I’m trying to figure out a good way to install my brake booster to my firewall and pedal ***embly. Can someone please send some detailed pictures of their set up? Thanks!
Gonna need more info than that to get anything specific for your project. My standard comment would be drill some holes and set it in place but it sounds like you may have more issues to deal with first. If it was just that easy you would just be showing us what you did. What seems to be the issue at hand?
I thing what you want to do is find parts that came together originally and adapt them to your situation.
This on my '54 Customline. Added some metal and reinforcements to the brake pedal mount so the bottom booster bolts could attach properly. Also fabbed a plate and welded that to the firewall for added reinforcement. I retained the original '54 brake rod. I cut off the end and threaded it, then used a threaded coupling to attach it to the new booster rod. Locked it in with a jam nut. Added bonus, now it's an adjustable rod. Mounted, '68 Mustang M/C (I have 4-wheel drum brakes) and 8" dual diaphragm booster.
Brandon141 avatar “appears” to be a 55 Ford and he states he has in his profile. It is not a hard system to retrofit and is a common one. He can go to social groups>brands>52-59 Fords which has been discussed at length and current is.
Correct, in fact it's very simple to do. Had Brandon141 stated he is working on a 55 I would have posted photos. The photo that was posted in opening post made me wonder what was being worked on (why remove the pedal unit to start with). This is a non stock Booster on one of my 57's. To do this one is about as easy as it gets. When asking questions try to be clear and specific. It helps us old guys help ya out.
Thanks for the help again! Sorry I didn’t specify I was working on my 55. I bought the pedal ***embly out of Minnesota, I’m in Michigan. l simply made an adaptor bracket to go between the firewall and brake booster.
Ask around on the '52 to '59 Ford sub forum. There are a lot of '55 and '56 Ford guys that have done the power brake thing, with success.
Good job Brandon. I take it then that your car just didn't have any pedals in it when you started. I can see how that could make a guy scratch his head.
I've used all sorts of combinations of brake masters and pedal ***emblies on my hotrod builds. Mostly because of space limitations and cost. One hanging pedal ***embly I've used numerous times is Subaru Legacy from around late 90's to early 2000's. Mainly because they're compact, and designed to fit on a flat firewall so many old cars have. And at around $25-$30 from wrecking yards the price beats the heck out of aftermarket pieces. I use 3/8" plate large enough to support the firewall and reinforce it to avoid flexing. I make up a cardboard template to match the pedal ***embly, and then mark it out for whatever master I'll use. Then drill and tap holes in the plate to make studs for mounting the master, and also bolts to mount the pedal ***embly. This was for my '39 Chev coupe with a Corvette dual master and Subaru pedal ***embly. I cut the rectangle pedal off the arm, and welded a 1/2"-20 lugnut to the arm. Then screwed on an old Ford truck round pedal to make it more era appropriate.
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