...Is there a master brake cylinder that looks good on the firewall of a 32 Ford....If so would you show a picture of it and where to purchase?....I did some searching and was not able to find the info I am asking about....Seems like what I do find goes on to say......'' DON'T PUT IT UNDER THE FLOOR, IT IS THIS THAT AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS AND REASONS NOT TO PUT IT THERE ''.....Thanks for any info and help......Miller
There's NOT a master cylinder that looks good on the firewall of a '32 Ford. I've welded enough ugly M/C holes shut in '32 firewalls to know that in spades. There is a number of mfrs of floor pedal setups you can use, but the best is using stock pedals ('32-'39, pref., and on to '48 passenger car) Ford pickups also had floor pedals, so any from '32 to '52 would be natural. There would be some fabrication involved (simple bracketry) but I'd try to keep the pedals where they 'belong'...
Absolutely. On a 32 you don't want to mess up that firewall with a master cylinder, especially an original firewall. To pretty to do that. Its like a zit on the nose of the prom queen. Everyone see's it and it looks ugly.
I think a single reservoir like a early Mustang looks fine on any firewall.. A lot of guys don't like to use them but they were on most all cars until the mid-60's..
...only because I read that putting it under the floor was not a good place for it such as hard to bleed,easy to be damaged,etc.etc......miller
don't believe everything you read, under the floor is fine.....there are 1000's of hot rods with them. all mine have the MC under the floor with no problems. there seams to be a lot of guys on here that have trouble getting brakes to work properly , why i can't fully understand...they are simple IF you know what you are doing. that `60 chevy pickup dual mater cylinder that 56don posted does look ok. one side for brakes , the other for clutch...so it really is just a single MC but....in choosing master cylinder you must pick one that will work with you brakes , not necessarily looks good. what are your brakes?
..at this time I don't have any brakes.....what I am thinking disc front drum rear...however that may change,....I don't have any brakes,lines, pedal etc in it now.....thanks for the info/help...miller
Here is the way I put mine under the floor. I have a stock K member. I used the stock pedals without modification. I started by bolting a steel plate to the rear of the K member. Symmetrical bolt patterns are nice but I used original bolt locations to avoid drilling new holes. Next I welded a piece of about 4 inch square structural tubing to the plate facing to the rear of the car. At the back I welded a vertical piece to mount the master cylinder. I shaped the rear to accommodate bearing blocks for the shaft that would hold the levers for rods that came from the original pedal assembly and went to the push rod for the master cylinder. The length of the levers were sized to match the levers on a 1940 brake pedal assembly. I made a cut out in the bottom to insert the ’39-’48 Ford master cylinder and a cut out in the top to check the fluid. I relocated the battery to a mirror image location on the K member. The master fluid level can be checked through the original battery cover in the floor.
I second the '62 Chevy 1/2 ton M/C. Works well on my '27 roadster. '56 Ford truck drums up front and Maverick drums out back.
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