KacyZ28
08-18-2004, 08:52 PM
my friend has a 65 mustang and it has manual brakes and we were talking bout putting power brakes on it but he says he cant cause he has to use tall valve cover and they wont clear the stock booster what other booster/master cylinder combo can he use?
DB Z28
08-19-2004, 03:12 AM
Try running a hydroboost than you should have room.
Hydratech®
08-19-2004, 04:35 AM
Unfortunately, the 64 1/2 to 66 Stangs had very little room between the shock tower and the firewall, preventing anything from fitting in here easily, unlike the the '67 and up that can easily accomodate power brakes. The move to available big block power in the Stang for '67 forced the Ford engineers to stretch the engine compartment more, and while doing so adding much more room between the firewall and shock tower.
Due to the super short distance between the firewall and shock tower, we cannot fit a hydraulic brake assist unit into the earlier Mustangs, as the assembly works out to be to long, no matter how we try to configure it. ABS Power Brake Service seems to have developed some sort of a PowerMaster type system, with a remote mounted electro / hydraulic pump assembly which powers up a short 3 piston master cylinder. The 3rd piston is the assist part of the mc, just like the troublesome G-nat powermaster setup. This is probably very expensive stuff, but atleast provides the option for potent power brake installation into a tight area where most other stuff won't fit, due to its short length.
I have attached some pics here for you guys to check out - remember, this is NOT our stuff - it is ABS Power Brake Service's product in SoCal...