Factory rear disc kits?

[anthony7777]

greg, if your thinking about changing the rear brakes to disks, let me know how your going to deal with the emergency brake issue.if i deside to change mine over ill do the drawings for the brackets and have them c.n.ced to allow use of the callipers i want to use,if i can help it i dont want to grind any material from the axle shafts, making up stainless lines is no biggy. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/savewave.gif

 

[GregW]

Hi Randy, Thanks for the photo.

Hi Tracy, Wow, $900? Faced with that I’d happily grind away at the axle. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Keoke]

Hi Greg, Might even be cheaper en that.I read an article I believe in one of our magazines some time back that indicated a certain model of the Chevy Camaro rear disk brakes were easily adapted to the healey and the only grinding I recall was done to the calipers themselves to prevent interference from the wheel.Not being interested I didn't file the data.---Fwiw---Keoke- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

 

[bighly]

900 was a steal. If you look at Dennis Welchs site they are originally very pricey. Dennis Welch rear disk conversion parts

 

[GregW]

Hi Tracy,
I’m with you now. The way I read your post(s) was $900 for just a pair of adaptor plates. I see now that you were talking about two different things.

 

[zblu]

Came across a site that sells front sets for about 50 english pounds a set whatever a set implies, also came across an mgb site that shows how a set of go kart calipers were used as a parking brake setup instead of using the mechanical lever on some rear caliper setups

 

[zblu]

make that 550 a set!

 

[Lin]

Do you have the URL for the go-kart site. I am interested in the parking brake arrangement?

Lin
1960 BT7 in restoration (with rear disc brakes)
1959 Bugeye

 

[zblu]

Lin, have sent info link to your email addy