Well I said I'd review the brakes once I knew how they performed so here goes.
I've driven the car for about 120km to this point and am blown away with the braking performance. Initially, there was little response from the pedal and I was considering swapping back to the gti brakes, but with a small adjustment to the rear drums (bloody spring-loaded wedge thingos), pedal feel was drastically improved.
Car pulls up phenomenally, and with the Mk3 booster and m/c combo, pedal feel is very nice. Have not locked the wheels up yet (I haven't needed to), but the feedback up to that point is very reassuring.
I strongly recommend 280mm discs for anyone in a mk1, with any callipers you can get your hands on that will work. The GM callipers that I'm using were cheap and hassle free to mount (no adapters needed) and using mk4 brake lines, connected up easily too.
Next up, rear disc conversion. But not for a while I think.
To those coming to DOVW, I'll be seeing you. My car will be pretty hard to miss haha. Looking forward to it!
I've driven the car for about 120km to this point and am blown away with the braking performance. Initially, there was little response from the pedal and I was considering swapping back to the gti brakes, but with a small adjustment to the rear drums (bloody spring-loaded wedge thingos), pedal feel was drastically improved.
Car pulls up phenomenally, and with the Mk3 booster and m/c combo, pedal feel is very nice. Have not locked the wheels up yet (I haven't needed to), but the feedback up to that point is very reassuring.
I strongly recommend 280mm discs for anyone in a mk1, with any callipers you can get your hands on that will work. The GM callipers that I'm using were cheap and hassle free to mount (no adapters needed) and using mk4 brake lines, connected up easily too.
Next up, rear disc conversion. But not for a while I think.
To those coming to DOVW, I'll be seeing you. My car will be pretty hard to miss haha. Looking forward to it!
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