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Why do you want to replace the disc in the rear with drum? Are you trying to restore it back to stock? -----Original Message----- From: John Fessenden "fess [mailto:fess-vwtype3.org@fess.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:59 PM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] Stainless steel braided brake lines On Feb 9, 2005, at 2:46 PM, James Montebello wrote: > > The thing about braided stainless lines on the street > is that they can fail catastrophically. ... > The line simply > parts internally, and the pedal drops to the floor. > In my case, I simply sailed through an empty > intersection, and had to use the handbrake to get > home. great. one more thing to add to my list. especially since, fix parking brake is on there, oh, which means replace rear discs, with stock drums... sheesh. I have gotten in so over my head. I guess it's good I'm not driving it because the back hatch flys open, because I still have to fix the hinge. :( it looks pretty. [ from a far, the paint isn't too great. ] --fess ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~