Front Brake Selection Help! 1970 Trans AM

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Hoping for 10.0s so no NHRA license and chassis cert. Does have a cage that would pass though in case "I feel the need for speed" to go faster than that. It's getting a 695 HP 500" Pontiac motor. Has a 12 bolt 3.73 spool(pain in the rear just turning it in the shop with the spool)Getting a TH 400. Kind of left over TA parts My 78 has original interior so I didn't want to cut it up for a roll bar. First time I have used this dyno so not sure how exact the HP is if it will "run the numbers" or if it is a "happy dyno".

It was my autocross car 380 HP 383, 4 speed,scattershield, had heavy 16x10 steel wheels and road race slicks. Weighed 3220 before the cage and without driver(I'm only 150).Though about using regular TA rear calipers but figured I didn't need an E brake and one less thing to go wrong with no ratchet.

Scariest brakes I drove this summer a friends' SD 421 dual quad '63 Lemans. Had a Wilwood or Strange Mopar style not sure what size and Wilwood dynalites front and rear. It took a LOT of leg to stop it! Stopped fine just a lot of leg when you haven't driven a manual brake car for awhile, and seemed more than the Camaro takes pulling in and out of the shop. He had me drive it to the Donut Shop in Huntington Beach,CA where they have a cruise in on Sat mornings. A lot of nice cars! The brakes and driving an unfamiliar stick car(TKO 600) on hills was an adventure, as well as the manual steering!

[Ron Sutton]

Hoping for 10.0s so no NHRA license and chassis cert. Does have a cage that would pass though in case "I feel the need for speed" to go faster than that. It's getting a 695 HP 500" Pontiac motor. Has a 12 bolt 3.73 spool(pain in the rear just turning it in the shop with the spool)Getting a TH 400. Kind of left over TA parts My 78 has original interior so I didn't want to cut it up for a roll bar. First time I have used this dyno so not sure how exact the HP is if it will "run the numbers" or if it is a "happy dyno".
Cool !

It was my autocross car 380 HP 383, 4 speed,scattershield, had heavy 16x10 steel wheels and road race slicks. Weighed 3220 before the cage and without driver(I'm only 150).Though about using regular TA rear calipers but figured I didn't need an E brake and one less thing to go wrong with no ratchet.

Scariest brakes I drove this summer a friends' SD 421 dual quad '63 Lemans. Had a Wilwood or Strange Mopar style not sure what size and Wilwood dynalites front and rear. It took a LOT of leg to stop it! Stopped fine just a lot of leg when you haven't driven a manual brake car for awhile, and seemed more than the Camaro takes pulling in and out of the shop. He had me drive it to the Donut Shop in Huntington Beach,CA where they have a cruise in on Sat mornings. A lot of nice cars! The brakes and driving an unfamiliar stick car(TKO 600) on hills was an adventure, as well as the manual steering!

Hmmm ... Dynalites front & rear ... not ideal. I love the Dynalites on light track cars & drag cars. We run them in front & rear in 1100# midgets & 1300# Sprint Cars. But that's not the correct caliper for heavy cars in a handling application.

[Henesian]

Thanks for the response Ron . I Learned alot from that.

[Ron Sutton]

Thanks for the response Ron . I Learned alot from that.

Cool. Best wishes.

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Here is the previous autocross car now drag car Ron.

[Ron Sutton]

Sweet! Like the style & color combo.

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Color is actually a late 80s Dodge truck blue I always liked. 6 cylinder Camaro front springs cut 1 coil, Globals in upper A arm, lower has press in sphericals, Howe low friction balljoints. Rear CalTrac 1"+ springs and CalTrac bars, CalTrac spec'd adjustable Rancho rear shocks. 12 bolt Chevy rear with 33 splines and a spool. With the manual steering box(had an IROC PS on it when autcrossing) and the spool it is hard to turn into the shop.

Winter project to pull the SBC 4 speed out and put in the 500" Pontiac motor and TH400.

[Ron Sutton]

Winter project to pull the SBC 4 speed out and put in the 500" Pontiac motor and TH400.

Nice !