280mm mk1 brake upgrade

[Volksee77]

plenty of options you can do cheaply using std VW gear. G60 280mm discs with a girling 54 caliper will do the trick. you can buy caliper adaptors for $50 on ebay. Remember to upgrade the master cylinder to a mk3 unit also mate. a 9" booster will also improve the braking response.

[Bora Sport]

Bora Sport, what did you do to make that setup work? What size discs mate?[/QUOTE]

That is the standard front end brake setup removed from my wrecked Seat Cupra. 280mm rotors. The rotors were replaced with near new pads as I recall not long before the car was written off.

[roccodingo]

They pull up fantastically well mate. They are a 54mm piston which is the same as a VR6 caliper, and the pad has excellent disc coverage.

Are you seriously considering selling George? Is there another mk1 we don't know about?

Caliper is the same as a VR6 Mk2 GTI ( G54) just the carrier bracket is different between VR6 and other models ( corrado etc ) - ( bolt spacing ), something to watch for ....