wacked1 Custom Title Time!
1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing
don't worry it's a VW thing
full instructions on how to rear disc brake a type 1 with pictures!
pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Welded caliper brackets?
Lots of ugly if not done right
& totally illegal over here.
Wes has a much better conversion using XF falcon bits.
Best off talking to him about it.
P.s. fully fabricated trailing arms? LOTS of illegal over here too :o
Lots of ugly if not done right
& totally illegal over here.
Wes has a much better conversion using XF falcon bits.
Best off talking to him about it.
P.s. fully fabricated trailing arms? LOTS of illegal over here too :o
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http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer
3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
it's not my caliper kit, it's custom offroads kit.
getting idea's from US guys usually doesn't work over here, legality wise. To fit rear disc brakes you need both the brake design and installation approved. The custom offroad kit is already approved (in QLD at least).
getting idea's from US guys usually doesn't work over here, legality wise. To fit rear disc brakes you need both the brake design and installation approved. The custom offroad kit is already approved (in QLD at least).
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
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www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·
you can fit ford xf ea eb to type 1 i have done heaps no probs :beer
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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
Ford is the way to go :thumb very easy and cheap
Seagull has some good kits for sale !! Done properly 😉
Seagull has some good kits for sale !! Done properly 😉
FireDancer Learner Dubber
4 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·
I'm offended, I'm in the UK. :PBaja Wes wrote:getting idea's from US guys usually doesn't work over here, legality wise.
FireDancer Learner Dubber
4 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·
Better how? And how much did they cost? 😉pete wood wrote:Wes has a much better conversion using XF falcon bits.
Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer
3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
custom offroad rear disc kit
http://www.customoffroad.com.au/reardiscs/discbrakes.htm
I did mine using 2nd hand parts which makes it cheaper, however if you like new stuff then you won't get out of it much cheaper sourcing the stuff yourself.
http://www.customoffroad.com.au/reardiscs/discbrakes.htm
I did mine using 2nd hand parts which makes it cheaper, however if you like new stuff then you won't get out of it much cheaper sourcing the stuff yourself.
Wes - www.offroadvw.net - 200HP Quad Cam V6 in a VW Baja - with climate control... 🙂
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
www.taylorcycles.com.au - My DH MTB racing brothers shop.
FireDancer Learner Dubber
4 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·
Nice kit, I like the look of it. Good price too, it's cheaper than any rear disc kit that you can get over here. If it was available over here I would have been tempted.
However the setup I made cost me about 1/4 of the price of that kit, including the machining. 😉
The vented rear discs seem like overkill though. With my braking set to the rear my car stops better than a lot of modern cars! I'm constantly impressed by how well the system works. 😀 The important thing is that the whole system is balanced on and off road, and mine is. I know that the front or back isn't going to lock up way before the other. I guess I got lucky when I stuck the Porsche 944 master cylinder on. :thumb
However the setup I made cost me about 1/4 of the price of that kit, including the machining. 😉
The vented rear discs seem like overkill though. With my braking set to the rear my car stops better than a lot of modern cars! I'm constantly impressed by how well the system works. 😀 The important thing is that the whole system is balanced on and off road, and mine is. I know that the front or back isn't going to lock up way before the other. I guess I got lucky when I stuck the Porsche 944 master cylinder on. :thumb