[V8Vairs] Rear Disc Brakes

[Chris Wills]

George,

Pick up mounting plates from an 83-86 Camaro with rear disc brakes.  They 
use the same calipers as the Seville, but the rotor hat is slightly deeper.  
Turn the spindles to fit inside the Camaro rotor (I recall 5.8" dia) Center 
the mounting plate with caliper at rear (you have to relocate the shocks 
inboard) and drill holes to match the four studs that held the original drum 
brake back plate.  you have to open up the hole in the center of the Camaro 
plates a small amount to slip over the bearing housing.  You will need to 
disassemble the bearing housing/spindle and reassemble...

Note: The piston bore is really too small to give maximum braking as you 
will have the front disc brakes doing more than their share.

Using the Camaro mounting plate and rotor and Seville or Camaro calipers 
looks like a factory installation, and everything lines up.

Chris Wills


>From: "George Jones" <bubblehd at excite.com>
>Reply-To: bubblehd at excite.com,discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs 
><v8vairs at corvair.org>
>To: fastvair at yahoogroups.com, V8Vairs at corvair.org
>Subject: [V8Vairs] Rear Disc Brakes
>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:59:32 -0500 (EST)
>
>
>I don't recall if it was on one of these lists, or somewhere on the web, 
>but I seem to recall that someone used mid '80s Caddy Seville brakes on the 
>back of their late model. I have an opportunity to pick up a complete set 
>and was wondering what was involved in adapting them to the 'vair?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>George Jones