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Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:17 pm

Today while removing everything from the pan for powder coating, I noticed that there were no front calipers. I'm up grading the engine to a 2275, and I'll be running all the stock trim on the car(heavy). Should I find stock calipers, or should I upgrade? If I upgrade, what should I up grade to?? Thanks Doug S

Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:25 am

What year is your car?

Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:51 am

Sorry that would be important info for you to help me with the problem. The car is a '69 coupe.

Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:54 am

c.ruber wrote: Sorry that would be important info for you to help me with the problem. The car is a '69 coupe.

Did the car have drums, or just no brakes at all?

I ask because I thought 69's all had front disc brakes...

Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:07 am

When I bought the car it was incomplete. I thought it was just the drive train that was missing, but it seems now that the front brakes were canabalized as well. I'll be needing a complete front brake set-up. Since I want to drop the front a bit, I'm thinking that a kit that has the drop spindles, rotors and calipers. The backing plates that I removed were in poor condition as well. I'm hoping that some of these pieces can be purchased from wrecking yards, or here on the classifieds.

Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:39 am

I have the front brakes off a 74 if your interested. They are off of a parts car I had and were working when removed. They are pretty heavy so shipping would be high but ill sell them cheap. I should have the spindle, bearings, rotors, calipers, ect....

Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:06 pm

If you actually have a 69 pan, you should also be able to buy all new parts - rotors, calipers complete with pads, hoses, etc.

Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:59 pm

hosspowerinc wrote: I have the front brakes off a 74 if your interested. They are off of a parts car I had and were working when removed. They are pretty heavy so shipping would be high but ill sell them cheap. I should have the spindle, bearings, rotors, calipers, ect....

Hoss,

I just PMed you. Please call or PM me on your Disc brake stuff. I'm very interested.

Thanks,
Jim

Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:19 am

werka wrote: If you actually have a 69 pan, you should also be able to buy all new parts - rotors, calipers complete with pads, hoses, etc. As I understand it, the aftermarket calipers aren't as good as the originals. Whenever possible, rebuild the original calipers.