Just a bit of an update since I have had limited time to work on the car this spring....and I was doing an entire brake and suspension upgrade....
Well, I finally got the entire thing together and it is terrific....read on...
I had read about people needing to install a proportioning valve in the back when disks are installed. I was suffering a bit from project burnout, and I was really dreading the idea of taking things apart a second time. So, I simply got a proportioning valve from the get-go as a sort of preemptive strike.
Easier said than done. Now I had to get all the correct brake line adapters and I couldn't even figure out what kind of fittings these cars used.
I ended up getting a custom hose made for the back and making a custom fitting myself on my lathe. I will put in a couple of pictures for the curious.
About the time that I was finishing up with that issue, I started worrying about the master cylinder. "Wouldn't it just be my luck if that thing was bad, and I had to take it all out after I thought that I was all finished," was the nut that was rattling around in my head. Right, another preemptive strike. I sent the master cylinder off to be sleeved.
BTW, I had a very good experience with these guys for the sleeving:
brakecylinder.com and Sierra Specialty Automotive.
Back to the driving part, which is the good part. As I first got it on the road, I noticed a rubbing noise. I thought that it was just the brake pads seating on the disks. No, it was too loud, too annoying and lasted too long. My next theory was that I had over tightened the wheel bearings.
When I went to take the hub apart, I found that the brake pad spring clip things were just dragging on the disk. How can such a tiny piece of metal make such an awful racket? Anyway, 5 seconds on the grinding wheel and the brakes were perfect. Smooth, no fuss, no pulling, and I don't think that the pedal is mushy as some people have reported.
I also like the Centerline springs, the poly bushings and the tubular front sway bar that I have in there. Just terrific, and the car feels so much more competent while driving around.
Summer is officially here now that the car is on the road! I hope people understand why I have bugs caught in my teeth--I just won't be able to get that grin off my face while I am cruising around!
Cheers,
Jon