I have a 28 rpu I'm building. Front brakes are 55 F1 drum, rear is 69 Ford F100. I purchased a 69 Ford MC. I chose this one partly because it has built in residual pressure valves (2 less things to have to buy and install I thought) Unfortunately, due to poor planning on my part, the placement of my master cylinder makes it just about impossible to plumb one of the lines. I have exhausted all means of making this master cylinder work without major changes in the mount and would like to just go with another that has the ports out the other side. I am DONE searching for fitting to try and make it work. So I'm looking for a master cylinder with: * dual reservoir * ports on the p***enger side * Suitable for drum/drum * No power ***ist Is there a resource on line to look over the specs of various designs? Hoping to just come up with something from a pretty common vehicle.
I've had good luck with '70 Camaro manual master cylinders (all drum brakes). I would have to check to see which side the outlets are on. alex
Do all factory MC have residual valves? I bought a 67 mustang (4wheel drums) for my Falcon. Driver side outlet if i recall. Might be the same damn part# as yours is. -rick
I don't know offhand a year or application that has the ports on the p***enger side, although I worked on many Fords that had them, including vans, Crown Vics, etc. But there are some specs you may want to reconsider. 1-No reason not to use a disc/drum master in a drum/drum sytem. Except for having to add residuals, this opens up the choices and styles greatly, as they were used exclusively from about 1976 up through the 90's, or over twice as many years as drum/drum. (Keep in mind, even if the master you have had residuals from the factory, no guarantee the new/rebuilt replacements have them!) Plus you have the benift of an easier upgrade to disc fronts should the time arrive. 2-Using a master cylinder from a power application will usually have a deeper push rod bore in the primary piston, allowing a safer install on a custom non-powered system, by making sure the push rod does not fall out.
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