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Orange · 06-18-2007, 07:40 PM

Well, I finally got it all done this weekend.

I used a booster, master cylinder and bracket set off of eBay that was spec'd out for a Tri-5 Chevy. This is what I ended up with.

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I had to make a piece to attach the pedal rod to the booster rod, and drill a new hole for the pedal bracket. The lines I bent myself - and I put the prop. valve on the frame. It's a lot cleaner than this:

DLB

dave2953 · 06-19-2007, 12:20 AM

Looks great! Your truck just gets better and better. BTW, how far are you from Gainesville?

Orange · 06-19-2007, 07:50 AM

I'm about 7 hours from Gainesville - pretty much just the state of GA.

My wife asked me this morning "What do you have left on your truck?"
I told her "Well, I thought you would have figured it out by now, but you haven't - I will never just have anything left. I will always have something to do to it. It never ends."

I hope I always make it better, and never worse.

DLB

dave2953 · 06-19-2007, 03:01 PM

I meant Gainesville, GA. I live in Cleveland.

Orange · 06-19-2007, 03:17 PM

Oh - hehe. Didn't even pay attention.

It's about 2.5 hours. The only way for me to get there is south to Atlanta, then back up I-85 (that's how we go to the Commerce Drags).

I live in Ringgold - just south of the GA/TN border south of Chattanooga on I-75.

DLB

ChevyDude · 06-19-2007, 03:25 PM

Man o man does that look sharp!!!! Love it! Great minds think alike! LOL!!!

67ChevyRedneck · 06-19-2007, 03:26 PM

That does look good. It looks stock, but better

sb69chevy · 06-19-2007, 03:28 PM

Very cool. Nice job.

Brad · 06-20-2007, 01:13 AM

Looks good now the question is, how does it stop? Let us know.

Chevelle454 · 06-20-2007, 01:17 AM

I gotta do something like that... everything in my engine compartment is shiny new and then a rusty old booster and mc...

Orange · 06-20-2007, 09:53 AM

It stops like I never had power brakes before.
I was amazed at how sensitive our trucks could stop with a nice system.

I am sure once I get it all bled again after a few miles then it will be superb.
I did give a few panic brake checks, and it was pretty good. The fronts definitely do most of the braking now - it seemed to be more balanced before, not sure why that is, but either way, it stops on a dime in your normal driving.

DLB

onetonk5 · 06-22-2007, 07:05 PM

Got a link to the ebay auction? Did it come with the brackets to mount to the firewall? What mods to get it to fit?

06-18-2007, 07:40 PM	#1
Orange Licensed to Thrill! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northwest, GA Posts: 1,673	My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics Well, I finally got it all done this weekend. I used a booster, master cylinder and bracket set off of eBay that was spec'd out for a Tri-5 Chevy. This is what I ended up with. I had to make a piece to attach the pedal rod to the booster rod, and drill a new hole for the pedal bracket. The lines I bent myself - and I put the prop. valve on the frame. It's a lot cleaner than this: DLB __________________ 1971 GMC.Lowered. Overdrive. Orange. Krue's excellent FAQ Index.

06-19-2007, 12:20 AM	#2
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics Looks great! Your truck just gets better and better. BTW, how far are you from Gainesville? __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250

06-19-2007, 07:50 AM	#3
Orange Licensed to Thrill! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northwest, GA Posts: 1,673	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics I'm about 7 hours from Gainesville - pretty much just the state of GA. My wife asked me this morning "What do you have left on your truck?" I told her "Well, I thought you would have figured it out by now, but you haven't - I will never just have anything left. I will always have something to do to it. It never ends." I hope I always make it better, and never worse. DLB __________________ 1971 GMC.Lowered. Overdrive. Orange. Krue's excellent FAQ Index.

06-19-2007, 03:01 PM	#4
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics I meant Gainesville, GA. I live in Cleveland. __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250

06-19-2007, 03:17 PM	#5
Orange Licensed to Thrill! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northwest, GA Posts: 1,673	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics Oh - hehe. Didn't even pay attention. It's about 2.5 hours. The only way for me to get there is south to Atlanta, then back up I-85 (that's how we go to the Commerce Drags). I live in Ringgold - just south of the GA/TN border south of Chattanooga on I-75. DLB __________________ 1971 GMC.Lowered. Overdrive. Orange. Krue's excellent FAQ Index.

06-19-2007, 03:25 PM	#6
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics Man o man does that look sharp!!!! Love it! Great minds think alike! LOL!!! __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

06-19-2007, 03:26 PM	#7
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics That does look good. It looks stock, but better __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

06-19-2007, 03:28 PM	#8
sb69chevy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 375	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics Very cool. Nice job. __________________ 1969 C/10 swb, 350, powerglide (daily driver) 2005 CRV (wife's ride)

06-20-2007, 01:13 AM	#9
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,672	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics Looks good now the question is, how does it stop? Let us know. __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

06-20-2007, 01:17 AM	#10
Chevelle454 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 380	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics I gotta do something like that... everything in my engine compartment is shiny new and then a rusty old booster and mc... __________________ 1972 C10 1972 C20

06-20-2007, 09:53 AM	#11
Orange Licensed to Thrill! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northwest, GA Posts: 1,673	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics It stops like I never had power brakes before. I was amazed at how sensitive our trucks could stop with a nice system. I am sure once I get it all bled again after a few miles then it will be superb. I did give a few panic brake checks, and it was pretty good. The fronts definitely do most of the braking now - it seemed to be more balanced before, not sure why that is, but either way, it stops on a dime in your normal driving. DLB __________________ 1971 GMC.Lowered. Overdrive. Orange. Krue's excellent FAQ Index.

06-22-2007, 07:05 PM	#12
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: My aftermarket Booster/MC install pics Got a link to the ebay auction? Did it come with the brackets to mount to the firewall? What mods to get it to fit? __________________ If I dont do it....somebody else will.



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