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Wife's 65 Belvedere wagon brakes

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Getting wifey's wagon back together for her. She wants it for a summer beach wagon. I want to make it safe for her.
As you know it has the single pot master cylinder for the drums. Can I just get the 67 and up dual master cylinder and proportioning valve for the stock drums? I just want to know if it's a direct bolt in. I'm not doing the disc conversion because it's just a stock tired 273 2bbl. so hot rodding is out of the question.
 
You don't need a proportioning valve. Just split the front from the rear lines. Rock auto was cheaper for the dual master than a single too. I can lock all 4 if I stand on the pedal.
Mike
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And the 67 dual will bolt right in?
 
Maybe upgrade with someones 11" take off drum units if you are going to stay with the drum system. OE look with more whoa.
 
No upgrade. They work fine. Once I'm ready to upgrade then I'll go disc but I have another project that needs the money first. Discs are a couple of years away.
 
I have that same master cylinder almost new if you want it PM me.
You can also find a line kit with the valve pretty cheap on e-bay.
 
There is a splitter block on 67's not shown in Mike's pic.

They are on ebay.
 
I didn't use a splitter block I just plugged the rear port and spliced the rear line to the new master front port. I formed the new lines myself.
Mike
 
Disc brakes are a safety item. Not just a "hot rodding" item.
All cars have had disc brakes since the mid seventies. Not many of them are considered "hot rods"
My wife would get the best/safest.
It$ only money. And not that costly when you are upgrading to a dual system anyway.
 
I did have a issue with the new master for RA. It had stud holes too big to engage the stud splines, so I filled the gaps around the splines with JB Weld and used a spacer, flat washer, and nut for alignment. When the epoxy set it held the studs while I stuck it through the firewall and once tight, it made no difference.
Mike
 
MoparLeo said:
Disc brakes are a safety item. Not just a "hot rodding" item.
All cars have had disc brakes since the mid seventies. Not many of them are considered "hot rods"
My wife would get the best/safest.
It$ only money. And not that costly when you are upgrading to a dual system anyway.
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I have drums on two of my old cars and I've never had a problem in 15 years with them. As long as I keep them maintained they work fine.
 
That's the one I was talking about.
 
Ok so I got the 67 and up dual master cylinder. I actually traded off with my buddy. He has a shop with a lift so I don't have to crawl under the car. (getting old) I painted Rat Fink on his shop door and he took care of the brake conversion. Wife is back on the road.
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