750i Brembo calipers onto an E30 - Possible?

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Post Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:28 pm

As above, friend of mine has a pair of good condition 750i calipers (4 pot Brembos) and was curious if it was possible to retro fit them to an E30 setup with ABS?

Too much hassle, or viable?
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Post Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:34 pm

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=214936

Anything is possible : )

Iv got them fitted to mine
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Post Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:57 pm

Do they bolt straight up? or require a mounting bracket mod?
Which master cylinder did you use along with discs from which car?

Just read the thread :D Does look good but theres info that it doesn't have.
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Post Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:08 pm

They don't bolt straight up you will need an adaptor ...

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=192838

I have just used the standard master cylinder, but im also using a servo from a clio, because of the M52 2.8 conversion I have

disc wise I'm using these...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290368723148? ... 2131wt_902

or you can use TT disc's and have them modified, centre bore taken out 1mm, then
re-drilled to 4x100
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Post Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:56 pm

Craig, do those 312mm vw fit without any modifying?
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Post Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:58 pm

Yep, straight fit matey, tbh their not bad discs

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Post Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:10 pm

craigieeb wrote:Yep, straight fit matey, tbh their not bad discs

:cool:
Thats awesome
So I suppose all needed is some calipers, custom bracket and those discs which fit straight on.

Is the centre bore on those discs suitable for e30 then ?
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Post Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:17 pm

Yes
Yes
And
Yes

Those discs have already had the center bore milled out,
So they just slot straight on
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Post Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:31 pm

Hi I just read on the ad that those discs are 65mm
Isn't the e30 hub 66mm?
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Post Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:37 pm

Ahhh yeah it's all coming flooding back now,
I asked them to open the bore by 1mm
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