Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 11:57:37 -0500
Reply-To: Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
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From: Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
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I think I would spring for the Porsche engine first. Bet $5K US would get
you started....
At 09:02 AM 5/7/02 -0400, you wrote:
>That makes these kits cost between $4,650. and $5,200. US
>dollars. My van cost me $3,200 US.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
>
>---- Original message ----
> >Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
> >From: Andrew Grebneff
><andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
> >Subject: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> >From Jens Hansen in Germany, maker of kits to fit Porsche
>(and
> >custom) brakes to VW T3s like ours.
> >
> >Hi Andrew,
> >
> >how are you?.
> >
> >Well, things are busy over here...
> >
> >Yes, our rear break kit is ready and working perfect. We
>have made kits
> >for nearly all porsche brakes.
> >
> >If you want to keep your 16"-wheels, we could make a kit with
> >brembo-rotor with 310mm diameter and 993 turbo calipers and
> >race-brake-pads from ferodo, pagid or performance friction.
>This setup
> >would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit
>your wheels.
> >
> >Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims,
>bolts,
> >hydraulik handbrakesystem etc.) will come to EURO 5700,--.
> >
> >Possible would also be 305mm rotors with 996 calipers and
>race brake
> >pads. This would also be about the same braking power.
> >
> >Whole kit will come to EURO 5500,--
> >
> >"Standard" 993 Turbo Brake kit complete will be EURO 5300,--
> >"Standard" 996 Brake kit complete will be EURO 5100,--
> >
> >Alle prices are in EURO (actually i dont know th exchange
>rate rigth
> >now) plus shipping and handling and plus duty.
> >
> >By and all the best to NZ
> >
> >Yours
> >
> >Jens Hansen
> >Hansen Motorsport
> >Am Kachelstein 25
> >53639 Königswinter
> >
> >Tel.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 64
> >Fax.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 65
> >
> >www.Hansen-Motorsport.de
Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee
ICQ# 5944649
scm9985@tntech.edu
'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion
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