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1956 Pontiac Starchief disc brake conversion

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#1 ·
I recently purchased a 1956 Pontiac Starchief Conv. and want to do a front disc brake conversion. I checked all the sources I used when I did this on my 1956 Chev. But I can't seem to find one. Does anyone know of a conversion kit out there for this car. Thanks!
 
#5 ·
Thanks for the tip but they didn't have it either. I also tried Stainless Steele Brakes , Classic Performance Products, and Classic Tube ... all places that were able to help me with my 56 Chev. This seems to be a very specialized conversion.
 
#9 ·
Ummm... I could be wrong, but I don't think so... or perhaps Canadian-produced Pontiacs were different than US-produced?

I had a 1955 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe with a 261 inline 6 cylinder/Powerglide ... which doesn't seem to exist at Napaonline or Autozone's web catalogs.

My theory is that a 55/56/57 Pontiac WAS a 55/56/57 Chev with different sheet metal?

In fact, they used to hang 55 Chevy front-ends on 55 Pontiacs and call them "Cheviacs" in good old Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in the mid-to-late 70's

Yeah ... I just did a search here at HR, and found a post that seems to support my theory ...
HR 55 Pontiac Thread

This car sure looks just like mine did, too, though. It just might be worth looking into.
 
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