John,

 Here is a message posted about  the conversion. 

Seems like I emailed Rick about the whole thing to see if he wanted to start making them as a kit to sell. I'll have to look thru old emails to see. There was another that was done as a college project. I'll see if I can find the posts or emails.

 Keith

Thank you Danette&Keith! I tried e-mailing the guy, but Im yet to get a response... Ill read through the messages and see what I come up with. Thanks again!

Dang... no parts list... Maybe you can get ahold of the guy and get a parts list for me?

Here was Dave's info posted on Patrols for sell. 

12/29/2002

$3,000.00

'66 g60 some surface rust, DISC BRAKES up front!! runs good but could use a tune up Includes side slider window rubbers never installed and a few other extra odds and ends. May be able to email pics if interested.

Manhattan Bch. Calif.

Dave Sherrier

[email protected]

310-372-8818

JahDaveBob

 

Here is an email from Dave dated 1/4/03.

 

There was a member who also did it....it was last fall/summer. He used miss match parts....caddy mc and things like that. He had it posted here but I can't find it now. His name was RickG. He had pics here on the site and a small write up....dig and see if you can find it.

 

oh yea....he said it worked excellent and stopped on a dime, he had disc at all 4!

 

So a whole 4-Runner brake system?

BIGBAD JOHN,

 

Sorry, I've been asleep at the switch.  The conversion I did was not a kit, but a custom fabrication of some caliper mounts to utilize readily available GM disck brake calipers/rotors.  The rears consisted of mid 80's Cadillac Seville/Eldorado backing plate and rear calipers mounted to a custom mount cut and drilled from some 3/8 mild steel plate.  The front used the backing plate from a 77 Chevy K1500 4wd truck front.  The center was cut out and replaced with another custom cut and drilled piece of 3/8 plate.  The custom ring fit over the six studs on the axle flange.  The rotors were from two different year Chevy trucks (both for front applications)  Front was a nominal 1.25" thick and the rear was a nominal 1" thick.  I had to have the centers opened up at a machine shop to fit over the front hubs.  I did the rear just for looks.  The rotors are sandwiched between the hub and wheel, allowing removal without taking the bearings apart.   The proportioning valve came out of the same eldorado I got the cores for the calipers from.  The eldo is set up for the 4 wheel disc already and the rear caliper has a mechanical e-brake setup which I have not cabled yet.  The master cylinder is for a 67 corvette, non power unit.  Also setup for 4 wheel disc (no residual valve on rear).  I had to fab a bracket to move the MC out in front of the clutch MC as the vette cylinder is much larger than the original unit.  If I had to change anything at this point, it would be to figure out how to convert to a power assisted MC.  I have been considering a BMW unit which utilizes power steering pump pressure for the assist, but I would need to add a PS pump.  Big problem is no room for a vacuum booster.

 

Let me know if you have any questions,

 

Rick G

i did a disc conversion on my 66 L60 .i used backing plates of a gmc 1/2 ton 4x4

had rotors from the same gmc opened up in the centers and on inside to clear calipers.used a power brake m/c out of a ford ranger.there was a big advantage to having a friend at the machine shop cuz it wasnt easy but it was worth it.