My friend Smitty is doing this swap in his '60 Fury..everything is measured and test fit.
I'm not positive which drums/backing plates he is using, although I am sure its not the
ones that are for the E body....but bigger. He has played with this kind of stuff
for awhile...has 4 wheel discs on a 62 newport.
He bought a very rusty cuda just for the rear and then parted the
car out for a nice profit! I got a rear from a junkyard for $200.
Regards,
Lou
-----Original Message-----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Oct 23, 2003 12:48 AM
To: lou@xxxxxxxxxxx, L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Re: [FWDLK] disk brakes - 61 newport
Buddy of mine has 2 '70-'73 'Cuda parts cars. I can probably measure one
drum-drum, get some photos of the rear end to compare with.
If this is a viable swap, I'll bear in mind for my '60 New Yorker -
Heck, if the motor and trans out of one would work in the NYer I'd cut one
of them up for parts, they're about rusted to pieces anyhow, and sell the
cuda stuff on eBay - supposedly the bucket seats are worth what he wants for
the car itself anyhow.
Bill K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou V" <lou@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] disk brakes - 61 newport
> My plan is to swap in an E body (challenger/baracuda) rear axle and add
> 70's full size drums and backing plates. This will get rid of the
non-self-adjusting
> brakes, and as I understand it, the axle housing is the right width and
bolts
> right in, and my rear differential and axle will go right into the
housing.
>
> We'll see......
>
> Lou
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hunter Dion <hunter5@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Oct 22, 2003 8:31 PM
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [FWDLK] disk brakes - 61 newport
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> font-family:Arial'>Ok I have decided to get the AAJ kit for around
$750???.ok
> now that takes care of the front brakes??..what about the suckie
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