1970 Coupe Brake & Steering Upgrade...
#1
1970 Coupe Brake & Steering Upgrade...
I've been postponing my winter project since the weather been too nice put the Coupe on stands. My plan is to upgrade to power steering and brakes. I think I bought most of the major parts needed to do this upgrade from a 1970 Mach 1. I still need to get the brake lines from the master cylinder to the distribution block. I'll still have drum brakes all the way around, that's another upgrade project later on.
Questions:
Any advice as to which to upgrade first? Brakes or steering?
Do I need to fabricate bracket from 351 to my 302 steering pump mounting holes?
I plan on getting a 2 belt 4 bolt crank pulley to drive the steering pump. Any suggestions?
Thank you for any help you can provide fellas. It will be greatly appreciated!
Questions:
Any advice as to which to upgrade first? Brakes or steering?
Do I need to fabricate bracket from 351 to my 302 steering pump mounting holes?
I plan on getting a 2 belt 4 bolt crank pulley to drive the steering pump. Any suggestions?
Thank you for any help you can provide fellas. It will be greatly appreciated!
#3
Without a doubt you need to put disc brakes on before anything! I don't want to offend anyone but when people say they're OK with their drum brakes two things come to mind: they must drive incredibly slowly and they must never leave less than 70ft between them and the next car. Seriously think of your car as an investment, disc brakes are cheap(ish) insurance to potentially prevent accident or worse harm to you/others.
#4
I agree, disc braking system is a must with my style of driving. I plan on installing UMI Performance suspension and going with the 4 wheel disc brake conversion. I have drilled and slotted rotors on my 70' Elco and the car handles like a slot car. I want to do the same for my 70' Coupe.
Without a doubt you need to put disc brakes on before anything! I don't want to offend anyone but when people say they're OK with their drum brakes two things come to mind: they must drive incredibly slowly and they must never leave less than 70ft between them and the next car. Seriously think of your car as an investment, disc brakes are cheap(ish) insurance to potentially prevent accident or worse harm to you/others.
#5
I swapped out the manual steering and brakes with the Mach 1 power setup. I had a couple challenges mounting the power steering pump but was able to find a company that specifically made brackets to convert from a 1970 351 Cleveland motor to my 1970 302 motor (this company makes a bunch of custom billet brackets) What a world of a difference in driving. Having wide tires up front and a smaller aftermarket steering wheel wasn't the best combo for maneuvering.
Since I went with a billet power steering pump bracket I went ahead and bought their matching billet alternator bracket. Next up will be suspension and disc brakes on all 4 wheels. I'm a happy camper now.
Since I went with a billet power steering pump bracket I went ahead and bought their matching billet alternator bracket. Next up will be suspension and disc brakes on all 4 wheels. I'm a happy camper now.