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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Nevada City, CA
Posts: 908
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Junkyard brake pedal boxes?
I've got my hydroboost out of the truck for rebuild and while I'm here, I'm thinking about putting the booster / master under the hood instead of on the frame.
Any junkyard brake pedal brackets that don't take too much modification to hang in a '57? "Universal" fit after market units that fit pretty close? I could spend the $150 for a custom fit model but would rather not. $$ has plenty of more important uses at the moment.
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"Over my head" 1957 Chevy 3200, big rear window & 6 lug. Front disc, power steering, Vortec 4.8 / 4L60E swap, hydro boost brakes & patina. |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Motown
Posts: 7,680
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Re: Junkyard brake pedal boxes?
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Nevada City, CA
Posts: 908
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Re: Junkyard brake pedal boxes?
Hahahaha that's *your* firewall. We don't want to think about *mine* at all.
I've still got rust holes and my ambitions for this truck don't extend to "pretty" - so I'd kind of just like to move the plumbing & hardware to somewhere more accessible. Ideally, sure, I wouldn't need to touch this stuff very often in the first place: but this is far from an ideal world and this build is far from perfect.
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"Over my head" 1957 Chevy 3200, big rear window & 6 lug. Front disc, power steering, Vortec 4.8 / 4L60E swap, hydro boost brakes & patina. |
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Westminster, SC
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Re: Junkyard brake pedal boxes?
I used the pedal from a 2003 Silverado. The pedal itself had a cross tube with plastic bushings already on it and mounts using a long bolt and nut. For the mounting plates I just used 16 ga. flat stock which I welded to both the fire wall and the dash support. Have a look at post #221 of my build thread, For the push rod I used a rod end located in the same location as the Silverado push rod. Had my MC been set up the normal orientation I think I could have used the donor push rod. Now I also had to clip the pedal itself but my column is a bit lower then most (COE).
Rob
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Peoria, IL
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Re: Junkyard brake pedal boxes?
I bought pedal setup from a jeep TJ for my 54. Off hand looks like. Great fit with pretty much no modifications needed. I got it off eBay for 20 bucks.
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