ATE calipers (tii and VW vans)

[PeteLaurel@domain.elided]

A recent thread on alternate calipers for a 105 series car has drawn me out 
of lurking mode.

I have never tried this, but I "understand" that the ATE calipers from early 
1970s VW vans with a camper conversion are straight swaps for the 105 series 
calipers. The difference is that the ones from the VW have bigger pistons and 
pads.

The other theoretical upgrade is the ATE calipers from a 2002 tii. These are 
four piston calipers, and I think you'd need to do some plumbing work. Not 
sure.

The thread that John H. refers to centered on a european car magazine article 
on upgrading Porsche brakes. Several folks on the AD saw this and thought, 
gee, if Porsche outsourced their calipers and you could swap to upgrade, and 
Alfa outsourced their calipers, you should be able to swap as well.

It makes sense that ATE would want to minimize the caliper housing part 
numbers, make as many common parts as they can, etc. It is logical, but life 
is not logical. FWIW.

Oh, and if we ever have some award for electronic archivist of the decade, I 
emphatically nominate John Hertzman. He is a huge asset for this list.

Cheers,
Peter Lundquist
Burlingame CA
1969 GTV
1987 Platinum 

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