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Originally Posted by markeb01
It’s interesting, up until a week ago I had never seen a booster mount like that. The one in my son’s 1960 Galaxie failed last week and I spent a bunch of time online looking up information. The lever/pivot mount mechanism and booster look nearly identical to his, except the pivot parts and oriented vertically in his application. This design was also used in Thunderbirds. These cars might provide another source for parts for anyone looking for an original style setup.
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I have 3 of these setups now. I know alot of GM cars used the "swing arm" style of brackets on the booster. Two of my units are off C10 trucks and the booster bolts to the swing arm. One unit however the swing arm is riveted to the booster. This would make replacement of the booster with a reman from the parts store difficult since you only get the booster at the parts store. This riveted unit did not have the alloy "wedge " adapter on the car, it bolted directly to the firewall.
To sum it up..... A person wishing to "add" power brakes would need to find an assembly off a pickup. If you needed parts a GM car might be useful.