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Subject:Re: Rear disc brakes. Blower Motor. Secret Compartments.
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:08:44 -0800

On 2/20/06, Stephen Steele <steeles@horizonview.net> wrote:

> Anyway, to get to the point.  Anybody got anything/info up on the Net about
> doing rear discs with regular fronts as the donor?
> Only drawback is that I can envision parking brake problems. I guess I could
> leave it in gear and use a couple of tire chocks :) .
>
> --
> Stephen
> Chillicothe OH

Well, I have not updated this in 5 years but it gives you an idea.

http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/vanagoncafereardiscbrakeproject.html

Worked fine without a brake pressure regulator. Parking brakes via
Wilwood spot calipers. I do not have it on my van. We finished one of
someone else's which is now in Belgium somewhere.

BenT