Scarebird Classic Disc Brakes

[rickhunter1max]

so this braket fits my monza 7.5 rear end with caddy calipers with no modifications:?:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Firebird ... dZViewItem

[spencerforhire]

Those caliper mounts are for the later rear ends that only have the 2 lower backing plate bolts, not the H-body 4-bolt backing plate. BUT you might be able to drill out the missing upper holes if the lower ones line up.

[NixVegaGT]

Hey Cruz, Welcome to the community. I'm pretty sure Reid used this as a basis for his rear disc setup. Here's a link to a topic about it:

http://forums.h-body.org/about19521.html

[rickhunter1max]

Thanks So it needs to been custom bracket for us what would be a good starting point need a link or a part# bolt on or weld on I can do both

[res0o7eb]

Cruz,
My post in this thread may have an answer for you:
http://forums.h-body.org/viewtopic.php?t=465

[NixVegaGT]

That's the post I was looking for, Tom. Thanks!

[barebonesracecars]

Contact Scarebird (Mark Janus) directly.

He made up a set of bolt-on brackets for our cars for Dick (Hammerdown) a few years ago, after I modified a set of those brackets shown on eBay.

The S-10 7.5" brackets will not work as-is, because the flange is in the wrong spot. It's too far outboard, meaning the bracket must fit on the inside (towards the center) of the rear. I split the brackets and built a bolt-on piece. Not a simple job.

[barebonesracecars]

Contact Scarebird (Mark Janus) directly.

He made up a set of bolt-on brackets for our cars for Dick (Hammerdown) a few years ago, after I modified a set of those brackets shown on eBay.

The S-10 7.5" brackets will not work as-is, because the flange is in the wrong spot. It's too far outboard, meaning the bracket must fit on the inside (towards the center) of the rear. I split the brackets and built a bolt-on piece. Not a simple job.

[rickhunter1max]

I need a good cheap starting point I can mod. Will this bracket fit the caddy rear caliper

12-0400..... $12.00
WELD-ON GM METRIC REAR CALIPER BRACKET
Fits 3" diameter axle tube

http://www.ubmachine.com/caliper.html

[rickhunter1max]

Well I will have to buy it and find out myself I had a very good weekend at the junkyards all this for about $400 I went 3 of them with 50% off

1st junkyard
7.5 diff with S10 axle

2nd
caddy calipers and rotors
posi unit

3rd
3.73 ring and pinion
4 15 inch Iroc rims

[barebonesracecars]

Remember your stock rear is not quite 3" in diameter, so those weld-on brackets won't fit correctly.

The metric brackets are also for the readily-available metric front calipers to use in a racing application (where no parking brake is needed). Not sure if the Cadillac calipers will bolt to those, but I suppose it is possible.

I understand you want a cheap starting point, but these cars' rears make that difficult. Usually people will tell you to figure on close to $600 for rear disc brakes. I did mine for around $400, but the calipers were $190 of that (I bought nicely-rebuilt ones).

[ColinOpseth]

Yo, you don't want to part with any of thsoe 15" IROC wheels, do you?

[rickhunter1max]

No on parting on the rims sorry

As for the 3" rear caliper bracket. The tubes are 2.66 in wide on 7.5 diff. I will have to rethink and rework it

One caddy caliper are metric right plan to get rebulit ones too