I'm debating if I'm going to part with my personal set at this time. I was going to keep one set for me (I sold my last set that I had in stock from a previous batch). Hmm. Let me get back to you tomorrow on that one. I'll know by then.

Thanks,

Kevin

Thanks. I had a set of these brackes back when Bob made them out of steel, but had to let them go with the car when I sold it. I have another car now and want to bring it up to snuff with the C5 upgrade. I am usually on camaroz28.com, but it seems that not many people seem to post in the autocross forum there anymore.

Thanks,

Jacob

Ok, I'll send you payment information and we'll get you in on this batch.

Thanks!

Kevin

Update:

I spoke to the machine shop yesterday and was advised that the "large" CNC machine (which seems to hold better tolerances for this product, they had some issues with that until they switched to using the higher powered machine) has been down for a week (or a bit longer) and "should" be fixed by this weekend. The anodizer will pick them up from there, anodize them and ship them to me (probably within a week). Sorry for the delays, but I wanted to make give a status update.

Thanks,

Kevin

Latest update.

The anodizers should get the brackets early next week, anodize them and get them on the way to me. So, I hope to have them by the end of next week (12th) or shortly after and I'll be shipping them ASAP.

Sorry for the delays.

Fun

Yes Kevin.... (I finally read this... ) After installing the brakes and new steel braided lines, I measured (using a G-Tech Pro) a 60-0 of 114 feet. That is also using 315's on 11" wheels all the way around. I made repeated stops with no increase in distance.
I use the the GM rotors from GM Parts Direct. They are slotted and cross-drilled, "Left Side", and "Right Side", and are only $53 each.

I highly recommend larger wheels and tires if you use these brakes. I had 275's on 9" SS wheels and the brakes would overpower the tires. With larger (315's vs 275's) tires, the car just stops, no, drama, not even much ABS until you get less than 20-30 mph. On top of that they are VERY easy to modulate and "feel". It's like your foot is curled around the rotor. I would also recommend that you replace the hoses with a good quality brake hose. Part of the "feel" has to do with the brake lines NOT expanding when the pedal is pressed, a mushy pedal. Good firm lines go a long way toward changing how the brakes feel and respond.

And..... I know it's been discussed many times, but I feel the slots and "holes" allow for much better wet braking than solid rotors. IMHO. If you don't drive in the wet very much then get the solid rotors if you'd prefer, I don't there is much if any difference between the two in the dry.

That's about what I was seeing out of my Wilwood kit when I tested it with an accelerometer based system (Bel FX).

UPDATE:

The anodizers picked up the brackets on Tuesday this week. The machine shops CNC machine issue put us way behind and I apologize for that. I hope to have them in my hands shortly and I'll be working overtime to get them headed out to everyone. Thanks for your patience and sorry for the delays.

Kevin

Now shipping!!!!

Tracking info is in the first post.

Kevin,I have a set of Trackbrackets that are new,never used that I will not need.Let me know if anyone else needs some and I will let them go at the current price .Thanks,Wayno.

Thanks Wayno! I'll pass it along if I hear from anyone else. You might stick them in the classifieds too.

I also wound up with an extra set after all, so I still have a set in stock (not sure if I'm keeping them or not yet).

Dang it, it's not nice to dangle carrots like that while I'm still trying to stop the bleeding! However, I think my rotors are telling me that my new calipers are spreading again. I need to tuck a set of these brackets away for the next brake job.

I would like to get the black anodized parts with the anodized bolt holes. If that describes both the latest batch and Wayno's brackets I don't care which set I buy; otherwise I'd prefer to take your extra set if it's for sale, Kevin.

I'm not sure which set Wayno has (I forget when he got them). The batch before this was black anodized, before that they were clear anodized ("silver" appearance). The new ones are a "military grey", not black, but not the clear (I was supposed to get clear this time again, but I really like the new color, it has a purposeful look).

Grey is fine. Which batches got the anodized bolt holes?

The last ones and the current batch. It was the last change Bob and I made to the design when I took over production. We opened up the bolt holes a couple thousandths (to allow for the anodizing to build up the surface) and anodized through the holes instead of masking them off. So, black or grey will have the anodized bolt holes.

I can't remember the color but I believe they are gray.I got mine from the last GP from Bob

That was the last batch before the change. Not to worry, Bob built "tons" of them that way and they work just fine. It was just a change we considered when I took over (it also saves a bit of money for anodizing since they don't have to mask anything off, so everyone wins).

Hey I just got my brackets in the mail. These are nice, man. I like the color too, theyre pretty solid. Awesome instructions and hardware to boot. I gotta say this was money well spent. Thanks Trackbird! Hopefully I'll be able to get these on before the end of the summer!

Thanks. I wasn't happy (myself) with the black color we used (not the anodizers fault, just too dark) and was going to go back to clear anodizing. Somehow the wires got crossed and they came in that new color (I'm not sure how to describe it, industrial metallic?) and I really like it. It was a mistake that I can't take credit for, but I was very pleased with the results.

Glad you're happy with them. Wait until you get them on.

Once again, I'm sorry this batch took so long. My machine shop got behind (never happened before) and then a CNC machine went down, so they lost a couple more weeks. Anyway, I hope it was worth the wait, sorry for the delays.

Also, we used to pack them with the hardware between the brackets in the bag. A few sets got damaged in shipping. That's why these were taped to the outside of the box and shipped in other boxes (I got a bunch of those boxes, so I used them this time).

If anyone has any questions, let me know.

I like the new color too. It's sort of anti-pimp, and discrete, which is what I generally prefer on my street-driven car.

Yea, the black was glossy. If I'd have known they could do that color, we would have used it last time. Subtle is fine with me.

Yep! got mine also! Very pleased cant wait to put them on! they were well worth the wait,
Thanks again Kevin for hooking me up

No problem at all!

Got mine too. They're so pretty it's almost a shame to put them on the car.

Now I just have to wait for all the brake parts to come in.

I was considering making myself a set of book ends......