My 63 Project

[ZouchaR]

Auburn

[ZouchaR]

And then I added the disc brakes. Here is where I ran into some problems. The brake pads, when installed on the caliper, with the caliper piston all the way back, will not fit over the rotor. It's almost like they have too much pad. So my easy solution is too sand them down just a fraction so they will fit. I also have a small problem with a spacer on the caliper bracket that is about a 16th too wide. Doesn't give any play to the caliper. So I will have to get those machined down a little.

Otherwise, it was a very productive day!

[siggyfreud]

Looking good! Can't wait to have my rear end looking that pretty!

[1963c-10]

nice job on the rear end....doing the same myself in a few weeks.

[ZouchaR]

Back on the ground!!!

[ZouchaR]

So these seats are out of an 02 silverado. I found a pair just like them out of an 01 silverado, but powered. So this should be the style but in grey.

[ZouchaR]

Ok fellas. I need some advice. If you look at this picture, you can see that the caliper is right against the mounting bracket.

[ZouchaR]

This picture shows the passenger side. Notice the distance between the caliper and the bracket.

[ZouchaR]

To me, the passenger side, with the slight gap, looks like the caliper will have room to "float" like it is supposed too.

I contacted the shop that sold me the kit, and EVERYTHING else, bolted right on. They said that if the caliper rides against the bracket, no worries.

What is everyone's thoughts??

If you look at the pictures, you will see a spacer that is welded to the mounting bracket. I can take the brackets to a machine shop and have them machined so the caliper mounting bracket sits closer to the axles flange. But I am not sure if I should.

[creep]

The caliper floats on that little spacer so I think you should be ok. you may even be able to pull/pry the caliper out a little so it matches the other side. If you pull the calipers back off you can measure the spacers on each caliper to make sure they are the same size. If I remember correctly when you apply the brakes the piston pushes the inner pad out which in turn pulls the caliper and the outer pad inward away from the bracket. But then again I could be completely wrong.

[Captainfab]

Can you get the outside pad on? If so, once the piston pushes the inside pad towards the rotor, the caliper will move slightly towards the inside, away from the bracket, as creep said.

[ZouchaR]

According to the guy that I talked too, he thinks that the piston may not be in all the way. It apparently takes a special tool to turn it back in. So I will take it apart and see if that is the case. The other alternative is to get thinner pads.

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Man jewelry!!!

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Time to marry some parts.

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And the back end.

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Clutch and flywheel.

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Throw out bearing.

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My cheap labor force!!!

[ZouchaR]

And together at last.

[ZouchaR]

Does anyone have a picture of the stock clutch bell crank attached to a V8??? Since I went from a 292, too this slightly larger motor I don't know how to attach my clutch to the motor. Help please...

[1963c-10]

There should be a hole just above the oil filter where the stud goes in.
This will be the stud: http://www.classicparts.com/1963-84-.../#.U5chNhNOWUl

[ZouchaR]

Will I need to get a V8 bell crank or can I use the I6 that I currently have?

[ZouchaR]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

There should be a hole just above the oil filter where the stud goes in.
This will be the stud: http://www.classicparts.com/1963-84-.../#.U5chNhNOWUl

And did you have to tap that hole or was it already set up for the stud to screw into??

[1963c-10]

That's not my block, just an archived pic I had. Some have the provision and some have to be tapped though. If it needs to be tapped, there should be a flat place for it on the block.

[ZouchaR]

So here is the view of my block.