66 Belair front disc brake conversion

AlsV8vair · Uber-Guru

66 Belair front disc brake conversion

deathrotull · Veteran Member

I did not use a kit, but my car had 1970 impala hubs and calipers on it. Those with corvette rotors (70 rotors not easily available) worked really well with new booster and lines.

BowtieGent · Super Star!

Al, As you know, I went C3 on my car. I paid $100.00 for the complete set-up, restored them for about the same price myself. I guess I preferred to go that route due to cost.
I can justify to the wife dropping $100.00 for a good used set and restoring it than to convince her to let me spend $1000.00+ on an aftermarket set-up.
If you pay shipping, I have a complete, unrestored, single-piston set-up I would be willing to give you...less the MC and prop valve.

deathrotull · Veteran Member

This is pretty much what I ended up with. Not sure how it matches to what Lawrence did. I think they stop really well, especially so with a 4-speed.

www.enjenjo.com/techart/70impaladisc.html

Hope it helps!

James

BowtieGent · Super Star!

James, Looks the exact same as the disc assembly I am offering to Al. Not as pretty tho...

deathrotull · Veteran Member

Awesome! It is a really effective set up for the cost. And there will always be corvette rotors around somewhere!

The 1970 rotors that were on my car when I got it were so scarred that I was begging the machine shop to cut them and they refused. thankfully this C3 trick works.

AlsV8vair · Uber-Guru

Thanks for the info guys. Thanks for the great offer Lawrence. I am going to do some more research.
I did find a place up here that sells kits. And was told there is another.

I am going away until Monday.

Will look more into it after then.

bigbowtielover · Uber-Guru

Apparently you can get rotors for '69-'70 impala disc brakes. If you use the rotors from '67-'68 4 piston caliper type. The hubs are different but the disc part will work if used with the '69'-'70 hubs. The rotor disc is available without hubs as reproduction and are almost exact. They don't have the groove on the pad faces and are better looking castings. Centric I believe is the name. I saw a post about this on Chevy Talk. Pics as well. Way better than messing around with making vette disc rotors fit the '68-'70 impala hubs and calipers. The only problem is getting calipers now. My local parts store can't get them. I can get rebuild kits but with seized solid pistons and broken bleeders those won't help much.