66 disc brake conversion
Steve
I found a few sets of 69-70 full size disc brake setups years ago in local salvage yards, using one now on my 66 Catalina.
The steering knuckles are a bolt in system, and I used the brake calipers as cores for rebuilt ones.
An hour glass beading the knuckles and brackets and sprayed with a rattle can, they look new.
The rotors on both sets were usable, well above minimum thickness for machining, but I doubt they could be turned again.
I figure that with the 2-3,000 miles I drive it every year, they should last me a lifetime.
I used the original 1970 power booster, but bought a new master cylinder and flex hoses.
I had to switch over to 15" wheels for clearance on the brake calipers.
I've heard good things about the Scarebird conversion, but these were local and inexpensive.
Ron
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1966 Martinique Bronze 2+2 428 tri-power auto, black top & bucket seat interior, pass recliner, ATC, Cruise, AM FM, Reverb, Wood wheel, tilt, ps, pb, pw 
1966 Catalina, Barrier blue with a white vinyl top, tilt, AC, ps, pb, bucket seats with console 68 428 4 bolt, 4 speed M20 and a 66 tri-power project.
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