Category: non-binder

Went to the Coy’s swap meet at Bandimere today. Didn’t find too much, but there was one excellent bargain for Jason.

His Sweet Pickup, a 1968 Chevy with a 427 and 700 has woefully antiquated drum brakes. They are OK, but in the mountains they get hot and stop working. Anyone who knows much about these trucks know they didn’t even offer a front disc option until 1972 when they went from 6 hole wheel (on a two wheel drive) to a 5 hole wheel. There just isn’t a good option for converting an older truck to discs without converting the whole truck to 5 hole.

We walked by a guy on with some old Chevy pickup stuff, and there were a set of 6 hole rotors sitting there. They guy said he had ordered them from Classic Performance Parts, but something happened and he never ended up using the rotors. Jason bought the PAIR for $25.

I just looked htem up, doesn’t look like Classic Performance sells just the rotors, but the kit is $699. This set is cross drilled and gas slotted, a $89 upgrade over the standard kit. It was a great find.

This is the first non-IH related post on Bob’s Bad Binder.

Basically this article was on another site, and all automotive items will be moved here. These will probably be rare.

My everyday driver is a 1965 Buick LeSabre with a 300 V8. This is a great engine – I can get over 20 mpg on the highway. One of the modifications I made was to replace the point type distributor with a GM HEI out of a later model Buick 350 V8. The distributor fits correctly, but did require some slight modifications (grinding) to the intake manifold. The power, performance and starting after this modification has been tremendous. I would suggest puting an HEI in any vintage GM product if there is a direct replacement.