Personally I don't think you really NEED any more brake on the back of a street Bug than Stock Type III rear drums would give you (and they're a simple bolt-on) but if you must have disks, the stuff from the back of a 924S or 944 Porsche (early, pre`85½ IIRC - the ones with stamped steel not alloy control arms) is a fairly easy approach. They'll increase your track width so fender clearance could be an issue, and of course they come with the 5x130 Porsche bolt pattern so they'd need to be redrilled if you wish to keep 4x130. My son put a set on one of his project cars, a `69 Bug, without any drama. I had to bend up some custom brake pipes, and the Porsche "swans" (e-brake cable levers so named because they resemble water fowl in profile) have to be replaced with some aftermarket pieces made for the job but otherwise it's a very straightforward operation. Here's a few snapshots: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v212/KaferChris/Project%2069/ I don't recall the source for the adapter swans off the top of my head but if you decide to go this route I'm sure my son could find it for you.
Some folks have gone to the trouble to fit master cylinders from other makes of car when doing a 4-wheel conversion but IMO it's not really necessary. And if you only convert the fronts (with or without upgrading the rears to III drums) the stock Type I M/C bore of 19.05mm is exactly what was used on both 'Ghias and Type IIIs. I don't know for sure what calipers came on Euro Supers but I suspect they were single-pin Karmann-Ghia. Without an overseas connection to find you the disk-brake spindles you'll probably do the same as everyone else and use adapter brackets like Topline sells. The single-pin calipers are obsolete anyway - what's used to replace them (and in almost all the kits on the market) are Brazilian-made reproductions of double-pin `66-`71 Type III calipers, which have a sightly larger bore and pad area but fit the same spindles & rotors. --- No Quarter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After driving Li'l Red for 10 years now, I'm > thinking about switching over > to disc brakes. I don't know much about them other > than they are pretty > much maintenance-free and I like that. At 35 years > old, I'm not as spry as > I used to be and it's a major pain to be down there > adjusting brakes like > what seems like all the time. My spirited driving > doesn't help matters any > though I assume. LOL! > > I remember from years ago that the disc brake > conversion kits came in > different forms. There were just the front > conversions, the 4 wheel > conversions which made you lose your e-brake, and > dune buggy style like the > Neal brand and so forth. > > What I'd like to find is an all 4 wheel conversion > kit that allows me to > retain my e-brake cables (the stock ones preferably > but not necessary), let > me continue to run my stock 4 bolt rims (this is a > 1974 Super Beetle), and > basically keep everything as stock as possible. > Wasn't it the Euro 1303's > that had disc brakes? Does a 4 wheel conversion > mean a different master > cylinder? Is a good trade-off to just do the fronts > and keep drums and > shoes on the rear since the front is what wears the > most anyway? I'd > appreciate all different opinions, advice, and > real-world testimonials on > the subject. I think it's time for me to convert - > whether it be 2 wheels > or 4. Thanks all. > > Erin ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
