1930 buick 60 series brake conversions Hi Has anyone converted a 1930 60 series (132" wheel base) to hydraulic brakes. Drum or disc.I plan on using my coupe as a daily driver. I also need the sheet metal piece that connects the top of the A pillars above the visor. Thanks George
George, Welcome to the HAMB! I've never done it, but it shouldn't be too difficult and there are a ton of guys that will be able to help you out. Keep us up to date with pics- looks like a neat build.
It,s a little different than most. I was hoping that someone had done it before but it looks like i,m in untraveled territory. I have the spindles off to replace the kingpins so i,ll be off to see the junk yard dogs as soon as the snow melts.Next week i hope. If i can find a set or rotors that will fit the spindles I,ll be in good shape. Otherwise i,ll just have the spindles machined to fit something close to the size of my spindles.Then i,ll make some brackets for the calipers. Thanks for your input. George
Is it the same as the chevy stuff from the same era? I'm pretty sure the Chevy spindles from that era will accept early 50's chevy bendix brakes.
The spindles i have are 6.5" long with the inner race mounting area at 1.50" and the outer is +/- .950 there might be some wear on the outer race mounting area 1.00 " might be what it started out as. Thanks for your thoughts George
You can swap on a set of late thirties juice spindles (I used 1939). The kingpin appears to be the same size and the roller bearing is the same part number. You may need to machine or shim the axle where the bearing rides to adjust the fit of the spindle to the axle. You have to adjust the camber as this combo ends up with some serious positive camber. The Finned aluminum drums fit the 1930 spindle with a bearing spacer to make up the difference. That's what is on mine right now for mock up and pushing around in storage. I haven't got around to looking at a backing plate for that one yet. Mine is a model 47. Have you tried the Yahoo 1930 Buick group for parts yet?
Hi Stevie What year are the drums you used on yours. I like the idea of just having to make a spacer for the spindle. As for changing to later spindles the king pin on the sixty series is different than the one your model 47. I had a hard time finding the ones i just installed. I,m off the the junk yard to see about a rear end for this project today. I,m going to see if they have an old hollander's book i can look at. Thanks for the heads up on the yahoo 1930 group i am also a member there. george
The hubs/drums I used are from a 63-64 Riviera. The Spindles on the other were from a small(40 series) special. I don't know if the later larger series used a different kingpin or not. Spindle swap might be a good time to consider swapping those br*** bushings for roller bearings. Mac, the Buicks are in a different shop, in a different city. I have a couple in a different state.
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