1971 Fury GT, Gold, Promo Car

[1970FuryConv]

Calipers
Rust neutralizer

Right side installed

LS

 

[ayilar]

Master Cylinder
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I thought your car had power brakes?

 

[1970FuryConv]

Rear Brakes:
Intermediate Line to rear axle

Install at Proportioning Valve

Clips along rocker, front to back

Rear subframe

Rear axle hose bracket

 

[1970FuryConv]

I thought your car had power brakes?

It does. Brake booster is between master cylinder and firewall

 

[FURYGT]

I like that you are making progress. Some day, we need to talk about door panels.

 

[1970FuryConv]

Rear brake lines

Hose junction

Installed

Hose at intermediate line

Hose clips

Rear brake hose

 

[1970FuryConv]

Wheel cylinders
I rebuilt both.

Pistons

Disassembled

Original casting #

Bore

I tried Carquest kit, but did not like the quality. Used Wagner

Kit. Brass rings are for a different 15/16 bore application. Recycle them

Lube bore with fluid, springs, then rubber cups, pistons, rubber end caps, arms

 

[1970FuryConv]

Back up a step
Axle shafts

Remove inner seal

LS bore and race

RS

Bearings felt OK. Car was only on the road for 6-7 years

Cleaning

Grease: needle on gun

Needle set

 

[1970FuryConv]

Axles shafts continued
New inner housing seals

Install tools

RS installed

metal gasket

metal gasket

Brake backing plate installs against metal gasket

Foam gasket for axle bearing flange

 

[1970FuryConv]

Axle shafts continued. Install

LS

RS

end play adjusted and set. I use a tiny amount and call it good.

2.76 open rear. 489 case. Don't know if original. Car was picked at over the 41 years off the road before I bought it in 2019.

 

[1970FuryConv]

Back to Rear Brakes
RS

Line attached at wheel cylinder

Loctite Rust neutralizer: wet

 

[1970FuryConv]

Rear Brakes
LS

Adjuster slot plugs installed both sides after final adjust rear brakes

 

[1970FuryConv]

Parking Brakes
I used 1973 pedal assembly. Same as 71, except I transferred the 1971 release handle

Mounting bracket. 2 more bolt holes face driver

Clamp at outside of front subframe

Cable guard installs in circular clamp

Cable comes out at inside of subframe

Front cable meets rear cables

Cables to brake backing plates

Long and Short: car has been off the road for 45 years. It now has brakes.

 

[3175375]

Good work!

 

[The Rum Cove]

Nice progress Ben, keep on pushing.....

 

[fury fan]

Your disc brake dust shields are on backward?

 

[1970FuryConv]

Your disc brake dust shields are on backward?

I don't think so. The indent goes inside the rotor. I couldn't install the rotor if I had the concave side facing out. Maybe show me a pic of what you are talking about.

 

[Samplingman]

I don't think so. The indent goes inside the rotor. I couldn't install the rotor if I had the concave side facing out. Maybe show me a pic of what you are talking about.
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Looks exactly the way it should be. Here is a pic of mine.

 

[fury fan]

I knew I had seen numerous pics with shields indented toward the rotor.
And that is a more sensible design, for what is shown above would act as a funnel toward small pebbles. The 'tight' version would prevent that but still allow water to sling off.

The 70 Chry-Imp service manual shows what you guys have.
But I take that with a grain of salt as they use 'representative' pictures from years before, such as 66-older wheels that take the larger-size dogdish hubcaps.
So not fully trustworthy.

My 65 SF that I converted to discs in the early 1990s have shields you guys have. It was converted with 71 Polara/Monaco parts I pulled at a JY.
My 68 Fury that I converted to discs in the early 2000s, with 73 spindles, and it has shields with a tight gap on the rotor. I don't remember where I got these parts, though.
All the spare shields I have are what is shown on the below pic from my 68 Fury.
I now wonder if they are from truck/van, as I have a buddy that had a lot of that stuff and would give parts to me sometimes.

The ebay pic shows that style, but 70-72 would be for a 10.75" rotor.
It's possible I have 75-77 B-body, or R-body shields, as those have the same rotor dia as a C-body. Or maybe 74-78 C-body.

I don't know what's what on this.
Continue on without me!

 

[Dsertdog]

Just a quick note to say thanks! Your sway bar link bushing install was very helpful.