10-29-2011, 11:16 PM
Then, I dropped the 3rd member into the axle. Actually, I had to raise it into place and like everything else, a wrestling match was involved... Finally coaxed it into position and bolted her down.
Genius me decides that since it is all apart, why not do a rear disc swap... OH, and I have a neighbor that just so happens to have a used CNC cutting brake for sale. He couldn't get it to work right. Why not try it- the race is only 2 weeks away...
What a project! Just finished up with that this evening. I ended up using Speedway Motors weld on brackets (which didn't fit and needed a bunch of modifying), some GM calipers and pads, and discs from a 91 Suzuki Sidekick 4 door. The 2 door model doesn't have a vented rotor and is too thin to really use.
I did add a plate to the back of the disc brake pad that the caliper piston contacts. The Suzuki rotor was still pretty narrow and I didn't want the caliper piston to be out too far.
Added some flex line, some new hard line and did a good amount of brake bleeding. The left rear still didn't want to work. I had to redo some of my brake routing and now it works much better. Did I say that nothing is ever easy??
Genius me decides that since it is all apart, why not do a rear disc swap... OH, and I have a neighbor that just so happens to have a used CNC cutting brake for sale. He couldn't get it to work right. Why not try it- the race is only 2 weeks away...
What a project! Just finished up with that this evening. I ended up using Speedway Motors weld on brackets (which didn't fit and needed a bunch of modifying), some GM calipers and pads, and discs from a 91 Suzuki Sidekick 4 door. The 2 door model doesn't have a vented rotor and is too thin to really use.
I did add a plate to the back of the disc brake pad that the caliper piston contacts. The Suzuki rotor was still pretty narrow and I didn't want the caliper piston to be out too far.
Added some flex line, some new hard line and did a good amount of brake bleeding. The left rear still didn't want to work. I had to redo some of my brake routing and now it works much better. Did I say that nothing is ever easy??