ULTIMATE BUDGET DISC BRAKE CONVERSION! Less Than $400 For Dual Piston Front Brakes On My '72 Skylark

Swapping To LS1/ F-Body front brakes and G Body style for the rear on the 1972 Buick Skylark. This works with all GM A, F & X Cars and 10/12 bolt rear ends. Now, the parts that I specifically used totaled a hair over $600, but at the end I go over how it could have been done for SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper. But, I'm sure someone is still going to throw a fit in the comments about me spending more than $400. Idk, go cry about it.
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[@ThePants2012]

FYI for G-body and S10 guys. You can take steering knuckles, bearing hubs, rotors and calipers off of a late body style 2wd blazer and swap it onto your gbody or s10 and it gives you a 1" bigger rotor and 2 piston calipers in the front, and discs in the back. All you have to do to make the rears fit is grind the corners of the flange on the rear end down a tiny bit. Poor man's big brake kit.

[@boostcreep4749]

Front right hub sure looks like something off an equipment trailer.

[@allencobbs4047]

Man that hub will warp that rotor that could actually hurt your wheel long time viewer great what you and your pops do

[@KingDawsy]

Seen you taking the diff cover off and was confused lol. 71/72 Skylarks used the 8.5 rear end with bolt in axles. Makes it easier to do the rear disc brake conversion. Shocked that its not 2.73 gears though. I put Brembos from the 2021 ZL1 on my 72 Skylark. I had 4 drums with a power booster.

[@SniderTron3000]

Just muscle memory from all the 7.5 10 bolts I've dealt with over the years lol

[@BBCMONTE34]

I did rear disc brake conversion on my g body and I used a master cylinder out of a Camaro iroc that came with 4 wheel disc brakes. Manual brake conversion using a chevette plunger rod and gutted the booster to bolt it all up. Along with my line lock setup it works perfectly.

[@gibhamracing37]

When i ran circle track cars we always looked for the Buicks in the junkyard because they had the bolt in axles.

[@BBCMONTE34]

I install my line lock on the rear tires like you’re saying and it worked perfectly for me. May need to use a different solenoid. I use it as a poor man “trans brake” and burn out line lock.

[@mikepomeroy153]

Is that the Aces fuel injection kit on that awesome ol Buick?

[@zx10danny1]

Fiero Josh! I guess this is going to be another summer without the Fiero? I love Deathrow Skylark and I want it up and running, but the Fiero needs to be finished!

[@wadebonhomme2142]

Question, what’s the advantage to using a smaller diameter master (other than the weight)?

[@jeromeirving4770]

You can use late model s10/blazer spindles on an A body. The ballpoint holes just need slight reaming

[@notperfectgarage4595]

did u shim the front calipers so the pads ride even on the rotor. I did the f body setup on my 69 chevelle. Had to use a thin washer so pads would wear evenly

[@9thgatedim273]

Have u replace 55 front drum if so what kit

[@jeanson105olivier3]

Got links to all those parts ?

[@Linwood_Garage]

The BOP 8.2 and 12 Bolt have bolt in axles. The Chevy ones have c clips. That should be a BOP 8.2.

[@SniderTron3000]

From what I've read, the square edges on the bottom corners mean it's an 8.5

[@Linwood_Garage]

@SniderTron3000 just went and looked back. I see them now. Wonder what rear is in the chevelle. Have you looked?

[@williamjones1059]

Cool upgrade,thanks for the info

[@seadude5276]

Sheesh she’s turning into my favorite vehicle in the channel.

[@RedEyedPatriot]

The Snylark Will Stop On A Dime Now. 😂😎🤘

[@kimdearrington258]

That strange hub was absolutely not the factory hub, it was changed by someone who previously owned the car.

[@daronrandle3520]

What motor is that ?

[@kimdearrington258]

I would have just bought new front hubs for an A body, and then if you needed to turn the outside of them that would be much better.

[@9thgatedim273]

What size rear tires

[@isaiahtbowers6706]

Whats the rotor diameter??

[@ryansepulveda4459]

What kit did you get for the rear? What are the rear discs from?

[@SniderTron3000]

It's metric calipers, and some rotors and adapter plates from Speedway

[@jeromeirving4770]

What was the website?

[@robertconklin3850]

Manual brake master cylinders need to be matched to all parts of the brake system. Calipers, brake line, steel brake line and proportioning valves have to all be correct. If not they will either be really soft or really hard.

[@markphillips8238]

Love the wheels can you send me a link to them

[@jameshaner5568]

That top bolt on your bracket look like a grade 5 bolt 16:49

[@scottmcmullen7541]

I might be interested in the 2.41 Gear

[@bluecollarhotrods9781]

Pretty much what I was doing on my 68 Malibu before I sold it. I grabbed almost new drilled & slotted rotors + calipers, and pads off of a 98-02 V6 car for $60+ tax at LKQ before they were bought out and prices went apeshit. I planned to buy the conversion brackets and use a late model F body master cylinder. Is that an 8.5 in your car? I'm thinking it's a BOP 8.2 because of the bolt in axles. I've never seen an 8.5 with that style of axle. Hit up Quick Performance and get a complete kit: posi, gears, and install kit for short money.

[@SniderTron3000]

I was expecting an 8.2, but this has the square edges on the bottom, so it's an 8.5

[@bluecollarhotrods9781]

@@SniderTron3000 gosh dang unicorn, score!

[@SniderTron3000]

@bluecollarhotrods9781 Idk if I'd go that far lol

[@bluecollarhotrods9781]

@@SniderTron3000 I've literally never seen an 8.5 with bolt in axles. I've been messing with 64-72 GM A Body cars since the early 90s. I remember the BOP 8.2s having bolt in axles - and I think something different about the pinion, maybe spline count? Then you have the BOP 12 bolts with a smooth 12 bolt cover and only 10 ring gear bolts. Definitely some different variants out there floating around.

[@shanewright6958]

Looking good 👍👍

[@mrgmc6314]

Just get a matching hub lol 😆

[@SniderTron3000]

Sometimes you gotta hot rod lol bearings spin nice and I got it welded up and flat again

[@jasonahlstrom1424]

BOP with bolt in axles is a hybrid rear. Easy to bolt axles in but there is very small gear availability for those 8.2. Rear cover is dead giveaway. Junk it and get a real 8.5 or better yet buy a Quick Time housing to fit.

[@SniderTron3000]

Has square bottom corners, it's an 8.5

[@jimo2627]

That pass side looks like a trailer hub and drum

[@SniderTron3000]

Yeah, kinda

[@jorgesierra4714]

98-02 fbody cars use the same rotors/calipers regardless of engine. I use this on my 71 nova and 72 chevelle

[@SniderTron3000]

Yeah, just when you look it up people often referred to them as "LS1 brakes", at least most of the places I looked they did

[@jorgesierra4714]

Yes sir, made worlds of difference in cars

[@Chris96Coprice]

@sniderTron3000 Will this work on a 64' Buick/GM A-Body ??

[@jmablaster]

Think I woulda just ordered a replacement passenger side hub

[@SniderTron3000]

Sometimes you gotta hot rod lol bearings spin nice and I got it welded up and flat again

[@Z28Batman]

Is it me or is the rotor on the driver side front actually the one meant for the passenger side ?

[@SniderTron3000]

It's just mock up to check fitment, I grabbed the closest box lol

[@Z28Batman]

@SniderTron3000 oh thank goodness. 🤟🍻

[@dagnallsingstheblues1783]

That happened when someone crashed the car, weird parts got replaced in, then it never acted right, so the guy was going to throw it away

[@T.JBoydRacing]

I think a s10 spindle will bolt on that car.

[@Kingcadillac816]

I drove my 6.0 vortex swapped Cadillac coupe finally short lived o ring on the evil fuel filter started leaking and temp started getting how because I didn't fill the ls swapp through the upper radiator hose goes I got it spilled up good because it would take any water to save my life until I did then I lost v band clamp to the driveway need finish cutting down seats looming and tucking wires fix my night mare HVAC system electric climate control of 1984 might actually have something nice again

[@markiemark3003]

Cool ride 😮

[@biggene1711]

Hey man have you ever been to Bowling Green Kentucky to the GS Nationals I do believe it's next month May 15th or something like that

[@ericbengtson3490]

Ah, yes the gears. I was starting to get annoyed...😊

[@mct.customz]

Hell yeah💪🏻💪🏻

[@jameskisor8632]

Those front calipers look like they came right off a new edge mustang

[@drifterengines243]

How does the pushrod fit into the master? Does it snap in somehow

[@SniderTron3000]

There's a section on the end of the pushrod that sticks out and sits in a hole in the MC and the pedal has a stop on it so it can't fall out

[@michaelheiser8238]

Get a new hub

[@juanvela2229]

Hell yeah Josh, keep them coming!

[@w41duvernay]

Great idea, I would see If there is some way to do the front brakes as well. It was almost criminal GM made their musclecars with drum brakes.