Alternate brake calipers

[Matt]

Has anyone out there ever looked into using Girling, Lockheed, or Brembo calipers from a 70's BMW 2002Tii, Volvo 140/240, or a Saab 99?

These calipers are multi-piston, fit under most 13 inch wheels and are priced decently off the 'Net in rebuilt form...$65 for 02Tii Brmbo calipers.

I know specifically that the Brembo 4-piston from the 02 fits a 256mm rotor with a 23mm thickness. That is awfully close to the stock Monza rotor at 9.75 and 0.875 (thanks Chuck). This caliper also is made to fit into a 13x6 Mahle aluminum rim with almost 4.0" of backspace.

Anyone out there ever went this route?

Thanks.

Matt

[SunbirdMan]

The h-body has a one-of-a-kind caliper mounting system so the spindles won't easily adapt.

[MonzaRacer]

If you want big brakes swap in redrilled S10 rotors and the spindle swap but use the 98-up Blazer ZQ8 spindle and upgrade to the C5 or c6 'vette brakes. big brakes no waiting, but you would have to upgrade to 16 or 17 in wheels too.
But the ZQ brakes will be an upgrade(and work with the 76-up vented rotor master cyl/prop valve) over even the stock S10 stuff and Bobs adapters will still work.

[Matt]

I am not looking into larger wheels for my application, 13 inch rims is what I have to stick with.

I wasn't sure out there in Vegaland if anyone had tried this over the years.

Thanks.