First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... I'm in the process of installing a CPP front disc brake kit. I bought it together with booster, master cylinder and stainless steel lines.
Everything is brand new. This sure beats piecing together old junk yard parts as I did on my previous bird. On that Bird I had to replace all the worn out parts like discs, pads, hoses, a leaking master cylinder etc. I think I spent more money using a "a cheap junk yard find" instead of a new kit. And it still looked old. On this new Bird everything like fasteners and backing plates etc is shiny and new. The only thing I don't like about this kit I bought from http://www.mattsclassicbowties.com/ is the routing of the brake hoses. They use the brake line bracket from your old drum brakes instead of supplying correct ones for disc brakes. This gives a very awkvard routing of the hoses. It looks like they will rub hard against the frame. /Niklas First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ........................................................................ . While I haven't purchased their brake products, I did buy some tubular upper and lower control arms from Classic Performance Products (the link provided by Bob Trimpe) and was very pleased with them. I did talk at length with their tech support about their brake products and I feel fairly confident that they are well designed, using GM components or modeled after GM parts. Their complete brake kits sell for $699, and honestly, would probably be a better choice than sourcing parts from a junked car. Everything will be new, and the kit looks quite complete. You wouldn't even need to get new hard lines, unless your old stuff was in need of replacement. http://www.classicperform.com/Store/1967_1979_Chevy_Camaro/6769CBKS.htm Their 13 inch kit uses GM truck (PBR) calipers and rotors, so you know that they should haul down a lighter Firebird pretty well, and replacement pads or calipers should be easily sourced practically anywhere. Note than any drum to disc swap will most likely increase your front track width by 1/8 inch or more, even if you sourced all of your parts from a GM car. So be sure to check the clearances on your present wheels and tires. And most kits also require usage of 15 inch wheels (there are one or two that don't). If you haven't already made the swap to larger wheels and tires, you'll face that added expense. -Bob Cisneros http://firstgenfirebird.org/show/closeup.mv?CarID=231 San Jose, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
