hi all,
the following really is some idea's that have been rattling around my single brain cell. the recent weather and being time poor means i've not stripped a C5 down yet, so based on my observations taken mainly from forums photo's.
initially i was looking at installing a disc brake as others have done centrally on the axle. problem being there is not much 'meat' to really support the stresses involved with the caliper in use, and awkward brackets need to be fabricated to overcome this.
my plan is to fit a support bar from the frame's 'V' to what many fit as a strengthening bar between the frames rear forks, then mount the caliper to it, obviously to line up with the disc rota.
i wondered what others with more C5 moding experience thought?
regs
alan
i was looking at the C5 Restoration photo's in -:
http://c5alive.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=913.0;topicseen and noticed the back wheels have
i noticed both rear wheels in the last picture seem to have a boss that has 6 holes, and i wondered will these matched a standard bike disc rota, if so by fitting longer bolts solves the issue of mounting the rota and could possibly allow for a brake both sides.
even if they were different diameter or spacings, it would not be to hard to make a spacer.
if the above worked out, using hydrolic calipers the pressure would be even to both wheels, making braking far less dramatic especially in the wet.