10-17-2012, 10:46 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta
Posts: 324
| DIY Rotors-$4
Tools- 1) Scissors. I used curved lexan scissors 2)superglue/epoxy 3)gloves (optional) Materials- 1) Aluminum can. 2) Clear plastic from a box window 3) Sharpie to mark template Time- 15-20 minutes DIY Rotors- I wanted rotors, just not $30 rotors. After all it gets dirty, banged up, etc. I took a box window from a pen box and cut my template: I tested fitted the template and confirmed they for over the 12mm hex things. After that I cut out my aluminum rotors. I wanted to make "slotted" rotors so I took a sharpie and drew some lines. A few minutes later I wasn't happy. So I scrapped the "slotted" look and just went to solid rotors, which is what most vehicles have. I secured the rotors to the actual rim with some glue/epoxy. I thought about the hub, but I wanted them to mark my rims weights (more on that later). I will eventually purchase some rotors that are machined from RPP Hobby or RC4WD. But these are just to cheap and so easy to make. For my silver rims I am trying to think of a way to make the rotors stand out, I'll have to make another set, the stock axial glued rims are very tight, so it's hard to see the rotors. I may or may not make some for those. Slotted: I peeled them back out and recut with a little more precision and ended up with some really nice looking scale rotors for dirt cheap. They clear the hubs upfront fine, and add a little extra scale points Since my front TSL's are weighted, I would have to juggle them back and forth to figure out which ones are for the front. I fixed that by making the front rotors a little bigger than the rears, again, most vehicle rotors are larger on the front... Hope to hear a little input, as well as some other people doing this, it really is easy and fun! Last edited by SinCity; 10-17-2012 at 10:56 AM. |
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10-17-2012, 10:59 AM | #2 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sandy Springs
Posts: 53
| Re: DIY Rotors-$4
Nice. I may try this. They would look really good with my new wheels.
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10-17-2012, 11:57 AM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: land of no rocks
Posts: 438
| Re: DIY Rotors-$4
another cheaper way is 1/2" body washers from lowes or home depo. 1.98 for 4. little sanding on the inside hole and a sharpie. i used them on my drift car but pressed them onto the hex on the wheel not the axle.
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10-17-2012, 12:11 PM | #4 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Backwoods,Arkansas
Posts: 96
| Re: DIY Rotors-$4
good idea! and saves cash 2! |
10-17-2012, 08:51 PM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: land of no rocks
Posts: 438
| Re: DIY Rotors-$4
dont get me wrong i really like his idea too. makes it easier to get the smaller rotors in the rear
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10-18-2012, 05:57 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Colfax, NC
Posts: 396
| Re: DIY Rotors-$4
Like it. Could you glue two or three together for thickness? I know alum cans are very thin. I could see these bending real easy. Now it needs the brake caliber. Great idea! Like to see what you can improve on.
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