Bravo (Classic)/Brava Bravo front and rear disk conversions (except HGT)

This is my preferred way of doing this conversion as you can do the axle up on the ground.

You need to drop the tank for this so either have a syphon ready or do it when the car is empty

Start by depressurising the fuel system
Same as before, chock wheels, remove wheels and handbrake cables
Working in the car, remove the fuel pump (under a metal cover in the boot held in with a big plastic ring and 2 pipes, one of which is bolted on)
Now go round to the fuel filler and remove the hidden metal ring. Once thats done, working under the car reach up and unbolt the bolt holding the filler in place. Make sure its nice and free

Under the car again, remove the 2 plastic trays on either side (theyre the black pieces infront of the rear wheels)

The tank is held on with 3x 13mm bolts and 6 plastic clips on 2 metal bands, remove these and lower the tank
Disconnect the breather on the top of the tank and the hose on the side of the tank, then withdraw the tank (1.2 16v. May differ on other models)


Working under the car again, disconnect the brake pipes and plug them up. I made up a set of pipes just for this job


Now the axle is held on with 4 bolts (either 19mm or 17mm depending on the year). The front bolts are shorter than the rear bolts. Lower on jacks carefully

Whip the axle out

And do it up on the ground. With mine i painted it up, sorted the springs, put new hoses and pipes. The conversion is the same as the previous page




Fitting is the exact reverse of removal. If the car is crusty underneath, dont be afraid to paint it with hammerite


Bit of time needed for this but all in all not too time consuming (I did that in a day)