BIG BRAKES IN THE CHEVELLE! | 6 PISTON WILWOOD INSTALL | FRONT DISC BRAKES | 1971 ABODY

BIG day for the Chevelle as we install the 6 piston Wilwood Disc Brakes on the front. First time working with this kit and i must say it was a pretty straight forward installation.
#Chevelle #Wilwood #DiscBrakes

[@turkeyssr]

There is only 1 way to think...it's beautiful! Nice job and great video!

[@MrGriffin23]

Appreciate it! Thanks for the continued support!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@michaelwoods3850]

It's sad when I come to the end of a project because I enjoyed every moment of the build

[@MrGriffin23]

True OR really happy it’s done if it was a struggle. Lol!

[@stevemullin7472]

Appreciate the detailed video. I'm about to do a similar kit and this was valuable to see.

[@MrGriffin23]

Thank you for the feedback! I’m glad it helped.

[@pucegtr]

Looking good !!! suspension will be done when you get the sway bars back on it..

[@MrGriffin23]

Yessir! Looking forward to it!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@jaye_490]

You make it look so easy, makes me want to drop my car off at Griffin’s Garage 😂😂😂..

[@MrGriffin23]

🤣🤣🤣 Some things are easier than others, but this is KZbin magic. Lol!!!

[@jaye_490]

@@MrGriffin23 yep it is. Thanks to some of your videos and some others, KZbin magic works in my garage too. 😂😂 Great content, keep it coming

[@MrOlds8488]

Brakes big as hell

[@MrGriffin23]

😂😂😂

[@fenycott5631]

This video was super helpful doing my brakes now & the instructions are not very good especially for a non-professional

[@MrGriffin23]

Thanks for the feedback! Glad it helped!

[@detroitchris8724]

Learned alot,,,, I have a 72 monte carlo just ordered th complete wilwood brake system everything front and back w master cyc .

[@MrGriffin23]

Glad it helped!

[@dalehall2993]

I bought a little shop Manufacturing 16" big brake kit front/rear 6 piston calipers..obs 2 door 4wd tahoe.making it awd ls3 525 with an lsa supercharger zl1 ..😎👊🏻

[@MrGriffin23]

That sounds like a nice set-up!

[@reginaldblouin2769]

Looks nice and I was saying the color scheme is great

[@MrGriffin23]

Thank you!

[@Califormula]

Man Killing the game. . . chuck one one for the Garage builders looks so good. . . I wouldn't even want to drive it, looks too nice 😅

[@MrGriffin23]

Appreciate it! It’s coming along! DIY!!!

[@t.j.henderson3582]

Just wanna say your video helped me out alot when i was putting my set of wilwood on my chevelle so thank you

[@MrGriffin23]

Awesome! You’re welcome. I’m glad it helped. Thank you for sharing.

[@JBSVT650]

I have the same kit I’m installing on a 68 Chevelle. Bought new summit racing spindles for the car that are designed for 68-72 chevelles disc brake replacement but I am having the worse time getting it together. When I get the hub flush with the spindle, the bottom bolt for the caliper bracket is making contact with the screws for the rotor/hub assembly. Been going back and forth disassembling and changing shims not just can’t find the correct setup.

[@MrGriffin23]

Dsng! I’m sorry to hear that. Any luck since?

[@bennickles9226]

I’m putting the same kit together for a 65 Mustang and in figure 4 it shows the rotor and rotor adapters flipped the other way but in photo five, it shows the rotor and rotor adapter the same way you installed it. I’m not sure which way to orient it…

[@MrGriffin23]

Should be areas in the rotors. Should be pointed towards the front of car.

[@cadillac9142]

🔥🔥🔥🔥💪💪👍💯

[@MrGriffin23]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@chrisfontan7688]

Can I ask what master cylinder/booster setup you used?? Thanks for the video!

[@MrGriffin23]

Wilwood Tandem Master Cylinder. No booster.

[@brianwiechnik9123]

What size master cylinder and brake booster did you go with. I have same setup on my 69 gto and running 1-/8" master cylinder with 11" gm booster and cannot lock the wheels up. Also Had the same issue with wilwood rear parking brake dragging. After about 8 calls to wilwood someone finally admitted they have issues with them and they re-engineered some pads to fix the issue... After they sent me the new pads problem solved. All depends on who you get on the phone as to how helpful the customer service is.

[@MrGriffin23]

Geez! You would think they would have resolved this earlier. This has been ongoing for quite sometime. They straight up told my boy that they encourage their customers not to get the kit with the ebrake due to the issues. I have the newest version Wilwood MC with a 1” bore.

[@CalicoRiot]

How are you liking the performance of the wildwoods? I'm shopping around for brake upgrades on my 69 GTO. Would you do anything differently?

[@MrGriffin23]

So far so good. They seem to be performing well. I did have some issues with my rear brake set-up. My calipers would not align due to a spacer in the kit being too thick. So I had to find a place to mill them down. I heard they make additional spacers if needed. Also, if you are considering an e-brake you might have issues with the install. My buddy and I had similar issues with the wheels hanging up due to the ebrake sticking. I ended up sanding the inner part of the drum and lightly scuffing the pads and that free’d them up.

[@terrellvaught6186]

Where did you order your brakes from been trying to look for a kit in black like that

[@MrGriffin23]

Summit Racing

[@rickdemorgan8951]

Can you use the 15 inch factory wheels?

[@MrGriffin23]

I do not think so. I think is 16” or bigger, but I have to reference my Wilwood literature to be sure.

[@joeknowski675]

Still stand by the 6 piston front and 4 piston rear? 9 imch brake booster and 1 inch bore master cylinder? I have 1970 chevelle and looking for big brake kit. #Jkchevelle70

[@MrGriffin23]

Everything is in great working order. Actually this weekend I got to test it on some really steep hills and it did great.

[@DrStickyTits]

So did you have factory drums up front to start or discs?

[@MrGriffin23]

No. Discs front, drums rear before I changed them to new discs all the way around.

[@DrStickyTits]

@@MrGriffin23 awesome thanks great video got the same kit and I have the same disc/drum set up on my 70 Olds 442 🤙

[@DrStickyTits]

Did you find a big difference over stock? I plan on keeping the rear drums for now…I guess you got the zinc coated rotors any benefit over just the slotted and drilled?

[@MrGriffin23]

@@DrStickyTits My car was just a roller before so I never drove it. However, I did go drilled and slotted on my SUV from regular disc. Just normal driving I can really tell any difference, but I’m sure there is as far as cooling purposes.

[@cbrSpeedster1]

I hate those tourqe screws.. twisted both sockets tightening them up.

[@MrGriffin23]

No one can build the regular anymore. Lol!

[@carolinatyran]

How much was the kit if you don’t mind me asking?

[@MrGriffin23]

At the time I bought it probably around 1k. I believe it’s more now, but so is everything else.

[@carolinatyran]

@@MrGriffin23 you definitely right appreciate the response!

[@omargonzales5882]

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[@MrGriffin23]

What?