XR3i , mk4 escort ghias and some sierras and other fords have rear callipers too ! all will have mechanical handbrake. cant forget 240's have 4 pots on the back too .
you may have to fit some sort of bias valve, to balance the front/back up or when pressed hard they may just put you into a spin . i know this from past experience

or fer the ultimate stopping power put a dial in so you can adjust it on the fly

Bilbo wrote:excuse the (surface)rust.

doesn't look like that's moved in awhile
I'll get you some white smoothrite for your birthday

well i dont think you would buy it when you see the price tbh !!


i had a look at breakers today and the 480 set up on the back looks nice and also a astra 1.8 16v set up looks nice too. both look like they would fit without major hassle.

240 dont have 4 pots at the back , and have seperate drums at the back (inside the disk) for handbrake - ive seen the pics of a front gearbox and rear axle , so its only a case of cut a bigger tunnel out .

ahhh , the tings i could do with a 340/360.

the de dion axle is WAY heavy so you could ditch that, go to a lighter setup or convert to wishbones , and use the 440/480 rear caliper as that has an integral handbrake and the disk will fit right on .

ive done lots of thinking/designing these cars - i had a kit car with these in mind , but difficulty with std transmission with someone who wanted to play made me go with a more conventional route , altho the setup isnt lost , im just replacing the M47 with a renault transaxle , which will cope with turbo power !!!!!

need that change to 360!!! lol

thanks for the replies guys it really gives me something to work on!!

Might have to investigate the cost on 440 rear discs that sounds like it could be a goer!!

now i just gotta wait to get my car!!