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Author Topic: Firewall mounted brake booster  (Read 3070 times)
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« on: July 13, 2012, 08:00:32 AM »
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Am planning to put a trimatic behind the grey and have been advised that boosting the drums would be a sufficient upgrade to the brakes that I wouldn't need to do a HR front conversion.

Can anyone recommend a firewall mounted booster w/master that would be relatively easy to attach knowing that the clutch master will be deleted?

I figure if I just go single circuit master then I wouldn't need to make too many if any changes to the rest of the system.

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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2012, 08:42:53 AM »
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Why do you want to run drums?
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2012, 09:36:14 AM »
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If your brakes are fine now I wouldn't mess with them, sure you're going to lose some engine braking going from manual to auto but I don't think it would be worth the effort. Boosted drums can be tricky and sometimes downright dangerous, especially in emergency braking situations.
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2012, 01:37:17 PM »
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Shift kit in the trimatic to aid with the braking . Grin
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2012, 04:45:30 PM »
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Why not consider the VH40 remote booster solution - much simpler and will be just as good in performance. You could even mount it under the guard to keep it out of the way.

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