Re: Whats the chances of these disc brakes fitting my Gremlin?

["Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxx>]

Date sent: 18 Feb 2004 15:12:39 -0000
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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 03:56:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxx>
Subject: Re: Whats the chances of these disc brakes fitting my Gremlin?

If your gonna do the conversion you will need to get everything off from
the donnor car. unbolt the 4 bolts that attach the spindle and take
everything attached to it, caliper mount, caliper,brake hose, dust shield,
the bolts, spindle, the hub, the mastercylinder, booster, and
proportioning valve. 
Grem 

deezildennis <dsinks@xxxx> wrote:
I seen a late 70's early 80's concord in the the yard the other day. 
Its drivetrain and brakes where still intact. In fact I jacked up a 
wheel and spun it and slammed on the brakes and they still worked.

I realize they will have to gone through to make sure all is good. 
but everything looked spiffy, even the brake hoses.

They where power brakes though.

So if they do work, should I pull the booster and convert my 74? ir 
should I just get the brake hardware and a new non power master cyl?

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Jeezeee!

Get your Sneekers on !!

Get your Tool Kit !!

Get out that Door !!

Get them Parts - Pronto !!


Disc Brakes are SOoo much better 
than Drums - and I don't wanna hear
dumb stories about how great your
drum brakes are - ...........not you -
just anyone -....... 'cause I've heard
them on the AMC list - a big Ambo
owner ........."......yeapp..... drum 
brakes are for me !!....... theyz werk
swell !........." Ohh ........panic stop...?
Add on HOW MANY MORE FEET ?
"......nope....... never happen to me (deuuhh..) !
.....why.......I'll just pee out the vent window
and that'll slow me down aplenty...........!"
"Hot water in cold air expands yah know,,,,,,,,
and that backpressure will slow down the car ........"

I grew up with them - 
I hated them then -
Most people did - 

Alot of people died from those
early jobs - seals would leak -
grease would ooze - someone would
stick a hose on a backing plat to
'wash them off' 
& they'd lock up . 

Couple that to tires
with Rubber compounds that
mirror those slippery hard rubber
tires on Forklifts - and you can
see that when locking up those
binders in an Emergency -
it was a crap shoot as to which
tire would lock up and toss you
where-ever .

"Where's Mommy ?............."

We lost one in my childhood neighborhood
from this very thing - .

There is no such 'Surgical Control'
inherent in Drum Brakes that there
is with even the cheapest Disc Brake
Assembly.


You won't get a Bigger 'Celestial Hint' 
from a possible 'Mr. Big' - running across
an Intact and working system as you have
nor will you find another complete system
available to you to consider 'passing up' .............
anytime soon ........ is MY guess ..............





Bahhut...... I could be Wrong ..........


Lemme know how it goes :)


Brien.
NEW YORK