disc conversion

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:41 pm

i didn't really mess with the drum cable, i went ahead and got the cable from the saturn. there's a bracket on the saturn cable that you'll need to use and slightly modify to angle away from your rear springs.
Garrett

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:36 am

all that work and no one is interested!?

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:45 am

i am intrested indeed but due to the fact that i live accross the pond i am better off going with the OPEL parts swap rather than seeking an american car... my only concern was premature rear lockup and you have confirmed that it is not an issue so it is time to look arround in our used car parts shops.

MMamdouh

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:47 am

thanks for looking on. hope you can put something together and post it.
cheers
Garrett

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:55 am

i am interested also. but isnt the proportioning valve a seperat part from the master cylinder? if it is than you will need a new one, you can get adjustable ones so you can fine tune it how you want it. after my fiance gets a new job ill definatly look into this, but i dont have the extra cash now since its only my income here for the time

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:02 am

a proportioning valve is something that you woud have to add if you wanted one. that's an aftermarket performance thing. all proportioning is done in the master. if you want to look at the ABS unit as a propotioning, that's kindof how it works.
if you'd like i also have the master and ABS unit from a Nubi and i could send that with the caliper mounts if you're interested.
Garrett

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:03 am

you can remove the proportional valves from the master indeed so you can play with them all you want... beeing a safty issue i recommend against it though.

MMamdouh

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:19 am

just renewing this post.

garrett

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:33 am

late late... we have the complete rear set from nubi. Can we do it with it or need another part? Also, the ebrake really work?

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:13 am

the nubi and legonza set mounts different. however i would use the master cylinder from the nubi. the hand brake does work quite well.

garrett

woodae · Post by **woodae** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:42 pm

how much i want it done. very interested

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:39 pm

i sell the brackets for $70 shipped then it's up to what you want to spend in parts be it new or salvaged. you will need rear wheel bearings (2), rear rotors (2), read calipers (2), park break cables (2) all from a mid 90's saturn 'L' series and they should all be the same.

garrett

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:17 pm

can we see a pic of what you get please? thank you

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:27 pm

these 'prototype' brackets have a bit of surface rest from the water jet but the ones i send out go to media blast and get a high stength coating for rust proof and long life.

gse_turbo wrote:so here it is and it's not from an opel. ALL these parts are found in the U.S. and should be in Canada. what i'm building off of is a rear disc setup from a '93 saturn L Series.
the upsides of this conversion is:
•you keep 4x100 bolt pattern
•you don't need to order repacement parts from Europe
•there are rotor upgrades in thye US
•you keep your factory track width
•it's vertually a dirrect fit
•parts are cheep
•sealed whell bearing w/ seperate rotor, no repacking bearing with a brake service
•hand brake in caliper, no "shoe in hat design" like the nudira

but for all the upsides, and some i've forgoten, there is one down side, you will need to adjust you bolt hole a little but i'll go over that.

Here's what you get in my kit. keep in mind what you will get is a shotpeened and coated version, these are prototypes.

Here's what you need to add to the setup, (8) 10mmx50mmx1.25 bolts and lock washers to mount everything using factory nuts as a last step, (4) 3/8x2'' bolts and nuts for moch-up and all the brake components.
You will also have to add all the brake components that you want, rotors, calipers,...

Here's were the 'moch-up' comes in, if you're going to paint the rear beam then do so first.

Using the 3/8 bolts, mount everything and get it tight. everything should mount flush but these bolts wont be sitting straight, these are just for alignment. the holes are off just slightly, this is when you need to adjust the mounting holes.

Use a 13/32 drill bit remove a little material from both the bearing flange and mounting surface until the drill sits staight. do this one by one replacing the 3/8 bolts with the 10mm bolts as you go.
This will keep the caliper mount and the wheel bearing mounted perfect.

After that your done, you can mount everything else up.

If you've waited as long as i have for all wheel disc brakes or price a setup out of from euro parts then you'll think this is a beautiful thing.

hopefully someone out there enjoys this!

Garrett

woodae · Post by **woodae** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:30 pm

What do i have to do?

The original daewootech forum

disc conversion

THE CONVERSION!

i want it