Brake problems

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin)]

I put on some new park brake cables this weekend, replaced all the
springs in my drum brakes and put in some super blue brake fluid.  I got
to use my new pressure bleeder.  What a nice tool!  Anyway, I was
helping two other friends at the same time and kinda lost track of what
I was doing. I stepped on the brake pedal without the drivers side drum
on the car.  Fluid came out the brake cylinder.  I didn't think it was
that big of a deal, but now it's like I only have half braking power. 
There is twice the pedal travel and pumping the brakes does not make
things feel any different.  Does it sound like I did something bad to
the passenger side brake cylinder?  It's a re-man unit from auto zone so
I can just take it back, but I wanted some thoughts from the list. 
Along the same lines, I'm thinking about going to rear discs.  Do the VW
A2 discs really fit on if I just flip them over?  I'm going to the junk
yard this week for a tranny, so i thought I'd look for some of those
calipers if they will work.
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Kervin
86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80% and lots of other numbers and letters
88 Gti 1.8 16v Not done and now it's winter :(
00 tt600