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  1. safado

    safado Member

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    Hey Fellas, I think my master is on its way out.. and at the same time pondering the idea of swapping the car over to manual brakes.. Which from my understanding takes a bit more than just removing the booster... and speaking of which does this look stock for a 76 disc front rear drum car? I've never see the master and booster sit at an angle like that.. the lines from the master look home made also.. maybe just to replace the OEM ones??
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    Looks stock to me...

    Probably the most of us who don't have power assist on their disc setup wish they did...
     
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    Looks like the factory power brake booster.

    You will need to change out your brake pedal and pedal support if you go manual.
     
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    I'm one of the ones that...don't...(n)
    I have 4 wheel manual disc w/manual rack-n-pinion.
     
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    Me neither. That was one of the first things I changed in my 77, power brakes to manual. To the OP, you'll need a manual pedal support to do this or modify the power support to change the axis of the pedal pin to where it's parallel to the ground. You'll need a manual brake master cylinder too and reroute a couple of the brake lines from the proportioning block to the master. The pedal effort is not something difficult to live with, not bad at all. The room created in the engine bay is the biggest plus. That was the primary reason I converted my car's setup.
     
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    the pedal effort cant be any worse than driving around with the vacuum line pulled off the booster right?
     
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    Dunno, I never drove my car with the power working, nor disconnected. Probably less effort than that scenario. Then again, how much are you really going to drive the car anyway ? For most of us now, these are only weekend cruisers at most. I bought mine to play with, not to drive everyday. Nothing like the sound of raw HP, manual brakes, no power steering, and a 4 speed to put you back in touch with the road. The only "options" my car has now is wipers and lights. everything else is gone. But I DO have "stereo" under the hood. (in the triple deuces)
     
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    I concur.. wanted ad placed in classified section..
     
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    I have 4 wheel disc with manual brakes. No trouble stopping at all. The pedal effort is no worse than a Mustang with hydroboost
     
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    I have a 75 with disk front and drum on the brake.. I saw that was mentioned the brake pedal assembly will half to be changed.. I have a 70 parts car that has manual brakes.. I assume the brake pedal will work out of that one ??
     
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    You have to change the pedal support as well. The power support has a different axis for the pedal rod to match the tilted master cylinder.
     
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    Thanks 4 the info.. That will save me a lot of grief when I go to install it..
     
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    to bring this up again.... does anyone know where to get the pushrod for the master? I assume the power pushrod is different?
     
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    It's usually included with the master cylinder. Or it was. Been awhile since I bought one.
     
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    You might consider getting an adjustable pushrod from one of the Mustang houses/suppliers.
     

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