Hi: Just another bit of info. I managed to find a 68 Station wagon frame for my 67 Impala and when I saw it had the disc brake option I never hesitated to grab it up.
The car had been hit in a hit and run and the insurance wanted to write the car off. The owner stripped the big block and all of the stuff that he wanted and when I showed up he told me that for $35.00 I could have the whole car.
I gave him the cash and he said "where do you want me to tow it too"// It went to my shop and that weekend my Dad and I stripped the bent body and pulled the frame.
Over the next winter the frame was acid dipped and epoxy enameled. All new suspension parts. When it came to the 4 piston calipers a friend with a 68 Corvette warned me about the calipers and said the only solution was to have stainless steel inserts put into the calipers.
Done that about 25 years ago and no problem with the calipers. I took them to the shop that put in the inserts a few years ago just to freshen them up and they declared them in great shape and replaced the seals as a preventative measure.
No problems.
The 67 had drum brakes. Now it stops.. Had to upgrade to Corvette rotors and bearing recently as the 67 rotors are not obsolete.
Have photos of the Corvette upgrade if needed Cliff
oshawacliff said
May 27, 2012
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The 67 had drum brakes. Now it stops.. Had to upgrade to Corvette rotors and bearing recently as the 67 rotors are NOW obsolete.
Cliff
2qwik2c said
May 27, 2012
oshawacliff wrote:
ooppsss
The 67 had drum brakes. Now it stops.. Had to upgrade to Corvette rotors and bearing recently as the 67 rotors are NOW obsolete.
Cliff
I do believe that a company is reproducing the rotor minus the hub. You would have to remove your hub and install on the new rotor, I will try and find out the name again as I forgot it. But they are off shore repro's.
There are still NOS 67 68 4 piston rotors available out there.
cdnpont said
May 27, 2012
To add, I believe the 67-68, 69-70 rotor portion of the 2 piece "Behind the hub" setup are the same. It's the hub that is different. So if you have a stock B body disc setup, 4 piston or single, 67-70 you can now buy a replacement rotor.
Centric Rotor. Part number 120.62066
-- Edited by cdnpont on Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:57:57 PM
rebelrouser said
May 28, 2012
Corvette and B body rotors are the same with 4 piston calipers.They are called 2 piece rotors as the hub is seperate.Disc brake hubs are different from drum hubs.I went through this when installing them on my 'Chief.Any Corvette rotor from '68-'82 will work.It's what GM used on the 1st Gen F body('67-'68 and JL8 on '69 Camaro's only).
2qwik2c said
May 28, 2012
cdnpont wrote:
To add, I believe the 67-68, 69-70 rotor portion of the 2 piece "Behind the hub" setup are the same. It's the hub that is different. So if you have a stock B body disc setup, 4 piston or single, 67-70 you can now buy a replacement rotor.
Centric Rotor. Part number 120.62066
-- Edited by cdnpont on Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:57:57 PM
That's the rotor that is now available that I was refering to in a previous post but couldn't find the info on it. Thanks.
Hawker748 said
May 28, 2012
Anyone who has the single piston caliper have power brakes?
The car had been hit in a hit and run and the insurance wanted to write the car off. The owner stripped the big block and all of the stuff that he wanted and when I showed up he told me that for $35.00 I could have the whole car.
I gave him the cash and he said "where do you want me to tow it too"// It went to my shop and that weekend my Dad and I stripped the bent body and pulled the frame.
Over the next winter the frame was acid dipped and epoxy enameled. All new suspension parts. When it came to the 4 piston calipers a friend with a 68 Corvette warned me about the calipers and said the only solution was to have stainless steel inserts put into the calipers.
Done that about 25 years ago and no problem with the calipers. I took them to the shop that put in the inserts a few years ago just to freshen them up and they declared them in great shape and replaced the seals as a preventative measure.
No problems.
The 67 had drum brakes. Now it stops.. Had to upgrade to Corvette rotors and bearing recently as the 67 rotors are not obsolete.
Have photos of the Corvette upgrade if needed
Cliff
The 67 had drum brakes. Now it stops.. Had to upgrade to Corvette rotors and bearing recently as the 67 rotors are NOW obsolete.
Cliff
I do believe that a company is reproducing the rotor minus the hub. You would have to remove your hub and install on the new rotor, I will try and find out the name again as I forgot it. But they are off shore repro's.
There are still NOS 67 68 4 piston rotors available out there.
To add, I believe the 67-68, 69-70 rotor portion of the 2 piece "Behind the hub" setup are the same. It's the hub that is different. So if you have a stock B body disc setup, 4 piston or single, 67-70 you can now buy a replacement rotor.
Centric Rotor. Part number 120.62066
-- Edited by cdnpont on Sunday 27th of May 2012 08:57:57 PM
That's the rotor that is now available that I was refering to in a previous post but couldn't find the info on it. Thanks.