I always got on well with the licensing staff in W.A. I think some of them like to show they have a bit of authority by giving rodders a hard time. I have heard before when I had my '23 TBucket that some of the inspection guys were a bit pedantic when it came to modifications. I would have thought South Australia would accept an engineers report? I had to undergo a vehicle inspection here but no problems except for a minor gearbox oil leak which I repaired. I then had the vehicle shipped to Tassie in 2013 when I moved from W.A. I prefer a full road license then I can drive when I like & not have to keep log books every time the car is used. a concessional license is issued for a 12 month period after inspection but you are required to have further inspections done every 12 months after that. I had to supply an engineers report which wasn't a problem as the conversion was done by a registered restoration company. I had the disc brake conversion done when I was living in Western Australia in 2012. My '59 TBird is LHD & has a full road license. I know there are many threads on this site re disc brake conversion & so many options & I hope that the info I have supplied here might be of assistance to other members. My thanks to all the members who have helped me with this conversion & given me priceless information that pointed me in the right direction. He usually does Mustangs & has done many disc brake conversions on them but this was his first go with a Thunderbird. I can't take credit for any of this work. Had two pipes made for the new M/C & fitted a mechanical brake light switch to the pedal. Rims fit perfect & I was able to have my existing tyres fitted to the new rims. The rims just touched the top of the caliper but a VERY small grind to the caliper fixed the problem. Part No 397 6006R.īy using the Scarebird brackets & Mustang rotors, I retained the OEM spindles & bearings.Īs I said in an earlier thread, I was lucky & found suitable 14" disc brake ready rims at a local tyre fitting shop but I have no idea what vehicle they were off. Scarebird also supplied GM-S10 loaded calipers & brake hoses to suit It also has the extended pedal rod so basically is a straight "bolt on" item. It comes complete with the bracket & is set to the correct angle so it clears the a/c unit etc. This booster/m/c is designed for the '59 TBird with a/con. I actually feel safe knowing I now have such improved stopping power.ĪBS 8" booster & dual m/c (disc/drum) ABS Stock No 9787, Item No 270556931229. As you will see from my post, it required only a VERY small grind off the caliper to allow the wheels to fit perfectly.Īs I said in the post, I only know that the wheels I got were marked as 14" Ford but did the job perfectly after the grind.įinally have the disc brake conversion completed & the bottom line is.it is just amazing the difference a decent brake system makes. I know it won't help you much as to a wheel selection for your car but I had a similar case of the wheel rubbing the caliper. I have re-posted below the thread that I submitted after my conversion. Looks like you are going the same route I did when I did the disc brake conversion.
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