It MIGHT take 8 hours to program the CNC machine to build the brackets but after that it should only take a few minutes to pop one out.
Keep in mind that you start with a 5.5 x 6 x 1.5 in. block of steel of which you need to cut away 80%, so it may take more time than you think.
i'm also still considering using the stock rotors and either 2 piston PBR's from a 99-04 stang or some SSBC aluminum "quick change" 67 K-H style calipers too.
i've also been considering the F-250 2 piston calipers as well but i probably won't use them.
if you dont mind swapping to 16" wheels that would be a nice idea. those calipers barely fit my F250 with 16.5" wheels.
The next step is a rotor. I'm still not sure what direction to go in for this. There is some appeal in using the wilwood parts because they are nice and light but at the same time, I don't like to buy stuff from a specialty vendor because there is no competition in price and what happens if they go out of business ? So what rotor do you guys think I should try with this ? It needs to be something that will fit a drum hub...
Any suguestions as far as what material to start fabricating a bracket with ?
Any chance I can get some people excited about this project again ?
Any other suguestions ?
I wouldn't be (and in fact am not) worried about the Wilwood pieces as being "specialty" parts. I don't know which kit you're looking at purchasing, but the kit I have uses an industry standard 8 bolt x 7" pattern to which I've bolted a non Wilwood 12.125x1.25 rotor.
That is some super important info. I didn't know it was a standard patern and you can get rotors from just about several vendors. That was the very thing that stood in the way of me using a setup with a seperated hat/rotor.
Maybe you can answer this question for me too. Can I get a replacement rotor from a regular parts house or would I have to mail order stuff from these different specialty companies ?
I wouldn't be (and in fact am not) worried about the Wilwood pieces as being "specialty" parts. I don't know which kit you're looking at purchasing, but the kit I have uses an industry standard 8 bolt x 7" pattern to which I've bolted a non Wilwood 12.125x1.25 rotor.
There are at least a half a dozen companies that make rotors for this configuration with several different designs from low buck to hi zoot. Using the C5 PBR caliper (not sure which years constitute the C5) the lower mounting hole for the stock disc brake caliper just needs to be enlarged slightly for the metric bolt, and a spacer used between the basket and the spindle boss to center the caliper over the rotor. The length of the spacer will depend on what rotor/hub combo you end up using. The calipers are available rebuilt at any major auto parts store (as well as used from Corvette wrecking yards like I got mine for even cheaper).
I haven't had any issues with braking performance so far. For a car that only sees occasional track time, this is a great set up. For a car that was intended as primarily a track car I'd get a race caliper that was easier to change the pads, and had inexpensive race pads available.
Maybe you can answer this question for me too. Can I get a replacement rotor from a regular parts house or would I have to mail order stuff from these different specialty companies ?
bnickel said:any pics or other info you have on what you did? it would certainly be helpful when i get ready to do it myself, though i'll probably use the 70 LTD rotors on a 70-up disc or granada spindle
I'll try to take some pics using some spare parts to give you an idea of what I did. I really don't want to take the hubs off right now though.