Brake upgrade - jus checking...

I have a Mk1 Caddy with the sliding caliper brakes n huge rear drums.
The plan is to:

a. fit vented mk1 GTi discs and fast road pads up front.
b. fit goodrich hose kit.
c. replace servo for Mk2 Golf.
d. fit 22.2 mk2 golf master cylinder.

Now aprt from the fact there are only 3 metal pipes on the current master cylinder and 4 holes on the new one am i goin to face any other problems?

Als what do I do about the extra hole? Do I blank it off and which 3 holes shall I use???  :dontknow:

And most important will it increase stopping power and get rid of that dead pedal feel!!!????

I have read 100's of posts now and erm more confused than when I began…!  

Thanx, Peet

fit the pipes to the new one exactly how they are on the old one, and blank off the last hole. a bleed nipple fits here perfectly, also handy as you can use it to bleed the MC.

Thanx for that! Lookin forward to doin it now!  

also adjust the bar across the bulk head to remove the slack a bit and then adjust the pedal up to the correct height, that will make a brill pedal.

Thanx for that, i was thinking whether to adjust that too. Are the black diamond pads n discs worth the money or shall i just go the normal grooved discs n normal pads route? Def going for the braided hoses tho the ones at the rear are so loooong!!  

discs its worth paying a few quid extra, as there is no standard that didcs have to be made to yet…so cheap ones tend to be soft cheap money metal = lots of dust and wear out faster.

if you dont want to spend masses speak to the guys at CRN who can be found on ebay, I have their groved discs on my track car and they have had some real hammer with proper race pads and still look like new  

for the pads all depends what you want,

all pads "should" be Reg 90 approved meaning they meat minimum standards, but I know from the testing (I work for authority that approve vehicle components in the UK) that theres a pass and then there is a pass.

depending what you plan to do I would either look at green stuff pads for road use or if its faster stuff with big power you should be more looking at pagid fast road pads / yellow stuff pads etc, as green stuff / road pads will give up if really pushed  :wink:

I was gonna get the pagid ones, and she wont be gettin much hammering at the mo its a 1.6 diesel! When I can source the TDi engine n box I want tho that may well change as will the brakes again - have to be G60's then hence why I wanted to upgrade the master cylinder now but I cant afford or need the bigger brakes yet yet I still need my brakes upgraded as they are worn out anyway!  

Which part of your brakes are worn out?

pads n discs…  

If you're planning to later upgrade the brakes to 280mm, there's no point investing in 239mm uprated discs and pads right now. You might as well simply replace with stock items now, then once your engine conversion is underway, revisit the brake upgrade.

I do know exactly what you mean but….  

Since i've uprated the suspension I found myself already going to the dark side and enjoying driving faster into bends etc - i'm on worn solid discs and worn out pads at the moment so i've stopped using it for now but the discs and pads below look a good buy and its a good place to start and get me back on the road methinx..  :dontknow:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360113089397&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://www.stealthracing.co.uk/ViewItem.php?ItemID=78.

I thought do that next weekend then in a few weekends time change the hoses, servo & master cylinder and hey great brakes for til i'm really ready for the engine swap as the adaptors I've seen are the same price as just the pads n discs.
The other parts wont be wasted if i do upgrade as I also have a Mk1 Cabby on normal brakes which I can use em on!  

And thats if it really needs it, this upgrade may work  great! - has anyone done this exact upgrade - i'd have thought so!