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Topic: brake booster
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iamonewithjustin
Gearhead Posts: 178
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Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 11-30-2005 01:24 PM
   
Ok... so if you guys remember I was trying to find a brake booster that will work with my manual brake pedal.
https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/016181.htmlA friend reccomended me to the site. This is a universal brake booster. It is supposed to work with any pedal.
http://classicbroncos.com/toms_power_brakes.shtml
Notice how it comes out at an angle from the firewall. I still need to contact that company and ask them if my master cylinder will work. I don't know how to tell if it will fit in my engine compartment. It looks fairly small. I guess I also need to ask for dimentions.
Does anyone forsee any problems with this setup.
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Pierre
Gearhead Posts: 624
From: Near Paris, France
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 11-30-2005 04:15 PM
Personal opinion it looks awfully complicated. It may just be easier to swap to PB pedal no ? Plus you probably won't have enough space for this set-up
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buening
Gearhead Posts: 247
From: Decatur, IL
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-30-2005 04:23 PM
I know the 71-73s may have more room, but i can't even remove the M/C without removing the booster and M/C together (there is that little room from the firewall to the shock tower). Also, notice how it is angled towards the fender. The location of your stock hole is closer to the fender and you'd have to cut your inner fender to get the M/C on, not to mention trying to access the lid. I'd either go with the conversion ones from NPD/Mustangs Unlimited or get the correct pedal and booster.------------------
1970 Grabber Blue Mach 1 H-code
1970 Fastback
2003 Torch Red Mustang
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bbjay351
Gearhead Posts: 306
From: DeSoto, Mo Us
Registered: May 2004
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posted 11-30-2005 10:05 PM
What year is your car? I am wanting to swap mine over to manual brakes.
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willyo1600
Journeyman Posts: 3
From: Barnardsville, NC
Registered: Sep 2005
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posted 12-01-2005 01:21 AM
I bought a conversion kit that was a bolt-up to my 66's manual brake setup. Fairly simple swap - my only problem was that the master cylinder was very close to the shock tower creating the need for a little creative bending of the new line to the distribution block. I got mine from:www.piratejack.net So far, so good, though it has only been a couple of days so far.
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iamonewithjustin
Gearhead Posts: 178
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Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 12-01-2005 12:38 PM
My car is a 73 mach. Changing the pedal is a pain in the a$$. I just did it 2 weeks ago. I was trying to find a universal booster that can work with my manual pedal.
I know that they are out there.. most have an adjustable rod between the booster and pedal. That should be all I need.My currnet master cylinder and booster are the origional ones installed at the factory. My booster is bad and needs replacing. Additionally it dosn't hook up to my manual brake pedal correctly. I have to replace the booster. I was hoping to do this without changing the pedal again also. One more week of looking for a booster and I'm going to give up. I will go with a OEM booster and modify my power brake bedal to work beside the clutch pedal. Then reinstall that pedal.
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buening
Gearhead Posts: 247
From: Decatur, IL
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 12-01-2005 01:21 PM
Are you aware of the booster kits available from NPD? One is just the booster alone for $250 and the other is booster and M/C for $320. The booster alone states it is a mini booster but doesn't mention anything about no pedal mods. The "Power brake conversion sets" state specifically that there is no pedal modification necessary. Thats the only alternative that i can come up with besides changing the pedal and buying a new OEM booster
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1970 Grabber Blue Mach 1 H-code
1970 Fastback
2003 Torch Red Mustang
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iamonewithjustin
Gearhead Posts: 178
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Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 12-01-2005 04:48 PM
Actually I wasn't aware of that. I looked in my catalog but didn't see what I needed. I will call NPD tomorrod and track it down..Thanks for the lead.
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buening
Gearhead Posts: 247
From: Decatur, IL
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 12-01-2005 05:00 PM
Its on page 40 in my NPD catalog (has red mustang on front). ------------------
1970 Grabber Blue Mach 1 H-code
1970 Fastback
2003 Torch Red Mustang
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Jake11
Gearhead Posts: 207
From: Banning,Ca,USA
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 12-02-2005 03:54 AM
Try this link http://www.mustangsteve.com/BRAKES.html
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3523
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 12-02-2005 07:37 AM
You can try here also! http://www.911brakes.com
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