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Thanks TA Coupe! Thhink I'll be keeping the disc set up i have in the rear and assess the overall condition and rebuild/replace etc as needed. I can replumb to remove proportioning valve from inside car on the tunnel and place in engine bay with new MC.Following shelbydoug's notes, should be able to get the parking brake sorted out as well.

Thank you pbf777... for me I'll be sticking with my original Kelsey Hayes rebuilt upfront. My efforts are centered on the rear brakes for now.

Once again, thank you shelbydoug... I appreciate the info and like above, I'll stay with my original disc set up, up front!   

Thanks Bob... this not being a "track" car and I just don't like the look of the valve right there on the tunnel, I'll locate it in the engine bay, probably where Shelbydoug has his...Thanks shelbydoug as well for this info... I think for now I'll stay away fropm Tesla applications.

I did start to source some versailles cables for parking break.... is there any specific year I should search for?

Thank you so much Shelbydoug... thhis is really helpful! Sounds like to me I need the versailles cables and some patience as my car is a 4 speed. any particular year cable or are they basically the same?
Also, is your proportioning valve in the engine bay or inside the car? I'm getting the appropriate MC disc/disc) from Cobra automotive and they have an in the bay proportioning valve as well.

Really? Was there anything "special" to hook it up?

Shelbydoug, I was under the impression the parking brake would not be able to be used due to the disc set up I have currently? The cables are not connected to the levers, you are correct.Can in fact the parking brake be set up with the disc application I have?

Thanks Poor Ron, Shelbydoug, BryanT and 98SVT.... great info as usual... at the end of the day... good questions BryanT... my original thought was to get this as close as possible to a true GT350, thus the larger drum in the rear....nothing wrong with the disc as a whole but I was not a fan of the proportioning valve located in the cabin on the drive shaft tunnel. I believe I can remedy that.

My follow up question... does anyone have a reccomendation for a disc set up for the rear should I want to replace what I have there short of a rebuild?  Thank you all for the feedback.... it's been terribly helpful!

Scott

Thanks bob.... well it certainly doesn't look original now sporting disc's back there and this sounds like alot of $$ and probable headache? Maybe the more practical move is to keep what I already have and go from there. I do have the original Kelsey Hayes up front and rebuilt so there's that!

Thanks pbf777(scott), silverton_ford and tesgt350... so would this set up accommodate going to 10in rear drum with 2.5 pads???

Do the numbers in the casting in pic #2 mean anythhing to you?

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Good am, need your help identifying this rear end. I'll send some pics following this. Currently the 1965 fastback is running disc in the back and we want to take it to the larger 10x 2.5 inch drum set up. TIA, Scott

True... my goal here is to get as much as I can, period correct or original. Next on the list is swapping the rear disc brakes for larger drum. I'll have some pics shortly of the rear end/axel as were having difficulty identifing what it came out of.. it's a 9inch, just can determine what from and so far no identifying tags/marks etc.

Thanks Bob, SFM6S! I like the Drake version... maybe someone out there has an original for sale? Knowing what mine is now Bob, do you have a ball park estimate how old it is?