valve is standard 66 tbird?.well it was rebuilt and leaked like a sieve, was a pig that thing! Hence I replaced it. Here is the brace and master cylinder locations - needed a bit of work. The brace was cut, sectioned and re-welded with a slight kick, it meets the stay nicely and looks stock! Note the vacuum fitting at the bottom left, bit of a pain and you can see my brake lines snaking around, just misses the hood hinge! Also have a Wilwood prop. The booster is not Ford but GM Australia as is the master cylinder, but heck, they look pretty good there! The booster misses the valve cover by I reckon 1/2", they are pentroof covers with a bit cut off on each end (factory) This image shows the brake master cylinder and booster along with the adjusted brace on the shock tower. Rotate the rotor and torque the nut to 17 to 25ft/lb, then back off a half turn, and then torque to 10 to 15in/lb. KIND OF A TIGHT FIT.Īs suggested, I have added a couple of images of the brake booster and master cylinder changes that I have been working on over the last couple of years - yes, nearly there!!! Restorer X should have used the proper torque spec on the bearings. Proportioning valve w/ brake light switchġ1 1/4" cross drilled and slotted rear rotorsġ3 1/2" cross drilled and slotted front rotorsįour piston Anodized aluminum front calliperġ3 1/2" ROTORS COMPARED TO THE STOCK 14" RIMSīOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. Pretty cutting edge stuff compared to the "SLACKERS" we're forced to deal with today.Īny way, I'll stop preaching and post some spec's and some pic's.ħ" Polished Stainless dual diaphragm booster Power Disc Brake Conversion Kit for 1957-68 Full Size Fords with Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors. See what’s included in your 1957-1968 Ford Power Front Disc Brake Conversion kit in the video below. Remember? People were polite, knew their stuff and called back when they say they would. Kit is designed to upgrade a manual brake car to power brakes.If you have a factory power car see part number FC0025-405P. Add the safety, reliability and performance of disc brakes to your vehicle with our Manual drum to Power disc conversion. He's from the "old school" way of doing business. Fred Rupert was the gentleman that walked me through the whole ordeal. Master Power Brakes (88) in Mooresville NC is the company that built my system. It took me about a year to weed out all the BS, rude, rip off outfits and find a company that could not only supply both front and rear kits, but one that would answer questions, supply dimentions and other info and make changes to their kits to suit my needs and wants. This area is for posting questions/information concerning 1961-63 year Thunderbirds NO FOR SALE POSTINGS. If youre planning on using steel wheels, youll need 3 - 2 for the front, 1 for he spare. Wheels with smaller 62mm center holes wont fit. Those rotors require wheels with center holes measuring about 73mm. Just wanted to post some pics of the Disc conversion I'm doing. 1965-1967 15x5.5 stock rims, which can be used with a 65-66 disc brake conversion using the large OEM Kelsey-Hayes 4-piston calipers on a 1961-1963 T-bird, were sized as follows: Diameter 15' (381. Be advised, not all disc brake wheels will fit conversions that use Granada rotors.
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