This shounds great, however, and this is a big however. As of May 7, 2002:

  1 Euro = 0.912395 US Dollars
  1 US Dollar = 1.09602 Euro
  1 Euro = About $89 Canadian

This means that even the cheapest kit he is talking about costs over $5,000!
I'd love to, but I think I'll pass.

Bruc
(no disrespect for Canadians intended, just a little humor)

>From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>Reply-To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
>Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
>
>From Jens Hansen in Germany, maker of kits to fit Porsche (and
>custom) brakes to VW T3s like ours.
>
>Hi Andrew,
>
>how are you?.
>
>Well, things are busy over here...
>
>Yes, our rear break kit is ready and working perfect. We have made kits
>for nearly all porsche brakes.
>
>If you want to keep your 16"-wheels, we could make a kit with
>brembo-rotor with 310mm diameter and 993 turbo calipers and
>race-brake-pads from ferodo, pagid or performance friction. This setup
>would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit your wheels.
>
>Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts,
>hydraulik handbrakesystem etc.) will come to EURO 5700,--.
>
>Possible would also be 305mm rotors with 996 calipers and race brake
>pads. This would also be about the same braking power.
>
>Whole kit will come to EURO 5500,--
>
>"Standard" 993 Turbo Brake kit complete will be EURO 5300,--
>"Standard" 996 Brake kit complete will be EURO 5100,--
>
>Alle prices are in EURO (actually i dont know th exchange rate rigth
>now) plus shipping and handling and plus duty.
>
>By and all the best to NZ
>
>Yours
>
>Jens Hansen
>Hansen Motorsport
>Am Kachelstein 25
>53639 K�nigswinter
>
>Tel.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 64
>Fax.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 65
>
>www.Hansen-Motorsport.de

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