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Cadillac Brakes on a Volvo 240

Had a slight oversight with the original bracket...that why I make one out of cheap/free wood first.:)

Other than some clearance I had to make the bracket fits perfectly.



All ready to cut on Friday. I ordered a corner radius end mill so it will look a little better and reduce any sharp corners.



Inner rectangle is the actual size of the stock. Outer is a imaginary element added so i can pocket all of the stock out, then flip it over to mill off what is clamped in the vice.
 
Awesome. Good work. Wouldn't mind doing this myself. However, I lack that machining/creative skill.
 
Can you PM or post up a quick sketch of the bolt hole patterns and step height? I would like to see if there's any shot at making these fit a P80 car. That's a line that is in desperate need of a lower cost BBK.

Have you looked to see if there's a matching rear caliper?

Awesome work, btw. Thanks for sharing.
 
mopar318 said:
Had a slight oversight with the original bracket...that why I make one out of cheap/free wood first.:)

Other than some clearance I had to make the bracket fits perfectly.



All ready to cut on Friday. I ordered a corner radius end mill so it will look a little better and reduce any sharp corners.



Inner rectangle is the actual size of the stock. Outer is a imaginary element added so i can pocket all of the stock out, then flip it over to mill off what is clamped in the vice.
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Nice, looks like maybe 50% tool coverage on a 1/2" tool or thereabouts?
Understood about the corner radius tool.
Nice trick with increasing the imaginary stock setup to enable programming as a pocket.
I just love that this type of stuff is being made by people for 240s.
Looking forward to hearing what the results are like.
 
brian smith said:
Nice, looks like maybe 50% tool coverage on a 1/2" tool or thereabouts?
Understood about the corner radius tool.
Nice trick with increasing the imaginary stock setup to enable programming as a pocket.
I just love that this type of stuff is being made by people for 240s.
Looking forward to hearing what the results are like.
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Almost.....40%. I like to go a bit under half since my machine does not have a great deal of HP.
 
LloydDobler said:
Can you PM or post up a quick sketch of the bolt hole patterns and step height? I would like to see if there's any shot at making these fit a P80 car. That's a line that is in desperate need of a lower cost BBK.

Have you looked to see if there's a matching rear caliper?

Awesome work, btw. Thanks for sharing.
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Send me your email via PM. I can send you a drawing PDF.
 
I finished brackets yesterday. I need to work on getting brake lines made this week. The plan is to convert to a single line and mate one of the original hard lines coming form the hose to a banjo fitting.

Machining this on our Bridgeport Series II CNC takes a while, but it does the job.





 
Great work. I'm down too. I know that's not what you were planning but I hope you end up making them. Again, great work!
 
Where can I send my money!? Let me know if you end up making a batch. Worst case, I have a friend that runs a HAAS machine for a living, I am sure he could cut a batch for those interested. That is of course, you don't mind us using your drawing.
 
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