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[cookie4343]

Ive been doing this conversion for about 2 weeks no and it's progressed slowly but ive only been doing it the odd hour here and there.
Im starting a new thread on this as the other one is over 30 pages long and most of the pics have been deleted.

Pics below.



This pic shows not alot of clearence under the 10 inch slotmag i have spare.

Comments welcome and ill get more information on here in a few days, also anyone thinking of doing this conversion this utube link has help me alot
with torqe settings and what not.


Pics of metro flanges.
before and after grinding pic.

Edited by cookie4343, 26 August 2009 - 11:13 PM.

[backstreetclassics]

im half way into this as well alls going well apart from losein a brand new caliper which means a trip to the breakers 4 a second hand pair ..im not happy have you fitted yrs yet if so how do they performe

dan

[Jordie]

Fitted one of mine lol. Havent got round to doing the drivers side yet. Aint bleed mine off yet, but all seems well so far with fitting. No problems with hose touching tie bar or anything. I have done the banjo fitment hose on mine and had the caliper casting machined.

[shorty]

hopefully will be doing this as soon as i can. and as soon as i get all the bits and bobs

would anybody be willing to do the machining for me as i am know where near experienced?

[Jordie]

Any local machine shop should be able to do any machine work.

I drilled my own hubs using a pillar drill.
I did my own flanges
Calipers were done by a local engineering firm I deal with through work.
Hoses made up by a local hose replacement company I deal with through work.
I bought the discs allready machined from MRA Minis - cant see them on the website anymore though?

My conversion cost me <£100

[shorty]

hmm ill have to have a search about the yellow pages and what not then.

how much were the machined discs from MRA.
will PM him closer to the time then see if he does still do them

edit: jordie just found them on his site and there 29.90

Edited by shorty, 27 August 2009 - 08:23 PM.

[Jordie]

yeah think thats what i paid. saves hassle of getting them to a machine shop etc

[cookie4343]

Any local machine shop should be able to do any machine work.

I drilled my own hubs using a pillar drill.
I did my own flanges
Calipers were done by a local engineering firm I deal with through work.
Hoses made up by a local hose replacement company I deal with through work.
I bought the discs allready machined from MRA Minis - cant see them on the website anymore though?

My conversion cost me <£100

Hi jordie how much were your hoses and have you got any pics of the calipers machined.

[shorty]

yeah think thats what i paid. saves hassle of getting them to a machine shop etc

my thoughts exactly as i was planning on buy 2 new 8.4s and having them turned down...MRA minis has saved me alot of time lol.

and cookie look forward to seeing these fitted.

[Jordie]

I dont have pics of the caliper machine work. Its literally just removing of the casting around the hose fitting area, to give a flat surface so you can use a banjo type hose.

Hoses were £35 inc vat from a company near my work.

They are braided hoses 320mm length, bulkhead fitting female 3/8unf?, banjo fitment end, 2 copper washers and a metric banjo bolt. They also have a clear coat plastic tube over to protect the hose if it was to rub on any component.

Price is about the normal rate I think. I could have got it cheaper through a company we use at work, but it would have taken longer. I had these built up as i waited and it ment I could check each part of the hose, so I could see what I was getting.

[cookie4343]

yeah think thats what i paid. saves hassle of getting them to a machine shop etc

my thoughts exactly as i was planning on buy 2 new 8.4s and having them turned down...MRA minis has saved me alot of time lol.

and cookie look forward to seeing these fitted.

Im looking forward to it to, but ive still got a long way to go as i have another hub to do, but atleast i now no it can be done pretty easily.
Also wish i known i could buy turned down disks as mine were 25 then a tenner to be machined but it,s only fiver extra.

[shorty]

35 aint too bad for the discs and then to get them turned down

finding out i can buy ones already at 7.9 is a bonus
just have to find a place to machine the caliper/carrier, and any other bits that need doing

[Jordie]

Some pictures from when i started my converison.... only had a 12" wheel at the time. Tested with several 10inch wheels, fine with 2 sets of different revolutions,fine with my starmags.....mambas dont fit. Shame they dont as i wanted mamba's, but going starmags now.

[shorty]

that first picture showing them in 12's steelies?

[Jordie]

yeah it is. just edited the post. Only wheel i had down the workshop at that time. 10s were in the garage at home.