Disc Brake Swap

After rebuilding my drum brakes and putting a total of 27 miles on them, I got this very low mileage disc brake frontend from Frank when he swapped to a Rod & Custom rack & pinion on his Maverick. I had to buy new rotors, pads and bearings because he already promised them to Mike. Although Mike gave me his old rotors...I wanted drilled rotors. Other than that a few busted knuckles, elbow grease and time is all I have invested. I did have to replace the hard line fittings to fit the flexible brake line. The spring perch came off a '63 Falcon and the brass bushing were replaced with needle bearings and harden shaft. Before installing the suspension I degreased the inner fender apron with Greased Lighting using a garden sprayer and then sandblasted. Using 18 gauge sheet metal I butt weld a patch to fill in the holes in the shock towers. After grinding the bead a thin coat of Bondo was applied and worked smooth to give it a even finish. Two coats of Rust Bullet was sprayed and allowed to dry before applying Seam Sealer. The next day 2 coats Bed Liner was applied for protection and a sound deadener then I installed the front suspension. I drilled a 3/4" hole in the shock tower to give access to the grease fitting on the upper control arm, a rubber plug will cover this hole.

Disc Brake Setup	Drum Brakes	Suspension Removed
Spraying Degreaser	Grease Access Hole	Sandblasted
Hole Patched	Bondo	Spindle Installed
Early Falcon Spring Perch	New Grease Access Hole	Compressing Coil Spring
Fuel and Brake Line Installed	New Strut Rod Bushings	New Sway Bar Links
Sean Sealer Applied	Bed Liner Applied	Old Drum/Drum Master
New Disc/Drum Master		Drilled and Slotted Rotors