Alans rear disc conversion phase II

[JAMIE B.]

That's the dog's Jamie just like the rest of the buggy, on the way you have moved the carrier down the hub, are they steel inserts pressed into the cast? Also are you still having ti run 2mm spacers on the hub rear?

Alan...

Hi Alan, they are cast inserts into the cast hubs, just a bit of cast bar turned down in the lathe.

No spacers required !

[Mini Mad Max]

Would you be able to do some for other buggy owners if we send the parts and some monies? Because they look mint!
Thanks,
Max

[JAMIE B.]

Would you be able to do some for other buggy owners if we send the parts and some monies? Because they look mint!
Thanks,
Max

Much as I'd like to, I'm afraid I would have to decline, given its brakes we are talking about, I don't fancy getting sued for millions if something went wrong with someone elses car with parts I had supplied.

Although having said that, there is enough information here to have the hubs modifyed yourself, the rest is straight forward bolt on ! 

Sorry Max, hope you understand

Cheers Jamie

[Mini Mad Max]

It's alright jamie, I understand. If i do do the conversion, you may have to put up with some consulting from me You've done a very good job!
Max

[Lime&Orange]

Whats the weight difference between this and drum?

Also, how do you turn down the brakes?

By that I mean with the drums you can dial them so that you have less braking on the back rather than similar (or even more) than the front.

Thanks

[Mini Mad Max]

Caliper mounted on hub

Hey jamie or alan, can you tell me where you bought your calipers from?
Thanks guys,
Max

[biddleboy]

hi max you can get the calipers from any local scrapy that might be breaking a golf early 90s m2 you want it being a gti for the breaks on the back as its the rear brake calipers you want because they have the hand brake on them

[Mini Mad Max]

Thanks steve,
There's a pair on ebay i might buy.
Max

[Phaeton]

They used to be cheap on Fleecebay, I only paid £10 for mine & at the time others weren't even attracting bids. But now they seem to go up to £50 a pair, note to self, stop telling people about the conversion.

Alan...

[Mini Mad Max]

Heh heh heh! I just thought it would be extremely good for balancing the braking power ( i will use fixed bias valves to get it to what i want) Plus it will be good for fiddle brakes, me thinks that i will do like the autotest freestyle and plumb in a couple of MCs into the brake pipes to the back so have hydraulic fiddle brakes.
Max

[esdebe]

Sorry to hijack this thread.  I've been working on an alternative brake disc upgrade option that uses the drum hubs.  I fabricated a bracket out of 10mm aluminium that bolts onto the 3 holes on the hub and this holds the caliper, I then used a Nissan Stanza front vented disc as this doesn't need to much modifying to fit over the hub (I had to elongate the stud holes using a file) and I had to grind the back flat as I didn't get the discs that were machined properly!!.

I then needed to source some rear brake calipers that fit vented discs, I went for some Siera ones but Mondeo would also have worked.

I then had to get the short brake hoses re-made to have the 3/8ths UNF female bulkhead fitting at one end and a  M10 male fitting at the other.

I used the standard Siera handbrake cable, cut (as it was too long) and a balance bar made from a piece of angle.

I will be posing some pictures on the Projects page when I get round to it but this option is a possible upgrade for those who already have the drum brakes and want to have discs without changing the hubs.

Simon

[jason_l]

Bugger!

Where have the pictures gone? Anybody have them saved to their computer? I have welded up the existing holes and then need the pics for reference to drill the new holes.

Jason

[JAMIE B.]

Bugger!

Where have the pictures gone? Anybody have them saved to their computer? I have welded up the existing holes and then need the pics for reference to drill the new holes.

Jason

Sorted Jason 

[jason_l]

Thanks Jamie