Slant *        6        Forum
Home Home Home
The Place to Go for Slant Six Info!
Click here to help support the Slant Six Forum!
It is currently Tue May 06, 2025 11:34 pm

All times are UTC-07:00




Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 35 posts ]  Go to page Previous 1 2 3
Author Message
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:30 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:56 pm
Posts: 1315
Location: TEXAS
Car Model:
Quote:
I have a BBP 7.25" laying in my shop, minus brakes. Come and get it.
Appreciate the offer, but I think I've found some closer to home, I must have just been measuring wrong :roll:

1973-76, they didn't make small drum cars?(9")

_________________
1964 Dart GT


Top
   
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:56 am 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:27 pm
Posts: 14667
Location: Park Forest, Illinoisy
Car Model: 68 Valiant
I believe 9" drums were still available until late 1975. They were still SBP.

I looked at a '74 Duster a couple months ago that was SBP drum brake. :shock:

_________________
Official Cookie and Mater Tormentor.


Top
   
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:51 am 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:56 pm
Posts: 1315
Location: TEXAS
Car Model:
that might explain part of my problem. I found a 1974 & 75 Dusters, both with SBP rear drums. The front brakes were already gone. I'll keep looking!

_________________
1964 Dart GT


Top
   
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:17 am 
Offline
Turbo Slant 6

Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:58 pm
Posts: 569
Location: New Jersey USA
Car Model:
Quote:
I believe 9" drums were still available until late 1975. They were still SBP.

I looked at a '74 Duster a couple months ago that was SBP drum brake.
Every "late" A-body ('73-76) that I've seen was either 10" front/9" rear drums with sbp OR discs front/ 10" drum rear with lbp.

My first Dart was a '70 (/6 of course) that most folk considered "rare" or unsual because it came factory with 10" front drums.

_________________
63 Valiant Wagon
225 - 4 bbl


Top
   
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:49 am 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sat Oct 12, 2002 12:57 am
Posts: 1392
Location: Grass Valley, Ca.
Car Model: '63 Dodge Dart GT Convertible
Quote:
The 8 3/4 stopped being offered in A-bodies in 1972 so if you found a LBP version someone made one with cut down C- body axles or redrilled flanges...
I used an early 8 3/4 housing and axles out of a '65 B-body wagon. I had the axles sent off, cut down & re-splined. I used the wagon backing plates because that was all I had. I ended up with 10 x 2.5" rear brakes on my '63 convert! I used '76 disc brakes up front. The rears are too big and lock up, and I never got around to adjusting that before I put the car in storage.

_________________
Chuck Rivers, Webmaster
Image Image Image Image


Top
   
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 35 posts ]  Go to page Previous 1 2 3

All times are UTC-07:00


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited