Have you got the Brake Handbook from HP Books?
The plumbing should be pretty simple. 3/16 line is almost universal.
Tee the rear line close to the differential, not really critical.
Recommend braided steel flex hoses, unless you want a softer pedal. Some do,
especially in a resto-rod.
Proportioning valve can be almost anywhere, since it is simply a
pressure-limiting device. I presume you have an adjustable one. You would
likely be using the small end of the adjustment - very little restiction.
I would want a master cylinder from a dual-disc system, perhaps from the
Lincoln rather than the Volare.
Brackets should be a matter of common sense. The only ones critical would be
the front wheels. Start by looking at the relationship on your street
car/truck. Then mount everything up and try various fore/aft locations
while moving the steering through it's range. The flexible hose should be
level with the wheels at their normal ride height.
I'd use standard tubing unless I were in the snow/salt part of the
universe.
Rex Burkheimer
J-CON Coordinator, WM Automotive Whse Fort Worth TX
Texas Region SCCA FC #19 Reynard
rex@txol.net rburkheimer@hotmail.com
Gravity...It's Not Just a Good Idea. It's the Law.
"There is pleasure sure in being mad which none but madmen know." John
Dryden
----- Original Message -----
From: <jniolon@uss.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 3:18 PM
Subject: brake and fuel line plumbing
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> Gentlemen,
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> I'm in the planning stages (walking around and looking) of plumbing the
> brakes on my '53 F-100. While I understand what has to be done, I'm sure
> there are a lot of little details I need to know that I don't.. i.e.
> Line size, brackets, where's the best place to "T" in the rear lines...
> where should the residuals be put and the proportioning valves..etc. Is
> stainless worth the cost over regular steel if I'm not going to show the
> truck...??? (I would ask if I should use the Facom or the Snap-on Bender
> but that thread finally died)
>
> I've got disc brakes front and rear (Volare - Lincoln) and using the
> Chrysler Master/Booster. Help save me knuckles and money.....
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> Any and all suggestions are welcome... does anyone know of a site with a
> good tech article... the magazine stuff I've read skims the project and
> skips the little details that will bite you in the ...... Well, we've
all
> been there, done that...
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> While we're at it.... the fuel lines will be next... so.............
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> john
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