Assembling the rear brakes. After I installed the brake backing plates which, like the other suspension parts, were coated with Rust Bullet I installed the new rear hubs. I also coated the exposed, non-working surfaces with Rust Bullet. Then I installed the parking brake parts. These are the parts that came on the car – no new parts here! As you can see the parking brakes consist of a small drum brake setup with the drum being integral with the rotor. The rotors are enhanced stock units, cross-drilled, slotted, and powder coated by Racing Brake. Once the parking brakes were adjusted I installed the calipers. The brake pads are by Hawk. Then I just threw on a wheel to get a quick picture.

Rear brake calipers. Bought these in 2008 and finally getting around to installing them. I used the stock calipers because they offer adequate braking. Tune in soon for the front brakes – not stock. I took the calipers and deburred them using my Ryobi rotary tool with carbide burs. Removed all of the casting parting lines and smoothed them out. Then I polished them using Cratex Rubberized Abrasives Cones. Then I gave them a quick bath in Muratic Acid which gives a uniform surface with enough “tooth” to make the paint stick real good. Then I painted them with 2 part G2 caliper paint.