The best, biggest, most reliable brake system for 70 Camaro? - Lateral-g Forums

SS1156 · #1 09-01-2010, 02:02 AM

I am putting together a list of things to purchase. I found the car that I want and I will be able to afford it after selling the Saleen and it will still give me some breathing room cashwise until I find a job. The car has a running 307 in it and the owner said that it might be a little tired so I located a decent 327 from a friend for $500 that's from carb to pan ( I love you Rodney) and I will have to have the TH350 gone through I'm sure. Thank God I have a buddy that works onb TH350's for a living and told me not to worry about. Ok getting back to my plans, and please correct me if you think I should change the order that this stuff should be done in.

1) Completely rebuild suspension: A-arm bushings (trying for used or get Lee to help out with some upper & lower arms), ball joints, springs (owner told me that they are Hotchkis springs & need to ck them), idler arms, center link, pitman arm, ck or replace steering box w/ quick ratio, and whatever you guys can think of. I figured this would be the best place to start. If you guys know of anything else I need to check please chime in. I thought the front suspension should be the starting point because in my mind you need a good sound foundation to build on.

2) Rebuild the brakes: The car has manual disc brakes up front and manual drum in the rears. I really wanted Baer 6 piston calipers w/ 13" slotted rotors. I'm not a fan of drilled ones. Then I was thinking of the T-4 4 piston calipers w/ 13" rotors in the rear also. I am totally open to advice on the master cylinder because I am a novice when it comes to stuff like this, so please let me know what you guys think I should install. Of course I may have to settle on less expensive brakes, but what the hell I can dream right?

Let me know what you guys think.

SS1156 · #2 09-01-2010, 02:14 AM

For the brakes, can you guys list the makers that make kits other then Baer that I could take a look at? I appreciate any info you guys can help me with.

OLDFLM · #3 09-01-2010, 08:22 AM

You simply can't go wrong with KORE3!

buickfunnycar.com · #4 09-01-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by OLDFLM

You simply can't go wrong with KORE3!

X2...Tobin is your source here.

SR71 · #5 09-01-2010, 07:23 PM

use the baer track 4 in the front and the ss4+ in the rear. that gives you 4 piston calipers and 13" rotors all the way around with a nice parking brake for not much more than the 6 piston fronts alone.

SS1156 · #6 09-01-2010, 09:16 PM

What do you guys think about my plan of attack as far as the order of rebuilding the car? I would love to hear your ideas from everyones point of view.

**syborg tt** · #7 10-19-2010, 02:57 PM

So the goal on my new project is two fold.

#1 Best Bang for the buck
#2 If i break down, I want to be able to fix it quickly

On my last Project I have Wilwoods and they are great. The stopping power is over the top. However so is the set up.

On my newest project I went with a complete set up from Kore3. I have driven in a few cars with his kits and it's perfect. I am truly looking forward to using his c5/c6 kit on my 70 camaro.

As for the Brake booster - I am planning order the DSE booster for 2nd gen