Re: IML: brake conversions and parts

["mike and linda sutton" <mikanlin62@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding the brake conversions, personally I dont care if you want to use 
all original stuff, a disc conversion or drag you heels on the ground ala 
Fred Flinstone.  God help you if you rear end me and I survive, if Im in my 
Imperial I will no doubt be capable of it  and will beat the daylights out 
of you for hitting me and I will sit happily in jail while my lawyer goes 
after you.   If I am in one of my other vehicles, then I may just have to 
let my lawyer go for the blood while I recuperate.

That being said, rather tongue in cheek, todays thread on brakes ( which 
basically repeated the last thread we had on this topic ) did bring up some 
great points and the main one that appealed to me is you cant anticipate the 
idiot in the imported crumple zone that just cut you off .

Recently I got an email from a long time friend and fellow 62 owner who 
actually has purchased the AAJ conversion stuff.  I would like to share what 
Scott shared with me about the parts themselves and let it go from there. 
They use the original spindle, so the geometry and such of the front end is 
not affected and it certainly would be removable at a later date.  The big 
plus to me, a dual master cyl.  Having a separate circuit in the event of a 
ruptured line or leaky wheel cylinder is a definite safety improvement.   I 
know some out there will disdain using f*rd and cn*&y parts on a mopar,  Ill 
take the price and availability of these parts anytime. ( And no, I have not 
had any significant difficulty in finding parts for my car, even the notably 
hard to get things like driveshaft support, trans mount, heater control 
valve and ac vacuum switch.  They arent easy to find, but they are out 
there.)

Here is the information that Scott passed along, fwiw and to each their own.

Mikey
62 Crown Coupe


<Mike ...
<AAJ brakes ...I've talked w/ Roger up there several times myself. What a 
cool guy.
<He recommended I get just the brackets fr him ... and procure the other 
parts locally... he sent <the parts list... and I got the bearings, rotors, 
lines, calipers and dual mc., fr a parts store buddy <of mine in cinti
<Mike ...
<w/ regards to  AAJ addtnl' parts....
<Rotors: 73-74 Ford F100
<Calipers: 71-76 Impala
<Outer Wheel bearing: A34
<Inner Wheel bearings: A13
<Oil Seal: 44053
<Brake Hoses: 76 Monte Carlo
<the great thing is we use the original spindles....
<I was talking to Lowell Howell.. a couple months ago ... and he had said 
Roger came down <and picked up one of each spindle Lowell had .... so he 
could fit /make the adapter plates 


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