Golf calliper nearly here

[Graham Perry]

Norman, Did you ever get the Golf Calipers or have you taken another route ? I am still considering it as a winter project if it proves feasible

[Luke Beaumont]

Aye, I'm still interested too. I even have a driveshaft/hub/disc/ear assembly ready to assess the mounting feasibility.

[Normans_Ghost]

Graham & luke, They will be in stock at the dealer on the 17th (Nov), add a day or two so they will probably get to me on Friday 19th. I'll play around with them over the weekend and estabilish how much work is involved in making an adaptor bracket and report back on here asap. You should tick the "notify by email" box.

 

In the meanwhile, the AP calliper bracket is made and I'm now working on a simple, lightweight transmision hand brake. If all goes to plan there will be a knob coming up through the tunnel at elbow position. Press this down and a band brake will close on the prop shaft. release and the rod will release the band brake. It should be lightweight and, it should pass an MOT. the weight saving will be the weight of the handbrake (under dash one is heavy, tunnel probably lighter) and the handbrake cables. The bits I'm making are a piece off spring steel, to pieces of flat mild riveted or screwed to spring, a 3/16" (or similar) threaded rod with a plastic knob, a ratchet and pawl and a spring. If I don't save 1kg I'll be surprised, hopefully more. But the main advantage is being able to fit twin pot AP racing callipers and still pass an MOT.

 

There are some pictures here

 

Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here

[martinwhitcher]

just a quick question, am i right to say if you say you have a LSD (which i have) they can't break test them on the rollers cause it can damage the LSD?

 

If that is the case, how do they test cars with LSD on an MOT?? 😬

 

Martin

 

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[Normans_Ghost]

I've always had my handbrake tested on the brake tester. can't see why it should be a problem if all you do is apply the handbrake and both sides work. LSD's go on rolling roads without a problem.

 

Mind you, it would be good if you can convince the tester to issue a cert without testing brakes.

 

I used to go to a test station that thought he couldn't get car on ramp so didn't, just wrote out cert on the basis that he knew my car was OK. Lost his mot licence last year and sold the garage. new guy goes through it with a fine tooth comb, then says "I can see you know what your doing with this car, mate". Still won't pass it without a handbrake though.

 

Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here

[Normans_Ghost]

If the snow we've got here clears by the morning, I'm off to Ayelsbury to pick up said Golf rear calliper.

 

I'll post when I get back and see what's involved in fitting.

 

Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here

[stevefoster]

I got about the most action out of the Sierra callipers you can get with Pagid ceramic pads...

Overheating due to heatsoak was the problem.

 

If there's a mount the calliper at 3 or 9 o'clock part of this project I would be very interested to hear.

 

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[Normans_Ghost]

Steve, I'm going to mount the AP 2 pots at 9 o/clock. When I get the Golf unit I'll see what needs making to fit same. This is not for me but if it's not too difficult I'll make ali mountings for a small NtL donation for others.

 

Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here

[Rob Walker]

No need to mount the AP two pots at 3 or 9 oclock they do not get hot mounted in the top mounted position. I had heat indicators on my calipers on Le Sept last year and it was hot. The caliper did not get hot enough to give a reading on the indicators so less than 100C. My previous seirra calipers with pagid rs14 fitted boiled SRF fuild in about four laps of Donnington.

[Normans_Ghost]

Rob, the reason for mounting at 9 o'clock is that it's easier to make the ali mounting block as the centers for mounting are different to the centres of the radial mount on the calliper. The top mountings are the same (with 1.5 mm each hole).

 

Look at the prototype mounting on the link below (it's under 7 - other upgrades)

 

edited to say it's not under other upgrades - try rear brakes (sometimes I'm an idoit- no change that to all times)

 

Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here

 

Edited by - nverona on 19 Nov 2004 08:42:57

[Normans_Ghost]

One more thing. I'm not going today, The snow ploughs and gritters have moved the snow overnight but the road surface is frozen and I will not get out the village in the 7 or Elise. I'm not going in HM's truck so I'll go on Monday.

 

Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here