'60-'62 Power Brake Booster Adapter Bracket

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

They're still the same price as in post #1

$55.00 plus a flat rate shipping of $10.00. Satin black powder coat is an extra $6.50. Let me know when you want one

Roger that!

Starting back on my truck this Spring.
Will let you know if we don't make it ourselves.
Glad to see you fabing this for these year model trucks.

Thanks Bud,

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[bobber80]

Just got my bracket in the mail today very nice I would recommend this to anyone wanting power brakes....

[Captainfab]

Thanks Ryan

I'm glad you're pleased with it.

[Captainfab]

Here's a different variation of this bracket. jbgroby asked me for one of these, so while I was at it I made two incase someone else wants one. This is for adapting a manual brake dual reservior master cylinder to your '60-'62 Chevy or '60-'63 GMC while converting to an automatic transmission.This plate is laser cut from .250 steel and has two studs welded into it to mount the master cylinder. This is the same price as the one for the power brake booster which is $55.00 plus a flat $10.00 for shipping.

Currently I have just this one in stock, but If you want one after this one is gone, it will just take a few days to get one ready to ship.

[creep]

I have a 63 GMC that came with a manual tranny and the dual reservior (like the 60-62). I am switching to an auto so I ordered a booster assembly for a 60-62 from CPP but the holes in thier booster bracket are .5" wider than the holes in the firewall. Would your bracket work on my truck? I also have a steering column support bracket and it looks like it might be in the way.

[Captainfab]

The aftermarket boosters and brackets like that are more or less universal units. They are not specific to these trucks, so you will have to drill holes to be able to bolt them up. The booster brackets that I make are specific to the different years of firewalls so that they bolt up using the factory holes. No drilling of the firewall required. If you're referring to the steering column support on the engine side of the firewall, my bracket does not interfere with that. Let me know if you would like one.

Originally Posted by creep

I have a 63 GMC that came with a manual tranny and the dual reservior (like the 60-62). I am switching to an auto so I ordered a booster assembly for a 60-62 from CPP but the holes in thier booster bracket are .5" wider than the holes in the firewall. Would your bracket work on my truck? I also have a steering column support bracket and it looks like it might be in the way.

[creep]

I'll take 1. How do I pay with Paypal?

[Captainfab]

Yes PayPal would be fine. I'll send you a PM

Originally Posted by creep

I'll take 1. How do I pay with Paypal?

[creep]

This is what my steering column bace looks like:


It looks like it will interfere with your bracket.

[Captainfab]

Ahhh OK now I see. The '63 GMC's are a bit of a mixture of both the '60-'62 Chevy's and the '63 Chevy. I haven't seen a '63 GMC in a long time in person. That colomn support is typical to the '63-'66 trucks. What I can do is trim the base plate a little to fit around that column support.

[creep]

Something is screwy with my firewall. It looks like it was made for a single reservior master like a normal 63-66 but modified to accept the dual reservior for a hydraulic clutch like a 60-62.

[creep]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Ahhh OK now I see. The '63 GMC's are a bit of a mixture of both the '60-'62 Chevy's and the '63 Chevy. I haven't seen a '63 GMC in a long time in person. That colomn support is typical to the '63-'66 trucks. What I can do is trim the base plate a little to fit around that column support.

That would work.

[Captainfab]

It looks like GM started with a typical '63 Chevy cab, and then changed it to accomodate the hydro clutch/brake master used on the '60-'62's. From what I have learned in the past several months, the '63 GMC's were like this. They had the hydraulic clutch system as the '60-'62's did. So yours is just typical of a '63 GMC.

Originally Posted by creep

Something is screwy with my firewall. It looks like it was made for a single reservior master like a normal 63-66 but modified to accept the dual reservior for a hydraulic clutch like a 60-62.

[creep]

Bracket fit beautifully!

[Captainfab]

Hey, that looks good

Which booster and master is that?

Thanks for posting a pic.......

Originally Posted by creep

Bracket fit beautifully!

[creep]

That's a CPP booster kit. I ordered the 60-62 kit through Classic Parts of America and the brackets it came with didn't even come close to lining up. I called CPP and they told me I needed a $30 adapter for the kit that's supposed to fit my truck. The adapter turned out to be just a steel plate with some holes drilled in it and they didn't even line up either.

It was so nice to just bolt your bracket right on with no troubles whatsoever. Very nice work.

[Captainfab]

Thanks for the compliment creep

As far as I know, I'm the only one making an exact fit brake booster brackets for the '60-'72 GM trucks.

Did you have to modify the booster holes in the bracket to accomodate the CPP booster?

[creep]

Nope! Everything fit perfectly.

[Captainfab]

Cool....I'm glad it worked out that easy. Some of the aftermarket boosters that I've seen had a slightly different stud pattern on the back. I just haven't had one of CPP's boosters in hand to measure one.

Originally Posted by creep

Nope! Everything fit perfectly.

[Bugeyev8]

Hey Capt Fab, I have a 62 that I added a power booster out of a 72 years ago, never was happy with the way I did it, will the 72 booster work with your bracket ??

[Captainfab]

The '67-'72 boosters will work, but you will have to elongate the holes slightly. Those boosters have a slightly different mounting stud pattern than the ones my bracket is designed around.

I replied to your PM.

Originally Posted by Bugeyev8

Hey Capt Fab, I have a 62 that I added a power booster out of a 72 years ago, never was happy with the way I did it, will the 72 booster work with your bracket ??

[Surfdaddy]

Captian, I just sent you a PM.
Thanks.

[Captainfab]

I replied to your PM

Originally Posted by Surfdaddy

Captian, I just sent you a PM.
Thanks.

[el_bole]

Captainfab,

Def. going to be getting one of those power brake brackets for my '61 since Im going to be using a '73 front end with disc brakes

Is there any way I can shorten the front "axle" because I know that the '73 is longer than my orig. front by 1.5'?

Want to put decent tires with nice width and dont want rub...

Thanks again for the PM about the chassi swap('61 to '73).....

el_bole

[Captainfab]

The only way I know of to narrow the track width would be with shorter upper and lower control arms. I don't know if anyone makes them for the '73-'87 truck suspension. IMO it would be easier and less $$ to just get wheels with the correct backspacing. Even if you had to have them made.

Originally Posted by el_bole

Captainfab,

Def. going to be getting one of those power brake brackets for my '61 since Im going to be using a '73 front end with disc brakes

Is there any way I can shorten the front "axle" because I know that the '73 is longer than my orig. front by 1.5'?

Want to put decent tires with nice width and dont want rub...

Thanks again for the PM about the chassi swap('61 to '73).....

el_bole