I just did the conversion. I have a '51 axle under my '38. I also stayed with 6 lugs. I had the back of my hubs turned so they run true. I used '79 K10 rotors and '79 C10 calipers. I also upgraded to a 1 inch bore master cylinder without power boost.

My wheels are original 17 inch and there are no clearance issues. The emergency brake works the same but I had to make a new mount for the handle since i changed motor and tranny.

Difficulty is dependent on your ability to make the parts that can't be bought.

You can see photos of this on my photobucket.

Good luck!


Wayne
1938 1-Ton Farm Truck
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1989 Silverado
1996 Mustang GT convertible
When I die, I hope she doesn't sell everything for what I told her I paid for it!