mk1 golf cabby rear disc conversion and power steering conversion???

[dan_b998]

hi all

has any done a rear disc conversion on a cabby b4 if so what parts would i need and anything i would need to fabricate myself or get made custom also any problems i mite come across doin it?


also i have heard alot of people say that a mk2 power steerng system won't fit on a mk1 has anyone tried this if so let me know what u did how u did it an what parts u used

i have also heard with power steering u can;'t have a stainless manifold bcos it hits the rack surely u can on a mk2 with power steering

just another quick thing has any one done an hydralic/electric roof conversion i would like to do that aswel if so same thing goes let me know what parts h to etc etc

any help/advice would b great cheers

if anyone sellin any parts like fibreglass panels for a cabby let me kno also  need a set of steelies for it don't need good tyres ay condition just to put on while i refurb my wheels an respray the car

or if anyone wantsto give away a mk2 with power steering an rear disc's just give me a shout lol

over the summer i should b doin alot of ork on the cabby gin to have it ready for next summer you mite even see me at the shows next year   it will have metalflake paintwrk an a leather retrim  with heated seats electric windows hopefully power steering rear disc's power roof 

[rubjonny]

rear discs are pretty easy, stub axles n carriers off a MK2, pre87 mk2 calipers, scirocco 16v handbrake cables, sorted.  I have MK3 rear calipers (same fitment as late MK2 but better handbrake mech) and the scirocco cables are too short.  I'm hoping I can cut the rear cable tubes down a tad otherwise I'm screwed. What annoys me is the complete beam and rear brake setup came off a scirocco so it should work 

pas is much trickier, mk2 rack definitly wont fit its completly different.  TSR did a kit which is expensive or there was recently someone who put up a guide on this using jap parts:
http://clubgti.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=87167

hydro hood requires all the rams and pumps, the brackets cut out of a donor car and the hood frame needs swapping also.

[dan_b998]

so the rear disc conversion would jus b a bolt on nomodification needed

wat aboutthe brake bias valve off the mk2 iv heard about

rubjonny could u send me a pm with a lst of all the parts need for the rear disc conversion

cheers

[dan_b998]

also could you tell me what model/'s to get the parts from lik a mk2 gti or whatever an what year would b good aswell then i know i'll b gettin the right bits to fit 

also i want to put goodrigdge braided flexi hose's on would i still b able to use 1 set for the car or would i hav to buy 2 different sets ie a set for the back an a set fr the front if i do have to buy 2 then would i b able to use the front brakes off the mk2 asqwell so then i only need to buy one set makes life alot easier

would all the brakes off a mk gti fit if they hve rear disc's

also any info on big bigger disc's an better calipers on the front aswell i really want really good brakes

i belive my front brakes r 239mm i would want 256mm ones would i just need the sweap the calipers disc's an pads or would i need an adaptor for the caliper to fit

cheers for the help

[rubjonny]

if its a later cab you should alreadt have a rear bias valve, if not you need to fit one. rear discs the std MK2 GTI ones will fit right on with the above bits I listed.  MK2 GTI goodridge kit I think will fit, but I've not tried. i bought a MK1 kit and ther rear beam i bought had discs & goodridges on already!

[dan_b998]

its an 1982 model

do u know it if has one allready

cheers

[dan_b998]

yh i was reading up on on that link rubjonny posted up but i'm opting out of pwer steering now its a bit too much hassle

i went an loked at the car 2day and the steerin isn't as heavy as i remember i must b gettin stronger lol (weight training)  and my steering wheels is oneof them tiny d shape ones on 7 inch wide qwheels been lowered an negative camber it is surprisingly light considering so the power steering desn't matter i cna live without it lol


another question about the power hood

would i b able to use te bits from a newer model like a 91 with a power hood ?

the brakes r sorted now i now what i got to get an puttin it on should b quite straight forward

so all i got is the power hood lft to worry about lol

[rubjonny]

my cab is an 83 and has one, best to get underneath and look! its in front of the rear beam passenger side, has a big spring on it cant miss it!

can use a hood off any MK1 cabby, only real difference are the brackets for the rear screen that attach behind/next to the parcel shelf, you';ll see what I mean. just swap on the ones that are on your car

[topher]

16v rocco cables are too short for mk3 calipers? I assume the same will apply for mk4 ones? Let us know how you solve that one chap.
And i'll throw another rubjonny type question in because I'm too lazy to go look it up Will corrado stub axles do the job?

[Wayne]

16v rocco cables are too short for mk3 calipers? I assume the same will apply for mk4 ones? Let us know how you solve that one chap.
And i'll throw another rubjonny type question in because I'm too lazy to go look it up Will corrado stub axles do the job?

Yes I think so as they are the same as Mk2 Golf I believe.