Sweet looking conversion there mate. Neat clean and tidy just like your car. Cheers. George.
hawkeye5766 said
Mar 28, 2015
Nice job! Nice upgrade! What calipers and brackets did you use? Look similar to the ones I used.
koolconvertible said
Mar 28, 2015
Thanks guys! The calipers are PBR twin piston units off late model commodore as are the booster and master cylinder. The discs are only 315mm but big enough and earlier holden as the commodore has a slightly different stud pattern. I have mates who have used the same size which works well. The spindles are made by a company called castlemain rod shop in australia and are made to take disc brakes. The hubs are units turned down to accept the discs, earlier holden stud pattern.the rear cylinders are ford units to improve the braking With an inline pressure regulator. i can't remember if the bore is bigger or smaller than the stock..it was a while ago.
PBR is an australia brake manufacturer for the car industry, soon to be defunct I guess when the car manufacting completely abandons australia in a couple of years.....
i read with interest the corvette brake upgrade sticky. I would love to have gone to the 330mm disc but these conversions are extremely costly just for parts! They are put onto the performance commodores, HSV as we call them. Holden special vehicles.
koolconvertible said
Mar 28, 2015
Any threads here for fitting discs to the rear end???
timbuk said
Mar 28, 2015
ya might be able to google KMS car parts located in coquitlan bc they have a online catalog that will show you some kits they sell will give you an idea....looks good! except the master is sideways may leak
koolconvertible said
Mar 28, 2015
timbuk wrote:
ya might be able to google KMS car parts located in coquitlan bc they have a online catalog that will show you some kits they sell will give you an idea....looks good! except the master is sideways may leak
Thaks mate! Does that mean i will have to drive like this all the time? Should stop it leaking....
completed the brake upgrade today on the 65 convertible. Get some fluid tomorrow and get the system bled and operational..
Also a couple of rear end shots showing new rear suspension bushes, shocks
and EFI fuel lines. Theres a posi hiding in that there diff housing......
excuse the sideways pics, i just can't get them around the right way with ipads......
Sweet looking conversion there mate. Neat clean and tidy just like your car. Cheers. George.
Thanks guys! The calipers are PBR twin piston units off late model commodore as are the booster and master cylinder. The discs are only 315mm but big enough and earlier holden as the commodore has a slightly different stud pattern. I have mates who have used the same size which works well. The spindles are made by a company called castlemain rod shop in australia and are made to take disc brakes. The hubs are units turned down to accept the discs, earlier holden stud pattern.the rear cylinders are ford units to improve the braking With an inline pressure regulator. i can't remember if the bore is bigger or smaller than the stock..it was a while ago.
PBR is an australia brake manufacturer for the car industry, soon to be defunct I guess when the car manufacting completely abandons australia in a couple of years.....
i read with interest the corvette brake upgrade sticky. I would love to have gone to the 330mm disc but these conversions are extremely costly just for parts! They are put onto the performance commodores, HSV as we call them. Holden special vehicles.
Any threads here for fitting discs to the rear end???
Thaks mate! Does that mean i will have to drive like this all the time? Should stop it leaking....
Your down under, shouldn't it be upside down? Against the flow of gravity!Cap goes on bottom.
Straighten up
