SlowLearner
10-10-2003, 11:40 PM
There’s been some recent posts on late drums to early Ford wires. And a coupla others, referring to a Magoo car, and about a guy in Vancouver B.C. named Reider (sp?). Got me to thinking, cuz I believe that both Magoo and Reider made kits to mount DISC brakes with early Ford wire wheels. Not strictly “trad” of course, but I’d be really interested if any one has done that.
I’ve got an old HR article by Jim Jacobs about mounting early Volvo discs to early Ford spindles, but nothing on early Ford wires. Seems to me there’d be a support issue, like with late drums.
I’m looking for any info or opinions on this. Specifically wondering about my Packard hubs/wheels. Roughly the same kind of set up as Ford, just bigger! From memory, fourteen inch dia drums??
Thinking maybe I could maybe have a shop rivet the (Volvo) disc hat BEHIND the hub. I don’t think the Volvo hat, or any other likely candidate, could accommodate the Packard bolt pattern (from memory: 6 on 6 ˝”) . And then maybe cut down the drum to just a face plate (for support) where the back of the wire wheel contacts it. Finally, get some 15”or so diameter aluminum cake tray kinda things, like faux Alfin drums, and use something similar (massage a pizza pan?) as a backing plate to hide the caliper (a la SoCal). Nuts??
My rough measuring suggests that twin Ford flatties might fit (in line!) in the (36) Packard “Eight” rails. Wouldn’t weigh much more than the (big) V12, the frame was designed to handle. Still, lotta weight suggests maybe go to discs.
Anybody?
I’ve got an old HR article by Jim Jacobs about mounting early Volvo discs to early Ford spindles, but nothing on early Ford wires. Seems to me there’d be a support issue, like with late drums.
I’m looking for any info or opinions on this. Specifically wondering about my Packard hubs/wheels. Roughly the same kind of set up as Ford, just bigger! From memory, fourteen inch dia drums??
Thinking maybe I could maybe have a shop rivet the (Volvo) disc hat BEHIND the hub. I don’t think the Volvo hat, or any other likely candidate, could accommodate the Packard bolt pattern (from memory: 6 on 6 ˝”) . And then maybe cut down the drum to just a face plate (for support) where the back of the wire wheel contacts it. Finally, get some 15”or so diameter aluminum cake tray kinda things, like faux Alfin drums, and use something similar (massage a pizza pan?) as a backing plate to hide the caliper (a la SoCal). Nuts??
My rough measuring suggests that twin Ford flatties might fit (in line!) in the (36) Packard “Eight” rails. Wouldn’t weigh much more than the (big) V12, the frame was designed to handle. Still, lotta weight suggests maybe go to discs.
Anybody?