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 rocknrob
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 04:54 PM |
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rear discs on my kombi
I couldn't be bothered servicing the dirty old drums at the back so i
stuck these on instead
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rocknrob
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 04:57 PM |
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when you strip the old brakes off you are left with this..
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rocknrob
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 04:59 PM |
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so I got my friendly waterjet cutting man to cut these for me...
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rocknrob
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 05:01 PM |
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they bolt neatly on like so...
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and then bolted on rotors and calipers...voila!
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11CAB
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 05:08 PM |
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Nice, so what are the calipers & rotors from, and what are you doing for a handbrake?
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
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rocknrob
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 05:08 PM |
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and can you believe the brake lines just screwed together
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rocknrob
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 05:10 PM |
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don't have a handbrake yet but i want one like i had on a ford van in the states...it was hydraulic foot operated hand release
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rocknrob
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 05:12 PM |
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rotors are falcon AU 287dia. calipers commodore but i think they are the same as ford
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| posted on November 30th, 2007 at 08:45 PM |
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Hi
Nice job. Your handbrake must be mechanical, not hydraulic.
Steve
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rocknrob
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| posted on December 1st, 2007 at 06:40 AM |
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oh well i'll have to figure out how to put the falcon hanbrake on  my kombi will really be having an identity crisis
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| posted on December 1st, 2007 at 08:59 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by rocknrob
oh well i'll have to figure out how to put the falcon hanbrake on
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The first 90 percent of a conversion like this takes 10 percent of the time and effort. The last 10 percent.... 
Pay your debts, CxxT
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| posted on December 1st, 2007 at 12:04 PM |
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If 90% of us on here wanted it easy we would just buy a new car but i'm 90% senile...what's everyone elses excuse?
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| posted on February 19th, 2008 at 06:10 PM |
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nice neat job mate any templates
its just a car for f*%k sake
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| posted on February 20th, 2008 at 09:30 AM |
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looks like a non VW engine in that thing too.
what is it?
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.
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| posted on February 23rd, 2008 at 10:57 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vwtyp2
looks like a non VW engine in that thing too.
what is it?
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EJ 22...i thought every kombi had one in them now??
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