Show of interest: Disc brake conversion kit

0 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 12 May 2004, 9:36 pm

#173168

Hi,
My rover crew (scouts) have just completed a disc brake conversion on our mud racing buggy, which runs a 67 bus gearbox (out of a splitty) with reduction hubs. Will have the pictures for you soon.
Anyway I was wondering how many people would be interested in locally sourced disc brake conversion kits, starting with late reduction hub designs and expanding into earlier and later reduction hub and non-reduction hub designs. BMW and Mercedes parts make up the bulk of it. It is a bolt on and go design.
I am not the one who will be doing it, it will be my mate cam who designed the setup.
I think the estimated cost per kit is $800 (for reduction hub type), but it should be lower. Apparently volkspower quoted $1400 to do it for us (sorry mate).
All profits will go towards our rover crew and our buggy.
If you have a machine shop and want to make and sell it yourself then that is a possibility too, let me know.

seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 12 May 2004, 9:58 pm

#173177

I can not sell mine for $600 .00 and I have stock !

Looking for that special lady : PM me for coffee & cake

*did*

0 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 12 May 2004, 10:04 pm

#173181

dammit, there goes that idea.
i thought it was hard to get them for reduction hubs??

seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 12 May 2004, 11:22 pm

#173224

O may be I have a gear box and will look I can not recall them to be a problem ? I can make any thing fit !

Looking for that special lady : PM me for coffee & cake

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 13 May 2004, 9:19 am

#173325

You could sell me a set but I have no money 🙁

Hijacking the thread...... have you ever made vw manifolds with injector bosses in them seagull ?

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 May 2004, 10:46 am

#173356

I think this is an excellent way for the Crew to raise funds - if it works...

As a Scout Leader, I hope it does!! :thumb

Kruizin Kol

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0 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 13 May 2004, 3:28 pm

#173436

seagull wrote:O may be I have a gear box and will look I can not recall them to be a problem ? I can make any thing fit !

Hmm, well all i know is that you cant use discs off an xf like you can with those without reduction hubs.