HC front drums to disk conversion

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HC front drums to disk conversion

Postby nicholas9916 » Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:46 pm

Hi,

I bought myself a vauxhall viva HC , and i realized that most HC had disks front, but mine had drums, could anyone give me an idea how i would go about sourcing parts to change to disks, bearing in mind that i live in Malta, and i can't go source parts from salvage yards in the UK.


Thanks :)
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Re: HC front drums to disk conversion

Postby hbpeter » Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:56 pm

Welcome, if you look up a member on here with the user name HC, he might be able to help, hes from Malta and has several Vivas. Do you have any photos of your car?

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Re: HC front drums to disk conversion

Postby nicholas9916 » Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:15 pm

Don't have too many pictures as its still in a very sorry state, thanks for the quick reply, thought im the only one in Malta with one, turns out theres hope :)
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Re: HC front drums to disk conversion

Postby nicholas9916 » Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:43 pm

Can anyone help as i couldnt manage to contact him? Nothing that is urgent but i would like to try and convert it when funds and time are available
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Re: HC front drums to disk conversion

Postby Paul Dawson » Sat Dec 06, 2014 9:55 am

Mine has drums at the front and they work fine if they are set up right.

I did look at converting them but only got as far as sourcing the steering arms before deciding to stick with drums. Occasionally you find a front crossmember assembly come up for sale on ebay which usually has all the disc and hub gear you need. It would expensive to ship to Malta - but it's probably the only way you'll source all the bits needed.

From experience I'd keep it original, with 4 drums and no servo I thought mine would be weak on the brake - not at all. I had it in for MOT last week and the guy said its braking figures were better than some modern cars.
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