What I did:
NOS VW calipers
NOS Sebro disc's
New front brake hoses
flushed old fluid, replaced with ATE Super Blue
New brake pads
New brake pad backing plates
The hardware I had purchased, those pins and springs for the calipers, wasn't here yet so I re-used my old ones after cleaning them up a bunch.
I may still swap in the new hardware in a few days time, as those little bolts that hold the discs to the hub are all stripped and I need to replace them anyway (those won't be here for another week or so.)
The process went relatively smoothly. Turning the caliper pistons into the correct position for the backing plate tabs was a bit of a pain in the ass. I don't have any special tools to do this so I had to tap tap tap with a deadblow hammer and screwdriver until it turned into place. Maybe they are easier to turn when rebuilt recently Vs sitting on the shelf for years, but I got them into place eventually and installed.
I used a Motive power bleeder, borrowed from a friend, after ordering an adapter for the VW reservoir cap. If your not sure that thing is worth the $$, it is. I assumed since I never used one before id have to bleed a few times to get it right - wrong. One and done. Using the Super Blue fluid from ATE really helped to, as once you see blue you know the old fluid is gone and you can move on to the next wheel.
I picked up the hoses, calipers and rotors from Gary Ploof out of Beaverton Oregon.
He has a small stockpile of old NOS VW parts and you can view his offerings here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... =vwman6559
Great communication, quick shipping, and good prices on his parts. He sent me brake hoses instead of the hardware, then sent the hardware out the very next day and said I could keep the hoses.
As a plus, the box with my calipers in it had a few vintage VW tools I wasn't expecting. (the stock spark plug tool w/bar, with the little rubber insert still in place.)
here I am lining up the backing plates with the caliper piston:
the pattern on NOS disc's: