Moon Shadow, you could be right, I never thought about that.

Rob

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

Gee, would that hint that a 9" rear disk brake conversion would bolt to the old Ford rear end? Thats a thought! Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

9" rear was a straight bolt in in my 56 other than the driveshaft. Had to have two made thanks to an incompetent shop that could not read a measuring tape FYI, I was able to use my stock 56 backing plates and drums on the 9" rear. I was quite surprised when they bolted right up. Saved me buying new drums, liners and hardware.

Rob

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

I put a 57 rear in my 54 - the spring pads did not have to be changed - I just had to spread the springs about an 1/4 inch. The stock 54 emergency cable fit the 57 as is - no mods required.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Stainless brake lines are great but I find they take a couple of extra tugs on the proper line wrench to get them to set properly and not leak. And while your at it switch over to silcone brake fluid and avoid stripping any paint off with dot 3 brake fluid. did that plenty in the old days.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Marty, Paul is right, you need a double flaring kit. It is just about the same except you have an adapter that has a stub on it that goes into the end of your line. You have to use the correct adapter that is in the kit to your size of brake line.   You clamp your flaring tool on the same way, with about 1/4" sticking up, if I remember right, then insert the adapter, and compress your flaring tool.   It will make a nice rounded (bubble) type flare.  Also if you can take a complete brake line off, you can buy a length a little longer, and copy the bends pretty easily then make your ends.    Mike

     

Two points; Apparently the complete brake line kits sold by SS Brake & others, as far as the main line is concerned, are intended for "frame off" installation. Probably because that is what the factory did originally. I've heard about this problem before. As for the leaking flare, it may be because a "double flare" tool is required. Someone else with direct experience may want to comment on this..     

Paul

Thanks for the input, The only lines I need are the ones that run from the fitting on the differential housing to the backing plate, bending the brake lines is not the problem, I have tried many times to get the flare right, seem I always get a leak, I have a flaring tool, but as my wife said about a car we had years ago, "it just does not like me".  I have bought all kinds of parts for the Fairlane at NAPA, I just didn't think about that they may carry the fitting or at least one that will work.

This is a great website for Y block info.

Marty

As far as the driveshaft, you will have to get a new Ujoint as I am sure they are different. As far as length, you will have to measure or test fit once you get the new rear in. Note how much the front slider goes into the trans and use (duplicate) this measurement when checking length.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I got a set of stainless from inline tube.  It seemed real expensive at about $175 if i remember correctly.  Be careful because the main line from the front to the rear is impossible to install prebent so that was a big waste.  (that part of the kit went in the trash, and I had to make my own from scratch) but the rest of the lines fit well.  So if you can get components do that.

- John

John: Lake Forest, IL



'57 Fairlane 500 - Looking better every day.