Brake questions

[Bob]

Thanks. I heard you're starting another project. I bought the quarters from the fellow you purchased your car from. Back to my brake question, is there anything peculiar about the brake setup on the Yenko Novas or is everything just stock GM power disc?

[Chevy454]

Marlin:

DOT 5? Is that synthetic? We tried some synthetic fluid, but I was thinking it was DOT 4...we never could get a good pedal, even after using a pump on it.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Bob;
That's the guy, I got the car you got the 1/4's - good deal all the way around! He didn't want to break up the car/qtr's until I pointed out that they don't go together - '69 car with '70 qtrs.

Everything on the Yenko Novas is ordinary '70 power disc stuff. You have to stick with '70 though, '69's and '71 power disc items/configuration is different.

Rob;
I used the DOT5 silicone based fluid. I had trouble getting a pedal, until a mechanic friend pointed out that I had the calipers on the wrong sides. The bleeders were pointing down instead of up, trapping air, wups [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

Once I got that problem figured out, everything has been fine. I have a strong pedal, and the car stops, that's about all I can ask for [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (If I could keep the brake dust from getting my rims all grimy, I'd be thrilled!)