Laser cut brackets

[al_kaholik]

Its a long time since any progress on my car while being busy with the new purchase which just stormed through the MOT with the only serious thing being a rear brake hose corroded.

These arrived in the post yesterday :

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/a_t_b321/010.jpg~original

Laser cutting is fantastic and was cheap here and the turn around time from diagram to delivery was only a couple of days too. DC developments in Norwich did them for all you UK people.

So finally I have all the components to get the brakes mocked up for hoses and lines.

The actual build is still a way off should go together like an Air-fix kit when the time actually comes but plans are constantly hatching and evolving.

[johnnyvee]

don't think that the pic could get any bigger :lmao::lmao:

[ricola]

How much is cheap?

[evilC]

Al, I presume we are looking at some caliper conversion brackets? If so, the size would imply they are for a Volvo Truck!!
What brake set up are you contemplating?

Clive

[al_kaholik]

Apologies about the pic size again!

Clive: Brackets are the fronts to go with hub machining I had done ages ago on drum spindles. >85 944 NA brakes all around, have a stanadard MC and a 944 tapered one to have a look at for when I get around to it. Though I keep thinking a balance bar and hydraulic clutch would be nice to have...

Rich: A shade under £50 delivered and it took less than a week from posting a cheque to receiving the parts.

[henke]

Do you wish to share those CAD-files?

[al_kaholik]

All freely available on the net/many books. I'll sort out some diagrams hopefully later today along with the rest of the brake build.

Al

[henke]

:thumbup:

[al_kaholik]

A how to I posted a while back on VZi...

Pre 85 944 N/A hubs, modified for beetle spindles. These use standard beetle bearings but a thinner grease seal, available from most bearing places.

Spot faced stock drum spindles. This is important, others ARE different. Be aware. There is loads of alternative methods on GermanLook.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/a_t_b321/00006.jpg~original

And the front machining

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/a_t_b321/00007.jpg~original


Fitted with bearing adapters

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/a_t_b321/car224.jpg~original

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/a_t_b321/car225.jpg~original

Machining Diagrams:

BEETLE spindle, PORSCHE hub stock (all from Ricola's website)

http://www.ricola.co.uk/images/Speedster_images/stock_944_bug_hub_ass.gif~original

Bearing adapters

http://www.ricola.co.uk/images/Speedster_images/bearing_adaptors.gif~original

PORSCHE hub mods

http://www.ricola.co.uk/images/Speedster_images/944_bug_hub_ass.gif~original

Caliper adapter plate - wider holes are tapped M12x1.50

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f30/sqeeter/DSC02680.jpg~original

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/a_t_b321/010.jpg~original

[al_kaholik]

Unfortunately the backing plates rub on the discs so I will be taking these off. I suppose they could be modified but I'll have to look into it at a later point in time

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/a_t_b321/car231.jpg~original

Also if anyone has some three hole rear >85 NA backing plates I'm after some :)

[henke]

Perfect!
Thank you very much :)