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To close the loop on this thread:  
Got rear rotors, front rotors and hubs from Muskegon Brake.  Muskegon assembled and trued the front rotors and hubs, and checked the parallelism of the rear rotors before they sent them (a small additional charge).  Also replaced the front wheel bearings and seals.  Everything was "bolt off, bolt on."  Discovered the left rear brake (the only one not recently replaced) was bad, so called Muskegon again and got a ss sleeved calipher from them.  
While the car was still on blocks and the wheels off, I bled around the car, i.e., left rear, right rear, right front and left front, 4 times to ensure all the air was out of the system (My wife was in the cockpit working the pedal; once around would have been enough for her).  Maybe overkill.  But...  
the pedal came up and stayed up..."no pedal" was my initial problem.  See earler posts, the "professionals" had given up on the problem.  
Only glich I encountered was that the new left rear calipher heated up when I test drove the car.  Posted the problem around; replies focused on a bad rubber brake hose.  Called Muskegon for a new rubber hose to the steel line (I was in no hurry).  Got it, put it on and the calipher went "cool."
I'm not much of a shadetree mechanic, but got everything apart and back together (everything that came off was OEM...34 years old).  A lot of grease, but no skinned knuckles.  With e-posting help from this forum and C3VR, I was comfortable doing the job.  I made Muskegon Brake my single parts source.  They (I talked primarily to Justin) were easy to work with and I recommend them.
Total parts cost was about $590.  My "unskilled labor" was about 6-7 hours, give or take, over 3 weeks or so.
Most importantly the car is drivable again.

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Your reply:	To close the loop on this thread: Got rear rotors, front rotors and hubs from Muskegon Brake. Muskegon assembled and trued the front rotors and hubs, and checked the parallelism of the rear rotors before they sent them (a small additional charge). Also replaced the front wheel bearings and seals. Everything was "bolt off, bolt on." Discovered the left rear brake (the only one not recently replaced) was bad, so called Muskegon again and got a ss sleeved calipher from them. While the car was still on blocks and the wheels off, I bled around the car, i.e., left rear, right rear, right front and left front, 4 times to ensure all the air was out of the system (My wife was in the cockpit working the pedal; once around would have been enough for her). Maybe overkill. But... the pedal came up and stayed up..."no pedal" was my initial problem. See earler posts, the "professionals" had given up on the problem. Only glich I encountered was that the new left rear calipher heated up when I test drove the car. Posted the problem around; replies focused on a bad rubber brake hose. Called Muskegon for a new rubber hose to the steel line (I was in no hurry). Got it, put it on and the calipher went "cool." I'm not much of a shadetree mechanic, but got everything apart and back together (everything that came off was OEM...34 years old). A lot of grease, but no skinned knuckles. With e-posting help from this forum and C3VR, I was comfortable doing the job. I made Muskegon Brake my single parts source. They (I talked primarily to Justin) were easy to work with and I recommend them. Total parts cost was about $590. My "unskilled labor" was about 6-7 hours, give or take, over 3 weeks or so. Most importantly the car is drivable again.

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