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Re: [oletrucks] power brakes/master cylinder

To: kmm1024@hotmail.com, camley@excite.com, oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] power brakes/master cylinder
From: "Brian _" <pkupman57@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:57:30 -0700
i have a 57 chevy and i put a power brake booster and master cylinder and 
pedal assembly in my truck on the firewall from an '85 camaro.
other than making the pedal slightly longer, and angleing it outward to 
clear the floorboard at full pressure, it was a bolt in.
i "fixed" the pedal up in high school metal shop (when i was still in high 
school, thos were the days, no worries, oh well, class of 2000 is a cool 
title too) when i made the pedal longer, i cut it in the right place, welded 
in a peice of metal that was the same size all the way around, and notched 
the sides of the cut so that i could put my weld in a channel, rather than 
just having it sit on top of the seam. i also welded some 1/8" metal plates 
to either side of the extention.
to make the angle more sever to clear the floorboard. i simply made a cut 
that didnt go quite all the way though, then i bent the pedal to the proper 
angle and welded in a triangle shaped peice of metal, again notched, and i 
again welded 1/8 think plate to either side. after all my welds were ground, 
and the pedal wore a new coat of semi-flat black, it looked almost totally 
stock (for the camaro).
if anyone would like pics of my install, email me and i will be glad to get 
some pics and send them to you off-list.

Brian M
Atwater, CA
'57 Chevy 3200
'00 Dodge Neon
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