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Brake Plumbing:

Now on to actually making the truck stop. I bounced around between power or manual brakes and ended up deciding on manual brakes and have no complaints.

Here's the summary brake down of my research with references to other threads with good info:

Wilwood Tech Recommendations:

MC Recommendations: Biggest issue is how you like the pedal to feel
7/8 Bore: creates more pedal pressure to calipers
- A spongy feel to pedal
- More like a power brake feeling
- 2-3" Pedal travel before engaging

1" Bore: High and firm feel
- Most people want a more firm pedal
- 1" pedal travel before engaging

Line Recommendations: 3/16" Front to Rear for Discs
- 1/4" is for drum brake applications

Braided Lines for Stock D52's:
- 7/16"-20 Banjo Bolt Style

Final result I put on the truck:
- Front: Wilwood D52's
- Rear: Wilwood D154 e-brake kit for the C10 (decided I needed an e-brake and had zero luck finding the eldorado calipers with the much needed brackets and the re-pop ones were just as expensive and still have the leaking and adjustment issues as the factory caddi calipers so I went with Wilwood for the same price as it was going to cost me to stay GM)
-Master Cylinder: 1" Bore Wilwood - Wilwood Tech Dept confirmed this is what I needed and it works with the stock mounting holes and stock pushrod, it is also compatible with a power booster if I decide that manual brakes just arent enough
-Hard Brake Lines: I went to napa and purchased 3/16" pre-flared lines and bent them myself with Eastwoods DIY tools: http://www.eastwood.com/tubing-bende...liers-kit.html

Here's some more info for you on the bore and pushrod: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=500636

And here's another thread I made about the MC Bore Size and Line Sizes Needed and what Wilwood Tech Department told me: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=511378

Big Al's setup when he answered one of my questions: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=502724

If you decide to start shopping for Wilwood Parts Contact Justin at Scotts Hot Rods (Board Name: Scottshotrods) and he can also discuss what you need and give you good pricing - he was the most knowledgeable and best deal I found