Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Paige’s 1964 Chevy Chevelle has the WORST Power Disc Brakes I’ve ever driven—and it’s finally time to fix them so this car stops like it should, not like a runaway freight train!
In this video, we’re upgrading the braking system with a new master cylinder, brake booster, and proportioning valve. The Chevelle already had a power disc setup from the previous owner, complete with billet SSBC front calipers and drilled/slotted rotors. But despite all that, the car still had almost zero stopping power.
I already ruled out the basics—vacuum leaks, booster swap, proper bleeding, and even vacuum at idle (15 inHg is plenty). That left us with three likely culprits:
1) Bad master cylinder
2) Bad proportioning valve
Or…
3) the fancy billet SSBC calipers just aren’t up to the task (fingers crossed it’s not that).
After scoring a killer deal on a Summit Racing brake kit from the Summit Outlet in Arlington, we’re installing these upgraded parts to see if we can finally get Paige’s Chevelle stopping the way it should.
👉 Watch as we tear into the brake system, swap in the new parts, and find out if this upgrade is the solution to the Chevelle’s sketchy brakes!
Summit Brake Kit Used
Summit Racing Power Brake Conversion Kit - SUM-760222
summitracing.com/parts/sum-760222
#Chevelle #BrakeUpgrade #MuscleCar #CarRestoration #SummitRacing #DiscBrakes #ClassicCars
1964 Chevelle, Chevelle brakes, Chevelle brake upgrade, SSBC calipers, power disc brake conversion, Summit Racing brake kit, muscle car brakes, Chevelle restoration, classic car brake upgrade, master cylinder replacement, proportioning valve install, brake booster replacement, GM A-body brakes, muscle car restoration, classic car upgrades
Paige’s 1964 Chevy Chevelle has the WORST Power Disc Brakes I’ve ever driven—and it’s finally time to fix them so this car stops like it should, not like a runaway freight train!
In this video, we’re upgrading the braking system with a new master cylinder, brake booster, and proportioning valve. The Chevelle already had a power disc setup from the previous owner, complete with billet SSBC front calipers and drilled/slotted rotors. But despite all that, the car still had almost zero stopping power.
I already ruled out the basics—vacuum leaks, booster swap, proper bleeding, and even vacuum at idle (15 inHg is plenty). That left us with three likely culprits:
1) Bad master cylinder
2) Bad proportioning valve
Or…
3) the fancy billet SSBC calipers just aren’t up to the task (fingers crossed it’s not that).
After scoring a killer deal on a Summit Racing brake kit from the Summit Outlet in Arlington, we’re installing these upgraded parts to see if we can finally get Paige’s Chevelle stopping the way it should.
👉 Watch as we tear into the brake system, swap in the new parts, and find out if this upgrade is the solution to the Chevelle’s sketchy brakes!
Summit Brake Kit Used
Summit Racing Power Brake Conversion Kit - SUM-760222
summitracing.com/parts/sum-760222
#Chevelle #BrakeUpgrade #MuscleCar #CarRestoration #SummitRacing #DiscBrakes #ClassicCars
1964 Chevelle, Chevelle brakes, Chevelle brake upgrade, SSBC calipers, power disc brake conversion, Summit Racing brake kit, muscle car brakes, Chevelle restoration, classic car brake upgrade, master cylinder replacement, proportioning valve install, brake booster replacement, GM A-body brakes, muscle car restoration, classic car upgrades
