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    1/09/2015 8:54 AM  #1

    mainiac1
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    Looking for rearend/disk brake options for 66 coupe

    Hey Guys/Gals, have been away frome site for a while and thinking about getting back into the 66, now that my garage is fully insullated and sheetrocked, and Son is settled into college. Set up I have now is a 66 coupe with a 68 8" rear. I know, not optimal with the wheel offset I have. Fenders are rolled. I also put in a 92 mustang e-brake, and 92 Lincoln rear brakes. I thought my choice of rear disks off Lincoln was a good choice untill I had to replace the emergency brake shoes....what a PITA!!! So, since the rearend is 2" too long for the car (Rear came with the car), and I really don't want to keep the lincoln set up, what have you guys/gals had success with? Wheels are American Racing 17 x 9's, 215/45R17, 4-3/4" back space. Tubo has an 8.8 explorer Rear he'll sell me cheap that I can narrow, but if I understand corectly, that uses the same style em brake set up as the Lincoln, which I don't want to mess with. I appreciate the sugestions.

    Stupid Hurts!...66 coupe, 302, 4 wheel disks...lots of Mods
     

    1/09/2015 9:25 AM  #2

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    Re: Looking for rearend/disk brake options for 66 coupe

    The Lincoln MK VIII rear disk mod is an option you may want to consider. Cores can be had from a salvage yard and the new ones from any Autozone store are inexpensive. They are cable operated but don't have drums and instead operate the pistons.
     I made my own brackets but I thinlk "Ultrastang" sells them if you choose that route. He also has a good write up on the conversion.
     Here are some pics of mine.






     

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    1/09/2015 1:08 PM  #3

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    Re: Looking for rearend/disk brake options for 66 coupe

    Very Nice Rudi! I'm guessing they didn't come painted up and pretty like yours did they I thought I read somewhere the adjustment on those mark-7's was a pain to set up innitially...how was it?

    Stupid Hurts!...66 coupe, 302, 4 wheel disks...lots of Mods
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    1/09/2015 1:21 PM  #4

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    Re: Looking for rearend/disk brake options for 66 coupe

    The COBRA rear brakes are about the simplest you can get, and the ebrake cable routing is in a very favorable position that allows the cable to follow the original routing for the car. 

    I am sure you have rear the ongoing post about ebrake cable problems with the 65/66 rear end on my 2005 or newer Mustang GT rear disc conversion.  When used on the wider 67/68 rear axle, it is no problem other than the cables point straight down. 

    My preference is the COBRA 94-04 setup with MS brackets of course.  The conversion brackets also mount outboard of the rear axle flange where a machined mounting surface exists, and replace the separate bearing retainer plate.  Downside of Cobras is cost.  A set with my brackets and all parts purchased from a parts store will cost $600.  The Cobra rotor is 11.75"diameter and is a vented rotor.

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    1/09/2015 4:30 PM  #5

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    Re: Looking for rearend/disk brake options for 66 coupe

    mainiac1 wrote:

    Very Nice Rudi! I'm guessing they didn't come painted up and pretty like yours did they I thought I read somewhere the adjustment on those mark-7's was a pain to set up innitially...how was it?

      The set up was not a daunting task but did take some bracket re location and the e brake does not seem to be the best engineered that Ford has produced.
     All in all I have about 300 bucks invested.

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    1/10/2015 8:31 AM  #6

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    Re: Looking for rearend/disk brake options for 66 coupe

    Rudi wrote:

    mainiac1 wrote:

    Very Nice Rudi! I'm guessing they didn't come painted up and pretty like yours did they I thought I read somewhere the adjustment on those mark-7's was a pain to set up innitially...how was it?

      The set up was not a daunting task but did take some bracket re location and the e brake does not seem to be the best engineered that Ford has produced.
     All in all I have about 300 bucks invested.

    What I meant by set-up was bleeding and adjusting the e brake innitially. What kind of ebrake cables did you have to use?

    Stupid Hurts!...66 coupe, 302, 4 wheel disks...lots of Mods
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    1/10/2015 10:39 AM  #7

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    Re: Looking for rearend/disk brake options for 66 coupe

    I did a complete rebuild of the entire brake sytem at the time.New M/C, stainless lines, propo valve, line lock etc.
     Bench bleeding and using a Mitey Vac for bleeding was a no brainer and I used the original stock 68 e-brake cables and only changed the end at the very end where it mates up to the clevis on the MK VIII actuating lever. That cable end was done with silver braze as talked about in an other thread. on this web site.
     If you do go this route make sure you get  all of the related parts from the donor vehicle, brackets,hardware cable ends and  dust shields. New dust shields are not available from Ford so I had to make them myself, perhaps in "no salt" parts of the states you can find servicable dust shields.
     When I got the parts from the salvage yard I took the Lincoln master cylinder and used that initially but soon found out after the first drive that the 1 1/8 " bore was too lage to get enough brake line pressure for safe operation. I ended up using a new stock 68 disk drum M/C.
     

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