Original Hemi Cuda Info.......

[davescuda]

Question on the front brakes on these cars. What did hurst use on these cars. Tying to but back to original
Thanks for any help, Any pictures?

[hemiman4262003]

daves cuda,seen on fb and fabo they used b-body front brakes along with b-body dana

[davescuda]

Originally Posted by hemiman4262003

daves cuda,seen on fb and fabo they used b-body front brakes along with b-body dana

what spindle?

[hemid68]

I'm definitely not trying to be a know it all, but on my Dart, it used a Dart spindle, with a Dart rotor, that came with the 4 1/2" pattern, and a Dart 4 piston caliper. When I got my Dart it had been stripped on some of the special parts, and that was something I had to find, because that is one of the special things that they did with the '68 Hemi Darts, and '68 Hemi Cudas. I found a set of rotors, with the 4 1/2" bolt pattern off of another original '68 Hemi Cuda in Pennsylvania (this was way before the internet), made a deal on them, and the UPS drivers went on strike, and it took me months to get them. I wondered if they would ever make it to me!
Now I could be totally wrong, and somebody else might give you another answer, but this was my case. Mark Janaky is the man to ask.
If you have any more questions on how have done now to preserve the special rotors, you can contact me.
Just my 2 cents,
Dan

[Grey Ghost]

Not sure if these cars/pics have been added. John Hagen #43 and Chuck Ostrich #49 from list posted earlier.

[Grey Ghost]

Stewart #59

[Doug Walker]

I have never seen the green Barracuda with the fish scales that John Hagen ran in the early days. That car is said to be an original "BO29 code" car.

The dark candy red Barracuda that John Hagen was running in the mid 1970s was a 1969 car converted into a 1968. In the late 1970s it was sold to Rick Johnson, who still has the car, I am told.

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by davescuda

Question on the front brakes on these cars. What did hurst use on these cars. Tying to but back to original
Thanks for any help, Any pictures?

I took all the original brake stuff off my car & didn't take pics of it sorry Dave.. It's all boxed up & stored & really hard to get too .

As far as I have been able to fiqure on these things is that the calipers are Kelsey Hayes 4 piston, the spindles are 67-69 maybe 70 disc brake, but the rotors are very specific to these cars only being 4 1/2" BC. I've heard they were originally used for the rally or road race cars. I saw what looked to be a very close rotor on a 68 SCJ Mustang using the Kelsey calipers.

Have you checked Jim Schilds book he published. I remember some good pics & info in there I believe.

liteweight

[davescuda]

Originally Posted by Liteweight

I took all the original brake stuff off my car & didn't take pics of it sorry Dave.. It's all boxed up & stored & really hard to get too .

As far as I have been able to fiqure on these things is that the calipers are Kelsey Hayes 4 piston, the spindles are 67-69 maybe 70 disc brake, but the rotors are very specific to these cars only being 4 1/2" BC. I've heard they were originally used for the rally or road race cars. I saw what looked to be a very close rotor on a 68 SCJ Mustang using the Kelsey calipers.

Have you checked Jim Schilds book he published. I remember some good pics & info in there I believe.

liteweight

Am I understanding this correctly
So everything is factory A body except the hub and rotor that is special to theses cars?

[hemid68]

That is my experience.
Dan