59 El Camino, front disk, rear drum, no booster. I hear some Vettes were spawned this way but I am no subject matter expert on Vette's, or anything else for that matter. Trying to get this turd to the HAMB Drags this year..
We used the vette M/C on my son Camaro drag car. It has disc /drum set up and it works great. Stops good even on tracks with a short shut down area.
How long is a rope? How high is a tree? How much beer can the Vagabonds drink? Ok, that one may have an answer.
Not yet but you don't get it I see? Rashy asked the same open answered question that CAN NOT be answered without more info. We can guess, we can get close, we can get lucky. I like to do it right from the start. The answer to my last question was "all of it."
Vettes THRU '64 all had drums. '65s came standard with 4-wheel discs, although you could opt for ALL drums and receive a credit. From then on, 4-wheel discs were standard. What you're probably thinking about is that the 4-wheel discs COULD be ordered WITHOUT power. I had a '69 built without power. It would stop, but ya had to put a little effort into serious stopping. 1" bore M/C if I remember correctly. DD
and what pedal ratio do you have? 6:1 or 7:1 as a base line I expect you'll need 1" minimum, with an expected 1 1/8" and a longer pedal ratio preffered since you're not going with a booster. Cheers, Drewfus
Its a 59 El Camino, with 59 El Camino rear wheel cylinders, new, and disk conversion with 78-85 Monte calipers. The pedal is still in the stock hole so whatever ratio that is is what it is set at.
Rear stock are 1" cylinders used a 1" MC Monte was a couple sizes 2/12" front and 2 15/16s" MC was anywhere from 7/8" to 1 1/8" these are all listed as boosted. Are you manual?
GM stuff is pretty simple and standard across the board. I would simply try say a 70 Chevelle with front disc and no booster or something similar. Worst case it doesn't work right and I'm sure you have a friend with a Chevelle that needs a master!
You will want a 1" bore, without a booster. I got mine at CPP, a shiny one. This has a built in proportioning valve and has huge reservoirs. It is an excellent master cylinder: http://www.classicperform.com/NewProducts/MCPV-1/MCPV-1.htm Here is another OEM style: http://www.classicperform.com/Store/1947_59_Trucks/MC-100-AC.htm
Process of elimination (cross referenced from the Elco to the other various parts) in my Wagner book leads me to a 78-80 Monte Carlo manual MC Wagner # F101252. It is actually a 7/8" MC. A close start if nothing else. There are a couple sizes above and below that if it need fine tuning. You could match the Monte setup perfectly by using the rear WCs off the same car. 3/4" Wagner # F110260 right AND left
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