Trevally
The simplest brake upgrade for a Beetle (assuming you already have disks on the front) is to fit a larger slave cylinder to the current rear drums.
The next step is to fit the Type 3 rear drums. The fastback and notchback have a 22.2mm slave cylnder and the Square back has a 23.? slave. In all cases the drum surface area is much larger than the beetles.
From their you can fit a CB performance rear disk setup, or speak to seagull (?) on here, as I think he modifies ford rear disk brakes to fit to beetles, I believe V-force
http://www.beetleracing.com/catalog/ also do the same, and so does
http://www.volksconversions.com/index.htm
You can fit the late type 3 callipers to your front brakes, but this requires a bracket (again V-force or Vintage Vee dub supplies) and some machining.
You can modify any of these setups to be 4 x 100 PCD. Check your local authorities - some Aussie engineers aren't keen on redrilled hubs and some are ok with them.
My recommendation would be to replace / recondition the current setup so it is working as new. Then fit some good pads (I had Ferrodo pads on the front they were great). You'll be impressed with the braking ability of a "new" standard set up, which is extremely good for a car of its age / size.
I wouldn't recommend getting carried away unless you have massively upgraded the engine / suspension etc. I did and it has blown the small project a little out of proportion!
Cheers
Jeremy
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