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Topic: GT 350 disc brake set-up. Whats it worth?
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Hell_Fish
Gearhead Posts: 860
From: Austin, TX.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 08-27-2002 11:14 AM
   
What is this set-up worth? My uncle has the parts he got in a trade. What do these go for?Thanks. ------------------
Dustin C
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Mech. for wifes 69 Mustang coupe
65 Plymouth Barracuda
70 Dodge Swinger
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DidgeyTrucker
Gearhead Posts: 1137
From: Greenbrier, TN USA
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 08-27-2002 09:22 PM
I've always read that GT-350's (1965-1970) used standard Mustang brake parts. Only the linings were different, if anything was different. And the linings got used up a long time ago.Tracy
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PonyDoc
Journeyman Posts: 93
From: Ft. Lauderdale
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 08-27-2002 09:31 PM
Stock mustang parts! if you have the 10" X 2 1/2 rear brakes, now you've got a rare duck!
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Hell_Fish
Gearhead Posts: 860
From: Austin, TX.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 08-27-2002 11:40 PM
I should clarify. It the front discs set-up. I don't think he got the rears.
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DidgeyTrucker
Gearhead Posts: 1137
From: Greenbrier, TN USA
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 09-07-2002 11:36 PM
The Shelby's used stock Mustang front disc brakes. The 10x2-1/2 rear brakes came from other Ford products, and were standard off the shelf parts.What year are your parts? Are they single or four piston calipers? Tracy
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 2951
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 09-07-2002 11:44 PM
Those four-piston calipers have a bad reputation.
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MidLifCrisis
Gearhead Posts: 461
From: Frederick County, MD
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 09-08-2002 07:44 PM
Hell_Fish: The early model GT-350 used four-piston calipers that were most likely manufacturered by Kelsey-Hayes and are just like what they used on the Vette of the same era. They gave geat stopping performance, but were high maintenance. They were nodiferent then what the standard Mustang used.If you were building an "era-specific" original comp car, go for it. Just plan on factoring in the cost of rebuilding the calipers by Stainless Steel Brake Corp. Single piston calipers are more trouble-free and is what Ford switched to starting in'69. The Granada upgrade uses a single piston caliper as well, but whatever you use, plan on replacing the spindle and distribution block and proportioning valve. If you are looking for how much to offer, I just spent $200 for a '70 set-up that included spindles, calipers, rotors that look new, and the distribution block. The calipers were used as cores at Napa for fresh rebuilds at about $40 a piece. Don't forget new hoses, master cylinder, and brake lines should yo booger up a few. Just my 2 cents. Charlie [This message has been edited by MidLifCrisis (edited 09-08-2002).]
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 6609
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-08-2002 08:07 PM
The newer calipers mfr'd by SSB are pretty good for trouble use, owing to the materials used. But the design is antiquated and they really don't stop better than a drum car of comparable year. Less prone to fade, of course, to say nothing of rain, but a road test in Hot Rod in 65 or 66 made that comparison in a test. The single piston caliper came out in 68. Another more recent article states that 4 wheel disc don't do that much better than larger drums at the rear and disc in front. Corvette brakes were a nightmare. That is how SSB came out.
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