[Oletrucks] brake conversion: tell me where i went wrong

[K Ohlgren]

i thought i would get back to you on where i wwent wrong with my brake
conversion:

some times it's the obvious that gets over looked. i set up the hydroboost
back in 05 when i was setting up my frame. i had the cab on the frame with the
old squished rubber mounts. after body and paint, mounting all the sheetmetal
and plumbing the brakes; something moved. i removed the bolt between the brake
pedal and the hydroboost and there was a 3/16" diference. basically i was
pushing the master cylinder in 3/16". definitely a noobish move.



feed back on the hydroboost: go for it. stopping power plus. if your thinking
about going with a vacume booster, don't. i had plenty of room to mount it
under the floor with the stock pedal and swing arm. i even cut 3" off the
pedal to get it closer to the floor. as shown in this pic.

http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/_ogre/?action=view&current=052909151
9.jpg

Kurt
58 3100 Apache project
the "Duracell Project" it keeps going... and going...
When I die, i want to go asleep and peaceful, not screaming and freaking out
like everyone else in the car.







> From: kjohlgren at hotmail.com
> To: old_chevroletgmctrucks at yahoogroups.com; old-chevy-truck at yahoogroups.com;
oletrucks at autox.team.net
> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:17:46 -0400
> Subject: [Oletrucks] brake conversion: tell me where i went wrong
>
> after 6 yrs of work, the 'duracell project' took it's maiden voyage. it was
a
> short but sweet ride. i almost forgot what it felt like to drive a classic.
i
> got more looks than a naked girl at the beach. =8-0
>
>
>
> i ran into a problem with my brakes. front end is mustang II, rear end is
an
> 89 firebird. disk brakes all around. 03 mustang hydroboost under floor with
> original 58 pedal. 03 mustang proportioning valve. 2 lb residual valves
(blue)
> in front and rear lines. all new calipers, pads & rotors. all new stainless
> lines. everything is new, get it? picture of hyroboost in my 58 frame
>
>
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/_ogre/?action=view&current=IMG_0275.
> jpg
>
>
>
> problem: brakes heat up and drag. truck is easy to roll around in the shop,
no
> noticable drag or noise coming from any brake. take it a mile and there is
> noticable drag, a mile more (back to the shop) and it will stop by it's
self.
> as best as i can tell; all brakes are dragging. pedal come up all the way
by
> it's self. temp readings were around 350 F using an infrared thermo.
>
>
>
> where did i mess up???
>
>
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/_ogre/Mobile%20Uploads/?action=view&
> current=1012091342.jpg
>
>
> Kurt
> 58 3100 Apache project
> the "Duracell Project" it keeps going... and going...
> When I die, i want to go asleep and peaceful, not screaming and freaking
out
> like everyone else in the car.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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