[MOJO Catalina]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Subscribing (so I can find this when I need it).

Just lost the brakes on the GP last night (single system). Made it home safely by downshifting the trans and with what little brakes I had left, but getting the car in the garage was a challenge!!

K

Scary situation.. I lost brakes in my '63 GP pulling into a parking space at a grocery store.. Luckily there were bushes in front of the space that were about 5 feet tall and had been there for 10 years. I usually park just anywhere but on that day Chief Pontiac must have been watching over me.. The pedal grabbed for a split second then went right to the floor.. I sailed right into the bushes.. No damage, just bent the bush out the other side.. When I pumped the brakes a few times they started grabbing again.. the seals in the MC must have gotten some rust buildup around them, allowing the fluid to blow by them.. I abandoned the grocery run and drove home slowly with one foot on the Emergency brake... It could have been bad if I'd plowed into a car or someone and their cart.. Did the dual swap the next day.. ( car sold years ago) Now both my drivers have them. The '60 Cat is manual drum/drum and the '63 BV is power drum/drum..

[Young Pontiac Guy]

Ramyak, did you come up with a. Part number?

I am doing a front disc brake conversion on my 62 Catalina. It currently has power drums and a single master cylinder. Want to get a new dual master cylinder and be nice to add a prop valve. Would a later Catalina with front disc and back drums setup work out ok? Any other suggestions?

Thank you,
Joel

[WQ59B]

Have bit the bullet and procured a '65 Cadillac MC- it's ports are on the engine side and aren't oddball-sized / requiring adapter fittings. Hope to mount next week and resume bleeding.