brakes suck

[lukecp]

The power disc brakes on my '72 don't seem all that powerful. As long as i have had it, it really didn't feel like it had power brakes, you have to press the pedal fairly hard, unlike most other power brake cars/trucks i have driven, where the brake pedal is pretty cushy. I have been having to put brake fluid in it about once or twice a month, and that usually helps it out a little bit. For some reason, it seems to come out around the seal of the master cylinder cap, and then make rust on my inner fender. Now, the brakes aren't working very well at all, you have to press pretty damn hard, and they stop, but not as fast as they should. I also noticed that my front rotors are scored pretty bad, they proably need to be turned or replaced i think. The front pads are about a year old and don't squeal. So, what would be causing that, a bad master cylinder or brake booster (it says DELCO on it). I have been thinking of redoing my entire brake system, new master cylinder, booster, porportioning valve, rubber lines, calipers, pads, rotors, drum shoes, wheel cylinders, and possibly the drums themselves. Any clue on how many hundreds of dollars that would cost before i go annoy the parts store guys . Should i try to do something like that myself, i don't have the first clue on how to bleed brakes, i know how to change pads, ect, but i have never opened up a brake drum....