'87 V20 Build

[78SWB]

Probably just going to get a replacement, lock the front and keep wheeling it for now.

 

[78SWB]

Oh and here’s another picture. Over @HINZ28 house working on my junk. What a nice fella.

 

[GWeakland620]

That’s a decent break!

 

[78SWB]

Snowball effect.

 

[LNielson]

Did you have to deflate to get into the garage? I've lived that dream before.

 

[78SWB]

Lol yeah to clear the cab lights.

 

[GWeakland620]

So, why's the rear coming apart?

 

[obijuank5]

Because front locker.

 

[GWeakland620]

Lol, oh ok that makes everything so much more clearer.

 

[skunked]

Given how much he has it torn down I'm thinking he's doing disc brakes.

 

[GWeakland620]

Given how much he has it torn down I'm thinking he's doing disc brakes.

Those were my thoughts too.

 

[78SWB]

So, why's the rear coming apart?

Well since I’m waiting on parts and @HINZ28 is such a nice fella to lend me his garage and tools, I figured I’d get some long overdue upgrades done to the V20. I’ve had the disk brake conversion since I bought the truck and it leaks brake fluid as fast as I pour it in.

Have to replace the master cylinder again cause it’s leaking horribly. The front driveshaft keeps hitting the cross member and pushing the ujoint out.

I ordered a pinion guard and front diff cover too.

 

[GWeakland620]

Nice. Those are all good things.

 

[78SWB]

I’m excited to get it going and do some wheeling. I got the wheeling bug again.

 

[GWeakland620]

yeah, I need to get mine done so we can hit the trails.

 

[78SWB]

Got some work done on the rear. Still need to plumb the lines. Finally got the 14 bolt painted too.

 

[LNielson]

Looks awesome man, nice pile of upgrades.

What are you doing for an E-brake? I still need to address that on mine.

Swapping out your proportional valve too? I put a disc/disc valve on mine, but my rears still lock up before the fronts. I'm planning to put a regulator in the rear brake line to fix that.

 

[LNielson]

Are you running 56" rear springs, or are those 63's?

 

[78SWB]

Looks awesome man, nice pile of upgrades.

What are you doing for an E-brake? I still need to address that on mine.

Swapping out your proportional valve too? I put a disc/disc valve on mine, but my rears still lock up before the fronts. I'm planning to put a regulator in the rear brake line to fix that.

Thanks. Nothing for an ebrake right now, but I’ve never had one in this Pickup anyways. I’ll have to see how bad it is before I go through the trouble of a prop valve.

The rear springs are 56’s out of a 1/2 ton.

 

[F.S.F.W]

I’m finally doing a proportioning valve on mine while it’s still tore apart. It’s drivable and the brakes work perfect with a heavy load or under light braking but a quick stab will put you sideways in a hurry.