Well i got the 1970 home!!!!!

[Don Barnes]

Got the car home started checking things over and cleaning all the dust of it heres the scoop the engine #'s are T0610CZU 70S412756 the vin number is as follows 194370S412756 and the trim tag reads chevrolet F18 trim- 424 and paint- 982 it has the pop and the window sticker the options are AM/FM radio,performance axle ratio ?,power brakes,390hp 454,F70x15 wht.stripe,donnybrook green, and saddle leather interior.it still has the original spare it had never been down.the brakes are shot tried to bleed them they leak fluid is there some place to send these out to be rebuilt or just get a set from zip or somebody else can you tell if the calipers are the original to the car or just cast date i didn't see any vin #'s on them.

[Tony H.]

Re: Well i got the 1970 home!!!!!

Don,

Post the casting number of the calipers. Proving that the calipers are original to the car may not be possible but the casting number may tell if they are NOT original. Apparently, there were no date codes that will positively identify them as original to your car. There are places you can send them out for rebuild. You may have to ask specifically to rebuild and return your particular calipers. Otherwise, you may end up with another set and your "originals" simply exchanges as cores.

[Terry M.]

Re: Well i got the 1970 home!!!!! *TL*

Don,
Congratulations - sounds like a nice car that may be a Bowtie possibility. You might want to get someone form your local NCRS chapter to look it over with that in mind, or bring it to a Regional for Bowtie sign-off. Don't do too aggressive cleaning until that is determined. If Bowtie is a possibility, and the calipers appear as though they might be original to the car, get them rebuilt so you can reinstall them.

[Mike Cobine]

Re: Well i got the 1970 home!!!!!

To guarantee you keep the calipers with the car, why not just try a regular rebuild kit? You'll know real soon if the bores are too pitted, but actually, most I have seen have had problems of corrosion in the piston grooves where the rubber seals seat than from pitting in the bores.

Seals will run you about $35 and is a cheap shot and seeing if you can keep them. Be sure to clean the piston grooves very well to get rid of any corrosion.