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I noticed in my classic parts catalog, they have a disc brake conversion kit without the calipers and rotors. They said you can use a mid size gm passenger car from 73 to 77 calipers and roters. Has anybody used anything different? I really like scrounging thru junk yards, I was wondering if I could use something else and save alot of money.

With brake parts, best bet is to get new components from the flaps. Brakes are not something you want to trust to salvage yard parts of unknown condition. Unless you're looking for mockup/core parts.

Do you mean something other than the conversion kit?

That kit gives you a bearing spacer and caliper bracket and maybe some hardware. And some poor instructions. You could make those parts yourself, but I doubt you would find them in a wrecking yard.

And the kit does not cost a lot of money in the first place.

I used that very kit when I put disk brakes on mine. At the time I also had a parts car that fit the description and used pieces off it as cores when I bought new parts. I like to know I can trust my brakes.

...around my neck of the woods the salvage yards have gone crazy on prices over the past few years. EXAMPLE: recently needed a window controls for drives side. One of the "best" salvage yards said "we got plenty of them. Come pic out the one that you need" price was $50. Well, I went to the Pontiac dealership and bought it NEW for $61 including tax!
This has been the case over and over so I recommend doing your homework before doing anything else. It pays!!!!

Depending on the actual model/year of parts there is a BIG difference in some parts. EXAMPLE; most places now charge $15 to turn a rotor and the same rotor can be purchased new for less than 25 bucks. (I'm lucky,a fellow friend turns mine for $5 ea)
Of coarse some cost a lot more but maybe not that much more?

Think it through and let SAFETY be the predominant factor.

OH, and I just purchased a new steering gearbox for $116 (with my discount of coarse) and the junk yard wanted $75 for a "NICE" one. Yeah right!

Wrecking yards have always charged almost new prices for their stuff. When you find one that is "reasonably" priced, you'd better keep using them for stuff. I have found one in Fresno, CA. that has about a dozen AD trucks and is reasonable on prices.