Our 69 Yenko Chevelle restoration

[mockingbird812]

Originally Posted by SS427

I recently came across an oddball situation here and am looking for input. Without even a 1% question our car had 100% of its original brakes still intact. During the restoration of the rear axle assembly I found that it had 15/16" rear wheel cylinders and NOT 7/8" like every other 69/70 Chevelle I have come across. Also, the rear hose was 3/16" and NOT 1/8". Chris White actually pointed that out to me while I was trying to buy an NOS hose from 69camarors427 here which is pretty much an exact match to our original so needless to say I bought it and it is now on the car. Has anyone else encountered the bigger wheel cylinder and brake hose on their Chevelle (likely a COPO thing)?

Rick I know this Restoration is keeping you very busy but you asked about wheel cylinders a while back and I responded that the correct wheel cylinder for 69 Chevelle SS is 15/16”. I believe 7/8” is correct for a 70 Chevelle SS. I just restored my original wheel cylinders a few months back and confirmed from my photos that they are in fact 15/16. Good luck

[SS427]

Originally Posted by mockingbird812

Rick I know this Restoration is keeping you very busy but you asked about wheel cylinders a while back and I responded that the correct wheel cylinder for 69 Chevelle SS is 15/16”. I believe 7/8” is correct for a 70 Chevelle SS. I just restored my original wheel cylinders a few months back and confirmed from my photos that they are in fact 15/16. Good luck

Yes you did and thank you again for that. At the same time almost every other person I have checked with said their car had the 7/8" so I was confused and thought I would put it out in public to see what everyone else had. Ditto on the rear brake hose. Seems to me I asked Dan Vasic this question as well based on how many he has had apart. I have been busy so my apologies for not mentioning yours and my conversation. I need to start writing things down! LOL