[V8Vairs] Rear Disc Brakes

[George Jones]

Thanks Chris, I went forward with the purchase and pulled the heavy pigs off the Seville. I just got them home and put them against the Vair hub. Looks like a fun project. I'll keep my eyes open for a set of Camaro mounting plates, in the mean time, I now have an excuse to rebuild the trailing arms. Are the Camaro mounting plated any lighter? There is enough area there that I may remove weight by punching some holes.

Geo...

 --- On Sat 03/11, Chris Wills < cjwills at msn.com > wrote:
From: Chris Wills [mailto: cjwills at msn.com]
To: v8vairs at corvair.org
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:37:58 -0800
Subject: RE: [V8Vairs] Rear Disc Brakes

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

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