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californiajohnny
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i got a 305 in my truck, it runs pretty good for a 305 (compcams 280 cam, crane lifters,holley 4bbl, edelbrock manifold and cam dynamics rollers )
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JOHN
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72FordGTS
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Cool Cutlass Chuck. My brother used to have an '86 that was a ton of fun. It had the F41 suspension so it handled really well. Being a Canadian car it has more powerful LG4 305 instead of the 307 US market cars got. We added true duals (it was REALLY loud) and tweak the ignition. It ran pretty strong for a smogger 305.
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Vince
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Big Bird
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Great cars, just a lot of "First Year" weirdness, like the 72 Torino chassis cars have.
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"What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind."
Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds? |
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lynchster
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I did not know the 78 G bodies were such a PITA! I actually redid one back in the early 90's. My wife loved driving that car.
I parked it next to a white 79 that looked just like mine before it was redone. |
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Chuck
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72LincolnAbe
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Agree there! I have an 86 Cutlass and I hear stories about them 78 cars alot!
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Big Bird
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Easy answer would be to swap to a 74-79 spindle and get a fullsize73-78 rotor drilled to the correct pattern. Probably cheaper and yield a better result that tracking down a user, very limited production rotor, having it turned.
If I were in the same spot, I might consider getting newer spindles/rotors, a 73-76 drum brake rear, and the wheels that go along with them. If you are running hubcaps, it's an invisible swap. As far as G.M. goes, try finding rotors for a 78 Malibu or Monte Carlo or any of the other 78 A bodies. Another "one year only" special.
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"What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind."
Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds? |
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72LincolnAbe
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So! An update of sorts.... The rotor I got did clean up well enough to use, still way over spec on thickness, and worked like a charm. But! Always a but, right? The rotor we thought was right for the car, sadly, is not. It's far closer than the wrong pair I had, but the dust cap that was on it was rotten, and now we are having trouble finding one to properly fit. We got a cap that was a hair to small, welded a small bead around it, and ground it down to fit tight, so I think we're ok there. Grease seal on the back seems to be a little tight on the spindle shaft, but if noting else, it'll wear itself down to close enough.
I really thank you all for the help, and with maybe just a little luck, I can find one more rotor. On a side note, I don't think I've ever ran across such a situation that so many rotors would "fit" but not be right. I know GM was a little forgiving on swap and cross vehicle swap, but they had issues too. Time to find another rotor.... |
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72LincolnAbe
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Thanks! I did get a rotor coming from a place in Cleveland, it was a bit rusty, but my guy thinks it's salvageable. I'd have loved to grab a parts car, but being in Michigan, would have cost an arm and leg to get it here
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There is a car like yours for sale with no engine for $650.00. The seller needs to get it off his property as soon as possible. I will take a guess and say that if he cannot sell the car soon it is probably going to go to a scrap yard. Maybe you can call him and ask him about the condition of the front rotors and then purchase the rotor from him or the scrap yard. Some scrap yards will sell the rotor for only $20.00 or $30.00. I do not know the seller and I did not talk to him.
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72LincolnAbe
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Ok, I called Lincoln land, they are going to call me back, so fingers crossed. That Kanter place showed one online, but when I called to check availability, the price about doubled for some reason.....
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Rockatansky
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a couple possibilities of new one$ up in the thread
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72LincolnAbe
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I sure wish I could get my hands on a new one! That right there is my biggest problem |
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Rockatansky
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like i said Frank thinks he has a pair, i didn't get to what he wants for them because used rotors across the continent ... IDK ...
18253 N. 42nd Place Phoenix, Arizona 85032 602-992-6699 between the asking price & consumer shipping i'll bet you can get a new one for not much more |
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72LincolnAbe
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I did see them before, seemed a little pricey... :/
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Lincoln land Clearwater fl.
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72LincolnAbe
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If you come across it again, let me know! |
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californiajohnny
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there is a place in florida that sells used parts lincoln only i don't recall the name. i ran across them searching for mark 4 disc brakes on the internet
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JOHN
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72LincolnAbe
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Wow! Lots of responses! Thanks so much! What Big Bird said is absolutely what the problem is, and I believe the 6014 rotors are what we were sold, the full size stuff for later cars. I'm curious if any of you have a used one for sale? I still have one that can be cut, lots of meat on it. I'm kinda getting tired of beating my head on the desk trying to find a good one. I'm paypal ready if someone has one with life left in it!
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72LincolnAbe
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Well, when we got the car back, it had a completely wrong one on the left front, the bolt pattern was correct, but had to find a junk newer wheel and tire to fit over the hub. No idea what that was from
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72FordGTS
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Based on what the OP is saying and what Randy is saying, it sounds like the one side of the car may have a 71-72 Fullsize Rotor.
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russosborne
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Kanter lists the 72 Tbird/Mk IV rotors on this page
https://www.kanter.com/productdetail.aspx?DeptNo=1100&MakeName=Ford&MakeYear=1972&CategoryID=6&ProductCode=35&Router=Catalog You have to scroll down a fair bit. I'm hoping this listing is for real, or else my plans for the 12 inch brake swap will have to make a major change. Russ
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Big Bird
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After poking around on the interwebs at galaxie swaps, it seems that the 71-72 fullsize rotor will install on the small bearing 72 spindle, but the rotor face is almost 3/8" further outboard.
Later 72-79 intermediate, 73-78 fullsize "partsbin" setup pushes the rotor further inboard on the hub to allow caliper clearance on the small rotor and 14" wheels. Nobody local has rotors for 72 Thunderbird/Mark IV, pretty much an obsolete part. I doubt Ford/Lincoln made 50,000 Tbirds/Marks in 72 combined, so probably minimal demand for rotors at this time. Another scary thought, Granada rotors apparently fit the small bearing spindles but also misalign the rotor surface. Small 11" rotor though.
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"What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind."
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HaHa i'll use pop's old Black & Decker with the brushes blowing flames out the sides LOL
i figure using a hub-centric wheel and a transfer punch one at a time will locate them as good as anything, tired of paying people (local) to screw it up for me and it's an excuse to get the drill press up & running, i'll probably drill the discs too sometimes ya gotta pee with the ya got come to think of it this guy's just a yodel or 2 north of you in BC, check him out! |
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californiajohnny
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i wouldn't recommend hand drilling a rotor, any competent machine shop can do it!! if not mosier engineering can do it! i had them redrill some axles for me years ago they did a top notch job
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JOHN
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Rockatansky
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Uh-Oh. 6028R is 4.81" and 6040R they say is 4.829"4.81" - 4.525" = .285" just a little more than Scott's 1/4"
could be a big body Continental rotor on the car? or a Continental caliper bracket or spindle?
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Rockatansky
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so OK i called Frank, no website, he says he may have a set of rotors deep under the bench ... then i got to thinking what does the big 1972 Lincoln use for rotors? Raybestos 6014R, large diameter 5-4.5 but how does the 4.525" height compare to 6028R?
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Raybestos 6040R / equivalent is an 11.8" diameter 5-5" big bearing (late spindle) rotor available at Walmart https://www.walmart.com/ip/Disc-Brake-Rotor-and-Hub-Assembly-Professional-Grade-Front-Raybestos-6040R/185182491 but cheaper elsewhere Edited by Rockatansky - 04-November-2017 at 7:11AM |
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Rockatansky
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6028R cross references to NB 4885540 same rotor for 1972 Thunderbird which also no longer pulls up at all on Rockauto F'n beep beep beep beep i'll drill a 5-4.5 pattern by hand before i pay $400 for a pair of rotors |
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yup Rockauto shows the rear drum bolt circle 5-4.5 http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4552740&cc=1188187&jsn=426
and they're not even listing the front rotor, O'Reilly's doesn't list one, Advance lists a late model 2 piece for a late model mopar? the only listing i believe is the correct rotor is NAPA & she's a real beauty at $180 https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NB_4885540 put that number into Rockauto & No Matches Found Webb Wheel Interchange comes up with nothing http://webbwheel.com/interchange.php I'm starting to understand why there might be goofy parts on the LincolnAbe-mobile "For you fans of the '72 Lincoln Mark IV, you can contact Frank Lerner at Mark IV Designs for new and used parts for most models from 1972-'89; however, Frank's specialty is 1972." maybe Frank has a go-to swap using AVAILABLE parts? Mark IV Designs 18253 N. 42nd Place Phoenix, Arizona 85032 602-992-6699 Edited by Rockatansky - 04-November-2017 at 6:04AM |
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