> Exactly what I was thinking when I did a quick conversion.  5000.00 for a
> brake upgrade?
> Maybe, just maybe ,if our vans had any chance of performing like a
Porsche!
>
> Keep it under 100 mph!
> Tom Czerniak
>
>
> >
> > 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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