The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1973 - 1987 Chevrolet & GMC Squarebody Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 08-15-2015, 08:39 PM   #1
monte0185
Registered User
 
monte0185's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Brighton, TN
Posts: 1,267
Hydraboost Install

Well since the M/C setup on my truck was completely rigged and unsafe and I really like better than manual brakes I decided to swap to a hydraboost setup. My cam has zilch for vacuum at idle so vacuum brakes weren't an option so here is my Hydraboost setup on the cheap. After looking under my dash to see how everything was hooked up I got really scared and was surprised I didn't loose all my braking period due to the rigged up nature of my petal setup. So after some research and finding out that a 1-ton hydraboost petal assembly is in fact different than a half ton. I started gathing things. In a couple ways the petal setup differs. One is where it bolts to the firewall. It only has 2 lower studs cause the hydraboost has studs for the upper two. Second is the petal setup itself with the light switch bracket is different as well. Or at least its different between manual petals and automatic. So onto the booster. Buddy of mine snagged me a 80's Hydraboost booster off an astro van I think and I had a 98 model C20 6.5TD parts truck over at my brothers house so I combined the two.. Now the 98 booster is different and so are the way the lines are ran but the ends are all the same on the lines so after some finagling I got the 98 model lines to work on the 80's booster.. So far I'm into the setup for about 80$ between booster and petal setup. Rest is pretty self explanatory other then the fact if your running a regular power steering pump you have to T the drain for the booster into the return for the power steering sector to the pump line. So now onto the pics..
Attached Images
    
__________________
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together.
monte0185 is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:38 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com