340fourspeedDuster
Well-Known Member
I should be able to stop quicker.
Congrats! I too bought that setup from Dr Diff and am waiting on wheels so I can do the front upgrade and go to BBP. Just did the rear axles from Dr Diff to get BBP on the back. Staying with rear drums but upgraded the stock rear from 2x1.75 to 2.5 drums. Should be plenty of stopping power.I should be able to stop quicker. View attachment 1715740969
Yep, if you need replacement parts tell 'em you have a 78 Cordoba. I bought this kit from Cass about five years ago, been running on the Coronet with no issues. At the time he was using The Right Stuff as his vendor.Nice! Late B body stuff right? Love that set up. Best factory offering that is an easy to do swap/step up.
Wasn’t the Doc out of that for awhile?
Yes it went by several names depending on what Mopar division the car came from. I found it at the Wellborn museum on a 1969 car. Loved it and painted the Gold Duster this color.That was the color of my first Duster. Very nice looking car. Is that color medium bronze metallic?
Had a blood red 1970 Duster back in the day with Kelsey Hayes 4 piston caliper brakes. Very fun car. Bought it from the original owner. Engine had a 318 with a 360 crank cut down to fit. The extra throw on the crank was great. Had a Comp 270 cam, headers, 3.23 gears. You ALWAYS regret selling a certain car, that was the one for me. Ran like a scalded dog.That rough surface will burnish in when you make several hard stops from about 60 down to 25 and rinse and repeat a few times. This burnishes the rotors and the pads finding everything a "home" so to speak and seating everything in together.
Nice car and cool brake kit. I am working on refurbishing the Kelsey Hayes 4 piston setup I have for Vixen now. With those and some 10" rear drums, she should have whoa like she has go now.
How funny! I used to have a '68 Valiant /6 (170) that I put a 360 into. I used to call that car "my scalded dog"!Had a blood red 1970 Duster back in the day with Kelsey Hayes 4 piston caliper brakes. Very fun car. Bought it from the original owner. Engine had a 318 with a 360 crank cut down to fit. The extra throw on the crank was great. Had a Comp 270 cam, headers, 3.23 gears. You ALWAYS regret selling a certain car, that was the one for me. Ran like a scalded dog.
Here are the SS brake lines both from Dr Diff. 4 y/o ones have the block that bolts to the caliper.I should be able to stop quicker. View attachment 1715740969
The Dr. Diff kit comes with spindles, and OE type wheels will fit (I ordered rallye wheels for mine that have the correct backspacing).This maybe a dumb question(s) but what spindles are needed & will 15 inch wheels clear ?
I asked Cass that very question, and he said the OE type rallye wheels I was wanting would. If not using OE wheels, then best to measure to be sure!I have heard that the 15" wheels will fit over the 11.5" brake setup. If others have more info, please chime in. I should be able to get the Duster out on the road today and give an impression of the braking performance.
I think you mean 11.75” rotors. I have 11.75” rotors that fit in American Racing Torq Thrust D wheels, Wheel Vintiques 63 Series and my current wheels Wheel Vintiques 69 Series police wheels. All 15x7 wheels.I have heard that the 15" wheels will fit over the 11.5" brake setup. If others have more info, please chime in. I should be able to get the Duster out on the road today and give an impression of the braking performance.
I’m not using my 14” Road Wheels aka Magnum 500, but before I installed the slider disc brakes I dropped the assembly into the 14” wheels with the 11” rotors. They fit. You’re right that the 11.75” rotors won’t fit, but the 11” rotors will.I put Later BBody 11.75 rotors and Slider type caliper adapters on my ABody and 15" stock steel rims fit but not stock 14" rally rims.