Tech question--

Greg Reimer 7376 · 04-05-2023, 10:40 AM

Way back in about 1992 or so,I decided to build a '68 Chevelle with a 327 for Stock.I figured that if I didn't like the combo,I could always sell it off, so I found a rather ugly sun bleached metallic blue 68 Malibu in Lancaster, in the high desert, for $500.00. It had a perfect dent free body with no rust issues at all, a black interior, but it needed the whole rebuild, which it got. As I disassembled the car, I noticed that it had factory front disc brakes with two piece rotors that had the rotor removable from the hubs.The calipers, mounts and the spindles were exactly the same as the Monte Carlo, but it had a manual master cylinder that was wider than the drum brake master cylinder. I had never seen factory manual front discs on a Chevelle up to that time, or since then. Chuck Norton told me that early Camaros about that time had a disc option like that, so since he has early Camaros,I donated all that stuff to his cause and changed the car over to drums from some parts car I had that was a suitable organ donor. Never had a bit of trouble with the drum brakes, but since that combo in Stock rarely goes over 110 at the finish, it doesn't seem to be a problem. That was five Chevelles ago, the Monte Carlo now has the exact brakes the Chevelle has, and it seems to stop OK as well despite the weight difference. I seriously doubt that the car would have any consequential problems from the conversion.

04-05-2023, 10:40 AM	#11
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,136 Likes: 172 Liked 705 Times in 219 Posts	Re: Tech question-- Way back in about 1992 or so,I decided to build a '68 Chevelle with a 327 for Stock.I figured that if I didn't like the combo,I could always sell it off, so I found a rather ugly sun bleached metallic blue 68 Malibu in Lancaster, in the high desert, for $500.00. It had a perfect dent free body with no rust issues at all, a black interior, but it needed the whole rebuild, which it got. As I disassembled the car, I noticed that it had factory front disc brakes with two piece rotors that had the rotor removable from the hubs.The calipers, mounts and the spindles were exactly the same as the Monte Carlo, but it had a manual master cylinder that was wider than the drum brake master cylinder. I had never seen factory manual front discs on a Chevelle up to that time, or since then. Chuck Norton told me that early Camaros about that time had a disc option like that, so since he has early Camaros,I donated all that stuff to his cause and changed the car over to drums from some parts car I had that was a suitable organ donor. Never had a bit of trouble with the drum brakes, but since that combo in Stock rarely goes over 110 at the finish, it doesn't seem to be a problem. That was five Chevelles ago, the Monte Carlo now has the exact brakes the Chevelle has, and it seems to stop OK as well despite the weight difference. I seriously doubt that the car would have any consequential problems from the conversion.