Front Drum to Disc swap photo tutorial

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  1. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I am going to swap out the front drums on my '73 Grabber, and I was thinking..unless it's already been done..I can take pictures along the way. I also have my '74 Grabber that was a factory disc brake car, and can compare everything along the way.
    I've been searching out what I'll need, and I already have most of the parts, and what I don't have I'll order new anyways. Let me know what you all think.......
     
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    a pictorial would be great. One of the easiest upgrades i have done and one of the most reassuring.(y)
     
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    Pictorial would be great Dave. Thanks in advance.
     
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    Sounds like a great idea. '74 is probably the perfect donor car too, since it has all the parts needed for a painless swap....
     
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    The 74 discs were unique to that year.
    If you get the others, then the 74 might not be a good visual aid.
    Dave
     
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    I never knew that. Whats different about them?
     
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    Correct me if I am wrong, but 74 was the year that used the Mustang 2 brakes.
    The Granada brakes came in 75...
     
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    As far as I have ever seen....that just seems to be an Urban Legend.
    I think there are no differences.
     
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    Although I cant say for sure whether I have or have not stripped a 74, of all the cars I have stripped, they were all the same.
     
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  10. Dave B

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    I'll compare the disc's I have (I know they came off a 75) to the ones on my '74, I always thought they were the same? Maybe once you get into a power brake car they differ?
     
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    A swap such as that with pics would be a great idea!!!
    Got my finger on the subscribe button already!(y)
    Jay.....
     
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    They're the same. '74 didn't use a proportioning valve though. That's the only difference....
     
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  14. Dave B

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    I ordered all the new parts that I needed today, should all be here in the morning. Maybe I'll get started this weekend.
     
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    Great, Dave! Looking forward to the pics/article!

    Good luck.
     
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