any interchangable brake parts
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any interchangable brake parts
My father and i are thinking of starting to restore our 40 half ton pickup.
we plan on starting on getting the chassis rolling. We have pretty much all the restoration catalogs as far as i know. Were looking at brake parts and we know its going to be expensive either way, but we were wondering if there are any tricks. Ive heard that late model buick drums fit right on in place of the stock ones but im not sure if its true or not. we want stock "appearance" but want to try to avoid as much trouble as possible, such as sourcing parts. I know either way it will be expensive and time consuming theres no way around that. any other help or ideas that deal with any part of the truck is welcome.
we plan on starting on getting the chassis rolling. We have pretty much all the restoration catalogs as far as i know. Were looking at brake parts and we know its going to be expensive either way, but we were wondering if there are any tricks. Ive heard that late model buick drums fit right on in place of the stock ones but im not sure if its true or not. we want stock "appearance" but want to try to avoid as much trouble as possible, such as sourcing parts. I know either way it will be expensive and time consuming theres no way around that. any other help or ideas that deal with any part of the truck is welcome.
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Biggest Redford Ever, Hi I have been working on my 42 1/2 ton p/u "Ford" and I took out the ten leaf springs in the front and replaced them with a coil spring rack & pinion mustang 2 front end with disc brakes and in the rear I took out the ten leaf springs and put in a Continental rear with disc brakes and 4 new leaf springs on both sides and the truck rides just like a brand new car and handles real good...Engine wise I took a 302ci and punched it out to a 332ci. and made it a roller and stroked motor with plenty of HP to have some fun!!! Tranny is a C-4 worked with a 1500rpm stall converter...I do have extra parts for sale a NOS left rear fender and a right rear fender that was on my truck its painted but is in great shape 
my pictures are in my album check them out and there will be more recent ones soon.....morty0071
my pictures are in my album check them out and there will be more recent ones soon.....morty0071
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