Friday, January 27, 2012

'55 Pontiac Power Disc Brake Conversion

A month or so ago, I posted up some details on a customer's '55 Pontiac that came in for air suspension. He was happy with the installation, so he decided to take the next step and make the car a bit more drivable!




For starters, the unassisted drums up front had to get kicked to the curb! In their place is a nice set of vented disc brakes that fit onto the stock spindles and allow us to keep the factory wheels.

The factory brake master cylinder was located under the floor- the new power setup will be relocated to the firewall to allow room for the dual reservoir master and vacuum booster. To make the move, we had to replace the factory brake pedal assembly:







It's a tight fit under the hood, but it'll all come together nicely.

This should be all buttoned up early next week- I'll post up some pictures of the final result!

And as always, visit us at www.bcfab.com to grab some great deals on the parts to finish YOUR ride!

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