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Topic: Donar car for disc brakes
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bluestreek
Gearhead Posts: 1332
From: Athens,GA
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 10-11-2003 10:38 AM
   
I found 3 donar cars with disc brakes. Which ones might work on a '66 Mustang?
69 Falcon (very rusty and poor shape)
68 Galaxie (driven a year ago)
73 Cougar (driven 2 years ago)------------------
1966 Mustang Coupe: Custom glass hood and BIG scoop sits atop a 289 stroked to 331 c.i., Steel crank and girdle, TFS alum. heads, ported Stealth 8020 intake, Xtreme 274 Solid Roller, Holley 750 HP, long tubes, 4speed, 9" 3.50 posi.
11.86 @ 116 mph (7.62 @ 93 mph)daily driver!
DanH
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BornInAFord
Gearhead Posts: 205
From: Bend, OR, USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 10-11-2003 02:09 PM
Someone will give you a more definitive answer, but I think that the Galaxie used a different spindle, not compatible with a Mustang. You should be fine with a Falcon (similar to 69 Mustangs) and with a Cougar. You might also look around at the 1976 to 1980 Fairmont/Granada/Monarch brakes too. There seems to be a lot of support for these brakes and a lot of people have converted over to these.Make sure to get everything--bolts, tie rod ends, backing plates, spindles, distribution block, discs (if turnable), hoses and brake lines (to see how everything goes together--you may have to re-route them), and calipers and master cylinder (probably will need new ones, especially on the falcon, but these come in handy at the parts store for cores). The junk yard might charge for each trip in and you never know what part you missed until you don't have it when assembling it. If the falcon is in poor shape, its brakes might also be in similar shape and you might avoid them. I usually find that a car is the sum of its parts, good or bad. You've been around the hobby a while (nice car!!!  ), so I'm giving a lot more info so others can use it. Good luck.
Daniel [This message has been edited by BornInAFord (edited 10-11-2003).]
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rbohm
Journeyman Posts: 7
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Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 10-13-2003 04:49 AM
fairmont brakes will not work as they have a completely different suspension setup. cars that will bolt on with little work are;
1: granada/monarch
2: 68-73 mustang/cougar
3: 68-71 torino/montego
4: 71 up maverick/cometcars that may fit with little work;
1: 72 up torino
2: 77-79 tbird
3: 77-79 cougar cars that will fit, but you need cone shaped spacers made to fit the ball joints;
1: 65-71 tbird
2: 66-70 galaxie you may have to change wheels with some of these conversions as stock mustang wheels may not clear the calipers.
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