Author Topic: mopar action disc brake conversion  (Read 2358 times)

Offline MAXcuda

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mopar action disc brake conversion
« on: March 11, 2005 - 06:53:23 PM »
I am looking to do a disc brake conversion on my car as outlined in the www.moparaction.com tech archive, and i've been scouring the junkyards for parts.  I haven't found the spindles yet, but I did get an aluminum master cylinder off of an 88 ram with power disc brakes.  It looks just like the one in their pictures with the black plastic reservoir with the two screw off caps.  I think the article said that this would work, but I wanted to check and make sure.  I will be staying with manual brakes, and I checked and it does have the cup for the pushrod. 

Now another question, I was extremely fortunate to look over my shoulder while I was pulling that master cylinder and spot a 74 challenger disc brake car.  The spindles and rotors and calipers are gone, but the iron master cylinder and brake lines are still there along with a cast iron distribution block of some kind about halfway down the drivers side inner fender.  I dont want to bother with the old rusty lines and block if I can get the stuff new or dont need it, but here's my golden opportunity if thats something that would make the swap better/easier/cleaner.  What do you think?




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Re: mopar action disc brake conversion
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2005 - 07:37:12 PM »
Hey MAXcuda, Just my .02 worth, the block could be cleaned up and probably be made to look like new, the lines I am not too sure of but for all the work and the hastle I would just go with new parts.
The first question about the master cylinder I can't even ad my .02.  :dontknow:

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Re: mopar action disc brake conversion
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2005 - 10:41:46 PM »
Max, pick up a copy of the March Mopar Muscle magazine and check out the article on disc brake spindles. There are other, more common spindles in the salvage yards that will work for this swap.
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Offline Chryco Psycho

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Re: mopar action disc brake conversion
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2005 - 03:07:10 AM »
teh proprotining vlve can be used off the car in the wreckers or you can get new ones to work as well

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