Brake line plumbing withOUT a combo valve?

[Propwash]

Holy smokes boys, put down the pistol's........it's getting all kinds of Apocalypse Now in here...lol

One guy likes stock.....the other more of a resto mod. Hey, at least we all dig mopars and are keeping them from going 6 feet under. No need to rip on rides or each other. We all enjoy our cars for features we choose to leave on or add on.

 

[69Bee]

You never mentioned it, but when I converted my 69 Bee, I had to install the steering knuckles from the donor car for the brakes on opposite sides as original. In laymans terms, I put the pass knuckle on the driver side, and the dtiver knucle on the pass side. I used the proportion valve from the donor car, and a new MC that would have fit the donor car, and all worked great.

Good luck with it. By the way, I think it is a good idea to try the adjustable proportioning valve also.

 

[Kern Dog]

When I first put on the front discs, I put them on exactly as they were on the A body cars, with the calipers forward. Rick Ehrenberg advises against putting the calipers behind centerline, I think because of brake hose routing. When I put on the larger 2.75 piston calipers last week, I had to do as you did... swap knuckles side to side. Now mine face rearward. I routed my brake hoses safely away from the tie rods and lower control arms.
Now that I have had a few hours to cool off, I'll admit that Goldmember and I got carried away. I DO respect the elders in the hobby. I just wish that they weren't so grumpy toward anything NON stock. The only gripes I hear about my car come from the older guys. Many of them prefer the factory wheels, factory paint colors, quiet exhaust.....
NOT me.

 

[67 coronet]

dont let anybody put down that ride,it is sweet as hell!just a small question,are all your caliper bleeder's high up on the calipers?only asking since you mentioned you modified locations.you may be traping some air in there.

 

[Kern Dog]

That is a fair question.
The front bleeder screws are at the tip/top of the calipers, just as Ma Mopar designed. The rears? Uhh.....Kinda a funny story, at least to me!
When I got the rear brake kit, it was one of the early kits sold. The brackets included fit 2 different ways on the axle and fit both sides of the car. I mounted the rear calipers facing FORWARD to match the front calipers at the time. In that configuration, the bleeders were at 10:00 on the drivers side and 2:00 on the right. While I was fussing and cussing with the brakes this past month, The light bulb came on and I realized that I had them on wrong. They were mounted incorrectly for at least 6 years but performed great! there may have been a smidge of air trapped inside though.
A buddy had trouble with a rear disc kit from Master Power. His bleeders were in an odd position as well. He had to remove the calipers from the axle to get them fully purged of air. Pretty clever how he did it too...He placed the calipers on a stand next to the axle, bleeders pointing 12:00, and milled down a 1x4 to place between the pads. He bled them with a Mityvac and bolted them back on. I was impressed!
Thank you for the nice words about the car!:hello2:

 

[cpojohn3]

Beautiful!!!!