1966 Chevy Truck - Early Classic Enterprises - 5 Lug Disc Brakes Install - 6-Lug To 5

Once the holes were drilled it was time to mount the ECE brake master and booster to the firewall.

The new brake actuator was connected to the brake pedal arm with a clevis pin.

Here are the brake lines included with the Early Classic kit.

Notice each line is tagged with a description of where it is to be installed.

Not all of the bends were preformed by ECE. Leaving some of the bends undone left Steve latitude to measure where the bends needed to be made and do a custom plumbing job.

Steve started the bends for the feed line from the proportioning valve to the T fitting on to the crossmember at the top and worked down.

In place of the factory clips used to attach the brake lines to the frame Steve screwed these into service.

Notice the coils in the brake feed lines below the proportioning valve. Steve formed these loops (coils) around a piece of pipe, they are to prevent breakage caused by vibration and movement.

The original stock mounting brackets for the drum brake flex hoses were cut off with an pneumatic die grinder.

The disc brake flex hose bracket included in the ECE kit came with mounting bolts, but Steve elected to weld the brackets into place.

Here's a view of the flex hose bracket welded into place. Notice how it is angled to keep the flex hose running close to the frame and out of the way of binding or rubbing against the tire.

Ditto for the brake lines Steve ran along the crossmember, they parallel the frame as close as possible to be free of damage causing interference.