[fdowdy]

As usual, your information is extremely helpful to me as a first-timer in a lot of this stuff. My '64 and I are really fortunate to have a mentor like you available to save the car from damage and me from more blood loss than is required.

(I usually bleed a little on my projects. It's kind of a stamp of completion.)

[Brad_bb]

What was the reason you chose to go manual master cylinder(non power)? Do the large diameter rotors make the manual seem like power brakes?

So you have a 12.7:1 power steering box. How does that compare to the stock box?

[b-man]

Originally Posted by Brad_bb

What was the reason you chose to go manual master cylinder(non power)? Do the large diameter rotors make the manual seem like power brakes?

So you have a 12.7:1 power steering box. How does that compare to the stock box?

The manual master works fine even with the stock 11" disc brakes so It's really a matter of personal choice whether or not to use a power booster. As long as the bore on the master cylinder is sized correctly the manual brakes work very well without excessive pedal effort, a lot of the hard-core Pro-Touring guys actually prefer manual brakes.

The 12.7:1 box is a high-effort unit that gives you a lot of 'feel' in the steering wheel, not loose-feeling and easy to turn with one finger like the stock power box. One of the best upgrades you can make for enhancing your driving experience, with about 2.5 turns lock to lock driving and parking in the city is a lot easier.

The quicker steering ratio doesn't make the car feel 'twitchy' on the the highway, always feels nice and steady.

[TheCirque]

BMan.. sweet set up. I keep looking at this stuff and trying to figure out how come it doesn't include a coil-over front set up. Do you have any opinion on that? I watch those auto-cross competitions and it seems everyone is running a coil-over kit. Is that an option with these components?

[b-man]

Originally Posted by fdowdy

As usual, your information is extremely helpful to me as a first-timer in a lot of this stuff. My '64 and I are really fortunate to have a mentor like you available to save the car from damage and me from more blood loss than is required.

(I usually bleed a little on my projects. It's kind of a stamp of completion.)

Thanks for the kind words friend.

I'm no '64 expert, but I have done quite a bit of work on the 3 that I own and have collected a lot of parts for them so I'm pretty familiar with a lot of the '64-only features.

The '64 Pontiac A-body is quite a unique car. The Tempest line had finally evolved into a car with a 'conventional' drivetrain and full-frame. It was the springboard for the now legendary GTO that quite arguably started the era of the American musclecar.