Brake Conversions
VL Turbo Commodore Calipers and Mitsubishi MagnaVerada Discs
Disclaimer: This brake conversion is not approved for use on public roads. Fitment of the brakes mentioned herein may render the vehicle unroadworthy, void any insurance policy on the vehicle or driver and disqualify the vehicle from some racing classes. Zac Campbell and the Adelaide 1600 Club will not be held responsible for damage or loss of any kind as a result of fitment of these brakes. There has not been any discussion as to the steps to be undertaken in order to obtain approval from governing or insuring bodies as the rules vary according to local jurisdiction. Sorry about all that, but it

the link for the verada disc conversion is broken what are the details what mods are required?? to make them fit???

the 1200 dual circuit master cyl is fine with the Stanza front brakes

Thanks ddgonzal,i'll try that...
Anyone have an answer to my other question??

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Quote:Unlikely that disc brakes can cause this.

1. Adjust the rear brakes, with normal wear the pedal moves down. Adjusting rear brakes solves that.
2. If it still moves down, bleed the master cylinder (first), then bleed the rear brakes, then bleed the front brakes

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Thanks Chris,i think this would be a bit much for me to tackle.
Am i better off to swap in a pair of stanza struts complete,with lower control arms?
If so what M/C should i be looking for?
My ute came with a disc brake front end and boosted M/C but the brake pedal stops about half way down without full stopping power.....
Obviously i dont trust this system and wish to start again...
Any info greatly appreciated.
Tim..

The 180B struts will need new cups put on them.

Get some old stanza struts, and neatly hacksaw the cups off, just above the weld bead. Then use the 1200 springs and 1200 strut top. I recommend using Stanza struts, as cup doners, because the cups are the same spring diameter as 1200, and the strut tube diameter is the same as the 180B. So they swap easily, the 1200 struts is smaller diameter, and fitting these cups to the 180B strut is difficult without a jig (which I have). Using the 180B struts requires fitting the Stanza lower arms.

The Verada/Commodore disc brake conversion is well documented on a fella called Cameron's (CM510) site, so I've not bothered to re-invent the wheel. MY 1200, My Brother 1600, and my Dad's AE86 Sprinter all use the same setup as my verada/commodore front brakes.
Click here

ps. site is currently down search for CM510.

Regards,
Chris.

I have a set of 180b struts with new rally springs and shocks in my 1600 (that i dont use now i have a 1200 ute)
Commodore caliper's with verada rotors bolt onto these struts.
Can these be used in the ute?What would i need to do to make them useable??

Chris,

are you able to post some details of whats involved.

cheers

Bruce

My old man does this mod. My car has these brakes.. They are fantastic, but don't expect to get out of it for less than $400.

Chris