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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: The Old Dominion
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Power Booster/Oil Canister Interference
I'm working on tying everything together for the power front disc brake conversion on my '60 with a 235. I am using the Captain Fab bracket and one of the recommended boosters. The oil filter canister is in the way of mounting the booster. I didn't see this issue on any of the write ups but I don't see any other way it could go on.
I will have to relocate the oil filter canister. Does it matter where it's relocated? Thanks in advance. |
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Location: Lambertville, MI
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Re: Power Booster/Oil Canister Interference
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Anderson SC
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Re: Power Booster/Oil Canister Interference
Another option is to use a smaller bore master cylinder without the booster, and leave the brake pedal pushrod in the original manual brake hole for more leverage on the master cylinder. I have a front disc brake swap on my '66 with the original 6.25 to 1 pedal ratio and a 1" bore master cylinder with no booster and the brakes work great without excessive pedal effort. You could use a 15/16 or 7/8" master cylinder instead for even less pedal effort, but you don't want to make it too easy since you don't have ABS.
I don't really understand the point of adding a brake booster when half of the modifications that go along with adding a booster take away line pressure- altering the pedal ration from the stock 6.25:1 to around 4:1, and using a larger 1.125" master cylinder both take away line pressure that the booster is adding. It's better to just use a properly sized master cylinder and the original manual pedal ratio without a booster. It cleans up the look under the hood and the brakes are easier to modulate.
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