Will it fit
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If you have a donor disc brake car cannibalize the complete system.
Le Mans Master
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I have '75 front brakes on my '64. Just take everything between the ball joints.
If you change out the M/C, the 1" Corvette M/C will work for manual brakes, but the bore is really a bit large and you will probably get a better pedal "feel" using a Wilwood with a 7/8" or 15/16" bore (but much more $$$ than a rebuilt GM part). If you retain the drums in the rear, and use the Corvette M/C, add a proportioning valve and 10# residual valve to that line where it comes off of the master cylinder.
If you do elect to just do the fronts, don't mix metallic disk pads with the organic drum pads.
It is more important to put a set of good disks/pads on front, than the added benefit of trying to change over the rear set-up that is far more complicated.
If you change out the M/C, the 1" Corvette M/C will work for manual brakes, but the bore is really a bit large and you will probably get a better pedal "feel" using a Wilwood with a 7/8" or 15/16" bore (but much more $$$ than a rebuilt GM part). If you retain the drums in the rear, and use the Corvette M/C, add a proportioning valve and 10# residual valve to that line where it comes off of the master cylinder.
If you do elect to just do the fronts, don't mix metallic disk pads with the organic drum pads.
It is more important to put a set of good disks/pads on front, than the added benefit of trying to change over the rear set-up that is far more complicated.
Last edited by toddalin; Oct 3, 2014 at 01:32 PM.
