Brake setup and Corrado brakes

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin)]

I did some checking around and I think I'm going to put in some
adjustable proportioning valves

   http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=8990

I can then use almost what ever brakes I want

ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:
> 
> hehe, actually what I did is not really recommended for a front wheel drive
> car, but it is the setup I can drive front wheel drive and feel comfortable
> with it, just hate them FWD getting lite in the rear because all the weight
> ratio is being absorbed by the front pads, MY car sits down on braking,
> keeping it level on high velcity braking... my setup is as follow.
> 
> 1990 Corrado M/C G60 Non-ABS
> 16v Front brakes with OEM Rotors and MIntex Red Pads
> 16v Rear brakes with Zimmerman CrossDrilled  rotors and Mintex Pads
> 8v Proportioning valves.
> ATE BLue Racing Braking Fluid
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------
>     __  __________
>    /  |/_ __/ ___/ Patrick Bureau
>   //| | / / \__ \  1985 8v Prowler Orange "Beatrice"
>  / _  |/ / ___/ /  1985 8v Titian Red "Lucky"
> /_/ |_/_/ /____/   http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco
> 
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: Kervin [mailto:kervinridgley@earthlink.net]
> =>Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 5:51 AM
> =>To: pbureau@attbi.com
> =>Cc: List
> =>Subject: Re: Brake setup and Corrado brakes
> =>
> =>
> =>That's the idea I'm talking about.  I got the idea from reading an old
> =>european car that had Ron Wood's rally MKI.  He had two master cylinders
> =>and a lever that controlled the basis.  I guess I getting to think the
> =>brakes on the cars I drive at work, BMW's and Porsche's, are the norm.
> =>I just need to realize there is not really a way to make my car brake
> =>like those.
> =>
> =>pbureau@attbi.com wrote:
> =>>
> =>> well I did this not really wanting to do this but it did
> =>> it anyways (still following me.. good...)
> =>>
> =>> Change your master cylinder for a corrado G60 NON ABS
> =>> one the ratio front.back IS different from teh scirocco
> =>> one. my rear wheel in emergency situation (ie: I ran
> =>> 60mph and slammed the brakes to see what it would do)
> =>> the rear wheels lock up way before the front, permitting
> =>> me to keep control on my direction of the car (Yeah I
> =>> know this is old school rwd thinking, but it works for
> =>> me leave me alone eh!)
> =>>
> =>> so that is my suggestion. works for me :)
> =>> --
> =>> ====
> =>> ATS - Patrick Bureau
> =>> 1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
> =>> (show car)
> =>> 1985 8v Euro GT Project (Daily Drive)
> =>> http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/
> =>> http://www.texassciroccoteam.org/
> =>> > I saw a G60 (at least what is left of it) at my pick-n-pull.  I was
> =>> > thinking it would be nice to get the hubs, axles and brakes
> =>from it.  By
> =>> > nice, I mean just another way to make the list of parts on my
> =>car sound
> =>> > better.  You see, I put on stock size vented rotors a while back.  My
> =>> > front wheels ALWAYS lock up before my rear.  What do I need to do to
> =>> > move the basis towards the rear?  My thoughts were that when
> =>I put on my
> =>> > H&R springs, less weight transfers to the front, so my rear
> =>brake could
> =>> > do more work if I can change things.  By the way, I have drums on the
> =>> > back.
> =>> > --
> =>> > Kervin
> =>> > 80 1.7 8v Ole Paul sold to the great north
> =>> > 82 1.7 8v The gift
> =>> > 86 2.0 8v no knock sensor yet
> =>> > 00 tt600
> =>> >
> =>> >
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> =>Kervin
> =>86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80%
> =>88 Gti 1.8 16v needs some love
> =>00 tt600
> =>

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Kervin
86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80%
88 Gti 1.8 16v needs some love
00 tt600