Bastard 4 door 64 440 Resto
Work has been slammed since xmas but I did get a little work done.
It was much more difficult and pricey to do this swap than I had read. I used the scarebird brackets. Mopar Muscle had an article that said the rotors, and inner bearing should all be 1970-1974 LTD, outer bearing is 1970 plymouth. They also said that outer race need to be removed. Neither of the bearings worked. The outer didnt fit the rotor and the inner didnt fit the scarebird adapter on the spindle. I spent an hr looking through bearings at Advanced to no avail. Finally sent an email to scarebird.
Ended up that 1970-1972 Galaxie rotors are needed and are about 30% more expensive. Had to order them online, not available at any local parts store. Neither race needed to be removed, thankfully I test fitted the bearing prior to beating them to death.
List:
Scarebird adapters & hardware = $165
1979 Cadillac 15" brake hose = $36
1970 Plymouth Outer bearings = $24
1972 Galaxie Inner Bearings = $24
2001 Dodge Ram Pads = $31.99
2001 Dodge Ram Calipers = $52 x 2 = $104
Total = $385
Still need to buy a dual pump MC, figure $100. So $485 which is very close to may on the ready made kits on the market, saving all the fuss.
But its done, now I need to get the wheels mounted, inner door seal, new carpet, & redo the door panels. Home stretch......until I find a nice 440 somewhere :snakeman:
Work has been slammed since xmas but I did get a little work done.
It was much more difficult and pricey to do this swap than I had read. I used the scarebird brackets. Mopar Muscle had an article that said the rotors, and inner bearing should all be 1970-1974 LTD, outer bearing is 1970 plymouth. They also said that outer race need to be removed. Neither of the bearings worked. The outer didnt fit the rotor and the inner didnt fit the scarebird adapter on the spindle. I spent an hr looking through bearings at Advanced to no avail. Finally sent an email to scarebird.
Ended up that 1970-1972 Galaxie rotors are needed and are about 30% more expensive. Had to order them online, not available at any local parts store. Neither race needed to be removed, thankfully I test fitted the bearing prior to beating them to death.
List:
Scarebird adapters & hardware = $165
1979 Cadillac 15" brake hose = $36
1970 Plymouth Outer bearings = $24
1972 Galaxie Inner Bearings = $24
2001 Dodge Ram Pads = $31.99
2001 Dodge Ram Calipers = $52 x 2 = $104
Total = $385
Still need to buy a dual pump MC, figure $100. So $485 which is very close to may on the ready made kits on the market, saving all the fuss.
But its done, now I need to get the wheels mounted, inner door seal, new carpet, & redo the door panels. Home stretch......until I find a nice 440 somewhere :snakeman:
