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hey there did you ever get your scarebird conversion completed? if so, do they work well? jp

i replaced that line on my valiant and it was pretty easy. get a length of bailing wire to mock up the tube. get it in, bend it to shape and cut it to length while in place, then pull it out and you have a template to bend your new brake line with no worries of coming up short. you can do most...

what kind of MC are you using? are you able to lock up the fronts?

AJ, finally got to my pushrod adjustment and found more brake power still. so thanks again for the feedback.

aj, as far as the scarebird sizing goes. the rotors just about fill the entire space behind my 14" steelies. not the biggest rotors i've ever seen but they don't strike me as too small for the car. i'll get you a pic of the set up with my wheel removed and you can have a look.

I've got brakes! i readjusted the rears to remove as much extra play as possible and my pedal firmed right up. couldn't believe it. i guess all the fluid was going to that extra piston travel and not allowing a good clamp up front. man it felt good to lock em up on my test drive. thanks again...

AJ, thanks again for all the pointers. isolating the fronts and the rears seems like a great idea. i'll add a few of these to my list for saturday morning brake trouble shooting. rusty rat rod, the pedal doesn't go super far. it certainly doesn't reach the floor. feels like a reasonable range...

thanks for the additional thoughts, aj. i'll make drum adjustments and see where it leaves me. in the meantime i'll look into that pushrod situation.

hey thanks everyone. i appreciate your thinking on this. ir333, the caliper pistons are probably about 1" around. and the MC has 3/16 outlets for the fronts and 1/4 to the rear. the body of the MC is pretty big. AJ, i'm using my original brake pedal as the booster/MC came with linkage and fit...

i don't have a picture but yes they are at the top.

you can see what i've added here

gents, got a soft brake situation i could use some feedback on. i recently did a disc conversion up front on my 65 valiant and i can't get that good bite. whatcha think? installed: Scarebird conversion kit (front only) single piston calipers new master cylinder and 7" power booster with vacuum...