Date:         Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:29:21 -0500
Reply-To:     madsen <madsen@HOME.COM>
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From:         madsen <madsen@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: anyone done REAR DISCS?
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I know a guy who installed Mercedes 500 SL front/rear disks on a 73 camper.
It was necessary due to a Porche flat-six power plant.

Ken Madsen
87GL
87 Golf Diesel
95 Jetta GLX


----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Tan" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: anyone done REAR DISCS?


> Hi Raimund,
>
> I've had success in the past in having caliper mounts fabricated from
either
> T-6 aluminum or steel. You can usually bolt on to the existing brake
mounts.
>
> Detlev from the Vanagon Projekt had e-mailed me to advice that he already
> offers a rear disc brake kit. Perhaps that is one of the brake kits you
> mentioned. However, as I indicated to him, my primary goal is to try to do
> this with minimal expense with mostly off the shelf VW (or Audi)
components.
>
> I am not partial to using ready to bolt on "kits" from known vendors.
> However, IMHO, part of the enjoyment of this hobby is coming up with
simple
> (and affordable) solutions to seemingly complex problems (and expensive).
>
> BenT
> paper pusher by day/grease monkey at night
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> San Francisco
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>
> '87 GL Vanagon
> '88 Fox Wagon
> '89 Jetta GL
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