Porsche discs Monday, 26-Jun-2000 07:33:31 Message: 209.239.207.86 writes: Hey gang, spent some time yesterday at one of my local junk yards. Maybe 6 or 7 bugs, mostly late, all pretty much gone thru. What I did find of interest was either a Porsche 944 or 928 that had all 4 of disc brake assemblies still intact. I thought I read somewhere that the euro-look guys use these brakes on their late model bugs. So does anyone know if these would require extensive fabrication to get to work on say a 71 super? The calipers and discs are massive compared to anything a/c volkswagen. Are they worth enough that I should pull em off and buy em anyway? pete 707ca peter perez

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Yep- (Chris Chemidlin) (26-Jun-2000 09:56:34)

Re: Porsche discs (Steve Arndt) (26-Jun-2000 10:02:57)

Re: Porsche discs (henry roberts) (26-Jun-2000 10:58:34)

Re: Porsche discs (Roland Metz (NY)) (26-Jun-2000 11:24:19)

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Your car, a 1302 model, is a little more difficult to modify, but it can be done.

Try Mike Ghia's page. Hes got a great article on putting them on a standard bug. http://performanceghia.webjump.com/

THere's a page called "superbeetles only" that has more info, but I dont have the address here.

Chris

Chris Chemidlin

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If they are early 944 brake parts you may be in luck, I don't know about 928 though.

The early 944 rear brakes are a direct bolt on to your car.

The fronts are also a bolt on with a few mods. Check out Supermans page (Can't find the link now). You must convert to later 1303 front arms and some other stuff to bolt up the fronts on a super.

Steve Arndt

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I think that there was a tech article in volksworld a few months ago, though exactly when i could not tell you. thier web site is www.volksworld.com but when i tried the link to back issues wasn't working. have fun. h.

henry roberts

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Peter: the 944 came with a 4-cylinder engine only; the 928 came only with a V8. If the car is indeed a 944, follow the other respondent's advice as to installation. If you go for the rear disks, you must also take out the rear semi-trailing arms, since these have the welded-on or cast-on lugs where you bolt on the rear brake caliper. Early 944 had a steel arm (direct substitute for your Super Beetle); later ones had an aluminum arm (will still fit but small mod's needed). Even if you don't modify your engine for the time being to justify the bigger brakes, 4 disks bring the braking system up to and even past contemporary standards- a wise safety decision!

Roland Metz (NY)