freindly in that way and most of us dont want to mess up looks/performance by using rediculous spacers.
I eat apples until my stomach feels much more full than its normal.
2004 Crown Victoria painted in dark blue pearl (DX) M122 powered 4V conversion w/ supporting mods
9 thread Terminator heads/cams
OEM 2v shortblock
Ported/polished M122
3.65" upper
Metco stock sized lower ring
SW ceramic coated LTs
Power Bulge hood
GT500 rims
Zack brakes
417 rwhp / 437 ft-lb @ 9psi
Tuned by Greg at RET. Downey, CA
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'04 Marauder #357 of 3213 - Built and Eaton swapped - "MERCD"
'21 F150 XLT 5.0 Sport
'18 Chevy Malibu Redline
'15 Mustang GT, performance package
'01 BMW 740i M-Sport, manual swapped
'97 Lincoln Town Car (black on black)
'10 Harley Ultra Limited
'08 Kawasaki ZX6R
'03 Grand Marquis(sold)
2004 Crown Victoria painted in dark blue pearl (DX) M122 powered 4V conversion w/ supporting mods
9 thread Terminator heads/cams
OEM 2v shortblock
Ported/polished M122
3.65" upper
Metco stock sized lower ring
SW ceramic coated LTs
Power Bulge hood
GT500 rims
Zack brakes
417 rwhp / 437 ft-lb @ 9psi
Tuned by Greg at RET. Downey, CA
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'04 Marauder #357 of 3213 - Built and Eaton swapped - "MERCD"
'21 F150 XLT 5.0 Sport
'18 Chevy Malibu Redline
'15 Mustang GT, performance package
'01 BMW 740i M-Sport, manual swapped
'97 Lincoln Town Car (black on black)
'10 Harley Ultra Limited
'08 Kawasaki ZX6R
'03 Grand Marquis(sold)
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