Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Help! What brakes are these?

Well, I'm averaging about 6 months between posts here, so I thought it was time to try an improve the average.

As you may (or may not) remember, there's an old HJ ute sitting on a property somewhere in country Victoria that has a 350 Chev, Turbo 350 transmission, and Ford 9 inch diff in it. The whole drivetrain will eventually be transplanted into the van.

My brother-in-law was either a bit bored or got tired of having the ute sitting around, so he ripped out the engine and transmission. Looks a bit tired now, but all good things start from humble beginnings! A few photos for you.

The diff and steering gear still needs to come out, then the shell will be sold off.


Rear shot - tranny is still attached.


Front shot - transmission oil cooler still attached.
All the bits I need are there - somewhere!



Side shot - I believe that it's now sitting on a custom welded frame :-)

One of the things I don know about the ute is that the wheel stud pattern all around is Ford. It looks like it was better to put a later model Ford wheel hub and brake setup on the front. I'll probably transfer the whole thing over to the van and look for some wheels to suit.


Help! Can anyone identify the brake calipers in the shots below? I'd like to know what model Ford they came from :-)

What do these calipers originally come from? Click on the picture to zoom in.


Another view. If you can identify them, please leave a comment. Thanks!