Charger
Clearance problems are the bane of my existence. There's a reason why it's referred to as an elephant.
I knew that the factory Hemi cars had special provisions made for brake boosters because the heads and regular booster wanted to share the same space. They used a special mounting bracket that raised the booster away from the head. Even with it we'd heard that guys were saying the booster needed removal whenever the #7 spark plug needed removal.
Our Charger started life as a power disc brake car. Although it had been, half of the brake components were missing when we bought the car.
Now, when I'd built my '67 Cuda I chose to install disc brakes all the way around. - Manual disc brakes. It had began as a manual brake vehicle and I kept it that way. When it was completed, I liked the feel and braking was excellent. I didn't have worries about insufficient vacuum caused by camshaft selection.
4 wheel disc brakes were always planned from the get go on the Charger. We had the booster rebuilt but decided to purchase new discs & calipers from RIGHT STUFF DETAILING. I rebuilt the front suspension and installed the brakes. It was another portion of this project I assumed was finished. - - - well......
With the decision to run a Hemi came concerns about getting the special booster and bracketry. We opted to switch to manual brakes hoping the results would be as positive as it was with the Cuda.
We could have kept the rest of the brake assemblies but Spence had also made the decision to exchange the rebuilt front suspension for a HemiDenny front suspension with rack & pinion steering. Our front brake assembly wasn't compatible.
Holey Googlymoogly!! One step forward and two back again.
:BangHead::BangHead::BangHead::BangHead::BangHead::BangHead:
OMG! I've been living a gearhead version of Groundhog Day!
Clearance problems are the bane of my existence. There's a reason why it's referred to as an elephant.
I knew that the factory Hemi cars had special provisions made for brake boosters because the heads and regular booster wanted to share the same space. They used a special mounting bracket that raised the booster away from the head. Even with it we'd heard that guys were saying the booster needed removal whenever the #7 spark plug needed removal.
Our Charger started life as a power disc brake car. Although it had been, half of the brake components were missing when we bought the car.
Now, when I'd built my '67 Cuda I chose to install disc brakes all the way around. - Manual disc brakes. It had began as a manual brake vehicle and I kept it that way. When it was completed, I liked the feel and braking was excellent. I didn't have worries about insufficient vacuum caused by camshaft selection.
4 wheel disc brakes were always planned from the get go on the Charger. We had the booster rebuilt but decided to purchase new discs & calipers from RIGHT STUFF DETAILING. I rebuilt the front suspension and installed the brakes. It was another portion of this project I assumed was finished. - - - well......
With the decision to run a Hemi came concerns about getting the special booster and bracketry. We opted to switch to manual brakes hoping the results would be as positive as it was with the Cuda.
We could have kept the rest of the brake assemblies but Spence had also made the decision to exchange the rebuilt front suspension for a HemiDenny front suspension with rack & pinion steering. Our front brake assembly wasn't compatible.
Holey Googlymoogly!! One step forward and two back again.
:BangHead::BangHead::BangHead::BangHead::BangHead::BangHead:
OMG! I've been living a gearhead version of Groundhog Day!
