65FuryPaceCar
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Wanted to convert my 1965 Sport Fury from manual drum brakes to power with front discs.
After a lot of research, I decided to forego the long, arduous process of locating old parts from various years and models, and just going with a conversion kit from Stainless Steel Brakes, Inc.
Yes, it was expensive - but I wanted to have a nice, new, balanced system with modern master cylinder and caliper pistons, etc.
Over the phone, they were very helpful and seemed quite knowledgeable about my car. They assured me it would be pretty much a bolt-on system.
So I ponied up my $1,200.00 and waited the 3 weeks they said it would take to receive my parts.
Then another 3 weeks...
Then another 3 weeks........
@ 3+ months after I ordered and paid for the brakes, they finally arrived.
Most everything bolted up as promised. The shortest pedal linkage they send has my brake pedal far too close to me - a good 7" in front of the gas pedal. But I could learn to live with that.
2 days of work later, everything is bolted up, bled, and good to go. But NO BRAKES!
I have less than 1/2" pedal travel and then it feels like I've hit a brick wall - with very little stopping power.
Yep - you guessed it. No boost!
So I called up Stainless Steel Brakes and they THEN told me that cars in the 60's didn't make enough vacuum to run a modern booster.
THEN WHY THE HELLO DID THEY NOT TELL ME THAT TO BEGIN WITH???????
Now they say I'll have to spend ANOTHER $350 for an electric vacuum pump - which is loud and will make my engine compartment sound like crap.
So - long story short (which it was not) - DO NOT BUY FROM THESE GUYS! 4 months, $1200, and an un-drive-able car.
Thanks for all the expertise, Stainless Steel Brakes, Inc.
After a lot of research, I decided to forego the long, arduous process of locating old parts from various years and models, and just going with a conversion kit from Stainless Steel Brakes, Inc.
Yes, it was expensive - but I wanted to have a nice, new, balanced system with modern master cylinder and caliper pistons, etc.
Over the phone, they were very helpful and seemed quite knowledgeable about my car. They assured me it would be pretty much a bolt-on system.
So I ponied up my $1,200.00 and waited the 3 weeks they said it would take to receive my parts.
Then another 3 weeks...
Then another 3 weeks........
@ 3+ months after I ordered and paid for the brakes, they finally arrived.
Most everything bolted up as promised. The shortest pedal linkage they send has my brake pedal far too close to me - a good 7" in front of the gas pedal. But I could learn to live with that.
2 days of work later, everything is bolted up, bled, and good to go. But NO BRAKES!
I have less than 1/2" pedal travel and then it feels like I've hit a brick wall - with very little stopping power.
Yep - you guessed it. No boost!
So I called up Stainless Steel Brakes and they THEN told me that cars in the 60's didn't make enough vacuum to run a modern booster.
THEN WHY THE HELLO DID THEY NOT TELL ME THAT TO BEGIN WITH???????
Now they say I'll have to spend ANOTHER $350 for an electric vacuum pump - which is loud and will make my engine compartment sound like crap.
So - long story short (which it was not) - DO NOT BUY FROM THESE GUYS! 4 months, $1200, and an un-drive-able car.
Thanks for all the expertise, Stainless Steel Brakes, Inc.