A Body Disc Brake Swap 101
Hi Bruce , This was an outstanding article. I did 2 of these swaps , but it was almost 30 years ago now. On my 71 Dart , I used the SBP set-up , and on my 69 Barracuda I used the 73-76 BBP set-up like you're doing here. I would just say the donor cars were a lot easier to find in junkyards back then. I even wrote an article about doing this conversion , and used some photos , and hand-drawn illustrations. This was for my Mopar club's newsletter. Anyway kudos to you for a clear , concise practical and well-written article. Here I find myself now 30 years later in the exact same situation I was back then. I have 2 cars I'm working on, a 70 Valiant and a 68 Barracuda , and 2 disc brake set-ups ; the SBP for the Valiant and the BBP for the Barracuda. Since the Valiant is a 4 door slant six commuter car , and the Barracuda is a 318 , which I plan to replace with a 360/408 stroker engine , that's why I'm doing it in this manner. The problem for me now is that I can't find my original article , or my notes , and one important detail escapes me. This is specifically related to the SBP set up. The new rotors are bare rotors , and have to be mated to the hubs using new wheel studs. I can't remember if I separated the 9" front drums from their hubs , and used those hubs with my new rotors , or if this would even work? Maybe you or someone else on this forum knows the definitive answer.
