Disc Brake Conversion.

**Homestar** · 20th August 2012, 09:02 AM

Just read through this entire thread again and I just wanted to ask a couple of questions. I have only just got my Series III and haven't had a chance to look over anything yet so my apologies if some of this sounds a bit dumb.

If I have read & understood everything (I may not have) the issues around the original and simple idea are:-

1 - Hub needs machining to fit the rotor on/no off the shelf rotor available to clear the hub.
2 - 5mm spacer required.
3 - Engineering questions.

Please let me know if there were others - I may have missed these. Now, how much material needs removing from the hub to make everything fit? By the looks of the photos, it is the webbing that needs removing a bit?

Did anyone manage to get a response back from an engineer on if any of this was acceptable, or are we just making assumptions that it isn't? Same with the spacer - this is only needed to replace the thickness of the drum. The easiest thing to do here would be to machine the drum off to leave the spacer - again, has this been run past an engineer? I would think that as this is part of the original design, and doesn't add any stresses that are not normally there, then this may be acceptable.

I am currently talking to an Engineer about the VASS I need to get my Series III back on the road, so now is the ideal time for me to quiz him about upgrading the brakes, as this is one of the things he wants me to think about doing.

I don't have any spare parts to try any of this with, and I can't use the parts off mine at the moment, as it needs to stay mobile in the workshop it is in, but if someone has some bits they can either donate to the cause, or I can buy at a reasonable price, I would be happy to mock up this original setup and take it to my Engineer to see what he thinks of it all. I can get a disco rear brake rotor and calliper, but I would need the series bits - hub, etc. Happy to buy the calliper mounting plate if agrojnr can still make me a set?

EDIT - I only want to build one side for the engineer to look at, so I don't need a whole diff housing - I was just going to make a frame up to hold the hub, etc to show the Engineer what we are thinking of, and so it is easy to see what parts are made and what mods have been done.

Any thoughts/comments or help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers - Gav

**wpalmo** · 20th August 2012, 10:08 PM

Good to see someone getting excited about disk brake conversions for Series Land Rovers again. I have explored most of the options by reading through the many threads on various forums and websites over the last couple of years, and there is a lot of them, and have come to the conclusion that the Timm Cooper kit from Roam Offroad is probably the best.

The kit is well engineered and uses defender rotors and callipers that are available easily off the shelf. Many of the other kits use obscure parts from vehicles that are not available in Australia or special one off spacer combined rotors that could also be problematic sourcing in the long term.

The main issue I can see is the licensing of the conversion by the local state vehicle licensing authorities. I do know that there are Series owners in Australia who are driving with disk brake front ends but I would really like to know how they have got on with registering their conversions.

Sorry I can't help with any parts for your mock up Gav but I think you will find a lot of forum readers will be following your progress as it is a conversion that I think is worthy if it can be registered by the licensing bureaucrats. Some images below of the Timm Cooper setup.

Regards Warrick.

DSC00714%20(1) by wpalmo, on Flickr

DSC00710%20(1) by wpalmo, on Flickr

Brake_Lg4 by wpalmo, on Flickr

Brake_Lg3 by wpalmo, on Flickr

DSC00695 by wpalmo, on Flickr

**jerryd** · 21st August 2012, 05:46 AM

The power steering set up looks neat and tidy too

**banjo** · 21st August 2012, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by jerryd

The power steering set up looks neat and tidy too

Very similar to the one i do only thats left hand drive .

**wpalmo** · 21st August 2012, 02:18 PM

Another image of the power steering conversion.

Regards Warrick.

Testi_Lg_TimmC4 by wpalmo, on Flickr

**Homestar** · 22nd August 2012, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by banjo

Very similar to the one i do only thats left hand drive .

Hi Banjo, can you elaborate on the power steering conversion you have done? What box, mounting and other mods? I am miles away from doing anything yet, but the planning continues. I am getting a full Engineers report on the car, so I may as well add in as many extra mods that require engineering all in one go. The outside will end up looking the same, but I hope to make it a much more pleasant driving experience - with disk brakes, power steering and an overdrive it should come out allright.

Cheers - Gav.

**banjo** · 22nd August 2012, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by bacicat2000

Hi Banjo, can you elaborate on the power steering conversion you have done? What box, mounting and other mods? I am miles away from doing anything yet, but the planning continues. I am getting a full Engineers report on the car, so I may as well add in as many extra mods that require engineering all in one go. The outside will end up looking the same, but I hope to make it a much more pleasant driving experience - with disk brakes, power steering and an overdrive it should come out allright.

Cheers - Gav.

Hi Gav try this.Its a tutorial as such on how i did it..This one is on the green one but have done the same to Harry & about to do the wagon in the next couple of weeks..

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-iii...power+steering

Hope it helps..Just PM me if you have any questions..

**Homestar** · 23rd August 2012, 11:59 AM

I thought I posted a link here this morning to the 'Wanted' adverts - related to this thread - did it get removed for some reason, or didn't I post it correctly? I won't include the link again in case this is against the rules.

Cheers - Gav.

**dolphint** · 23rd August 2012, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by bacicat2000

I thought I posted a link here this morning to the 'Wanted' adverts - related to this thread - did it get removed for some reason, or didn't I post it correctly? I won't include the link again in case this is against the rules.

Cheers - Gav.

Gav, just checked, your add's still there, about 6 down the list.

Cheers Steve

**Homestar** · 24th August 2012, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by dolphint

Gav, just checked, your add's still there, about 6 down the list.

Cheers Steve

Thanks Steve - I found the ad, but I (Think) I posted a link here in this thread which either didn't post properly, or was deleted? Not sure if it breached to forum rules or not. Either way doen't matter now - I just wanted those that were checking this thread to know I had posted the ad (In case they could help me

)

Cheers - Gav

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