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Not sure how well my rear disc conversion is going to work but here is what I did and some thoughts on why.

For rotors I used rears off an Alfa Spider, the bolt pattern is the same they are fairly cheap to buy and have a pretty deep hat. I turned the diameter down a bit because of the caliper and for a smaller package to fit my 13 inch minilites.

For calipers I used rear Merkur Scorpion because they are a very close match to the stock cylinders in piston size and have a E brake that can be used with the stock handle and a set of after market cables.

For a bracket I made up a template out of plywood and once I got it right cut it out of flat stock. This is a weld on bracket, and with the deep hat of the rotor it is located far enough away from the bearing that I think warpage from the heat will not be a problem.

Were I to do it over think I would look at a different caliper of the same style like some of the Ford Mustang units. The Merkur caliper is just too pricey if you can find them to make it a good choice.

This conversion is on my SV Alpine with a V6 that I have a Tiger rear end under. For front brakes I just bought the Outlaw M16 calipers which are a bolt on. The car is not finished yet so have not got to try the brakes.