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In my personal experiences , non-assist disc brakes stop better vs. power-assist disc brakes. Power-assist drums = wet cement , rubbery sensation . No bueno . Save the funds for the power booster conversion and instead put that coin toward a '73 & later disc conversion .

Stainless sleeves and-or pistons help monumentally ; however , DOT 5 is still the best choice . Regarding power-assist brakes vs non-assist : Matter of preference . The only qualm I've ever had with the non-assist brakes is with the way the brake pedal rides : it's at too radical of an angle ...

Very nice work you're doing there ! Your work reminds me of my approach : clean and repaint everything ! The only suggestion I've got , is that you use DOT 5 Silicon brake fluid . The K-H 4 piston setup is infamous for hanging pistons up due to corrosion ( regardless of how vigilant one is...

yep , it's a 1976-only deal . Same goes for the windshield-mounted interior rear view mirror . i'm with you regarding the pull-handle e-brake ; didn't like it !

1972 was the final year of the great-in-theory-but-failure-prone-in-application Kelsey-Hayes 4 piston calipre disc brakes . As mentioned , these could be had with or without vacuum assist ; 340 Swingers had the disc brakes sans booster as standard fare . Look for codes "B41" ( disc brakes ) and...

I used to have a hell of a time with buying pre-1973 brake master cylinders for "A" bodies . 99.99% of the time , the parts stores' computers didn't list them , asserting that " ... disc brakes weren't available for your car(s) until 1973 ... " . REALLY ?!?!? Disc brakes were available as...