Master cylinder/ Brake Booster question?

[yellowGT]

I recently drop a rebuilt motor into my truck but I want to pull it out and organize the firewall a little by taking the a/c out and the brake stuff out too. I recently saw a post in which i cant find anymore where one of you guys had a master cylinder that hides under the dash. My question would be where to find those setups or if it could be built at home? I would of course have to get rid of my booster but would that have any affect on the braking? Any pics would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

[PhilaTruck]

Originally Posted by yellowGT

would that have any affect on the braking? Any pics would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

No effect, ONLY if you're Fred Flintstone!

[S10Fan]

Originally Posted by yellowGT

I recently drop a rebuilt motor into my truck but I want to pull it out and organize the firewall a little by taking the a/c out and the brake stuff out too. I recently saw a post in which i cant find anymore where one of you guys had a master cylinder that hides under the dash. My question would be where to find those setups or if it could be built at home? I would of course have to get rid of my booster but would that have any affect on the braking? Any pics would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

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Building a brake setup isn't something for the faint of heart.

[xtreme80]

Not to be mean, but if you have to ask if not having a brake booster would affect the braking, this probably isn't something you should be doing.

Not saying it can't be done, and I don't personally know what's involved, but I think you should learn a little more about brakes, how they work, and what all is involved with something like this, before you attempt it.

And to answer your question, if you only had a master cylinder and no brake booster, the truck would be harder to stop. Not mechanically, but physically. That pedal would get hard as a rock. Drive at 40mph and put your truck in neutral and turn the engine off, give it a second, then try to stop. It's not TOO hard, but it will probably get really old after a while...

[yellowGT]

xtreme80- Thanks for the info. just as much as i would like to get rid of it I cant if its going to affect my braking like that. I guess the ones that remove it use their trucks more like for show or for little use.

[kevindtimm]

I don't know, I have non-boosted brakes on my '62 C10 and it stops just as nice as can be. A booster is nice, but not necessary.

[PhilaTruck]

Of course, vehicles have run without boosted brakes for years, but I wouldn't run a vehicle with brakes designed to be boosted without one.

That was my take on the original post.

[xtreme80]

Originally Posted by PhilaTruck

Of course, vehicles have run without boosted brakes for years, but I wouldn't run a vehicle with brakes designed to be boosted without one.

That was my take on the original post.

Exactly. Two different designs there...

[LONGHAIR]

It can be done. Though it is probably easier to move the master under the floor than behind the firewall. Usually it is done with a smaller diameter "double diaphragm" booster or a "remote" booster. Personally I wouldn't convert to "non-power"....but, as suggested, this is not really a thing to under-take as a beginner. Custom bracketry and fabrication are going to be involved.
Everyone has to learn somewhere, but this is something to learn with the help of someone with experience. "On-the-job" training is not the greatest thing when it comes to brakes.

[Wilson_]

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