Hi. Helping my father get his 57 bel air going again. been parked 15 years since he popped a spider gear. He's close to 70, and has owned it since '79, been in family since '59. Not sure how techy this group is but I'll give it a go. I picked up this info from him.
1. 72 chevelle rotors/calipers with 73+ chevelle master/booster, connected to an OEM 57 power brake pedal. TWITCHY doesn't describe it. If you laid a pillow on the brake pedal it'll put you through the front glass. OEM rear drum setup. How can we alleviate this?
2. He did a 605 steering box years ago. Not sure what from. It has the turning radius of a box truck and feels like it hits stops super early. A long time ago I saw kits to do a steering rack from a J body or an X body, is that still a thing or have people moved on?
3. He has a 9" rear in the shed at my house that was in I think a 55 Chevy, along with disc brackets and axles. He bought it to change the car over to someday. No center. I think it uses Versaille calipers. Is this still the way to go in 2025? With a truck like my Ford F100 people seem to like Explorer rear discs. Does the offset of the Explorer rear clear the floor or is that a non starter?
The car is a cruiser... it has the lower HP 350 crate from the early 90s and a 700r4 from a Camaro.
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1. 72 chevelle rotors/calipers with 73+ chevelle master/booster, connected to an OEM 57 power brake pedal. TWITCHY doesn't describe it. If you laid a pillow on the brake pedal it'll put you through the front glass. OEM rear drum setup. How can we alleviate this?
2. He did a 605 steering box years ago. Not sure what from. It has the turning radius of a box truck and feels like it hits stops super early. A long time ago I saw kits to do a steering rack from a J body or an X body, is that still a thing or have people moved on?
3. He has a 9" rear in the shed at my house that was in I think a 55 Chevy, along with disc brackets and axles. He bought it to change the car over to someday. No center. I think it uses Versaille calipers. Is this still the way to go in 2025? With a truck like my Ford F100 people seem to like Explorer rear discs. Does the offset of the Explorer rear clear the floor or is that a non starter?
The car is a cruiser... it has the lower HP 350 crate from the early 90s and a 700r4 from a Camaro.
