FYI FORD - MustangSteve's Ford Mustang Forum
The Internet's Most Knowledgeable Classic Mustang Information
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CLASSIC FORD MUSTANGS, YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!
MustangSteve has over 30 years of Mustang experience, having owned 30 of them and restored several others. With the help of other Mustangers, this site is dedicated to helping anyone wanting to restore or modify their Mustang.... THERE ARE NO DUMB QUESTIONS!!!!!
Visit MustangSteve's web site to view some of my work and find details for:
FYIFORD Contributors' PICTURES - Power Brake Retrofit Kits for 65-66 Stangs - Classic Mustang FAQ's by MustangSteve - How to wire in a Duraspark Ignition - Mustang Ride Height Pictures and Descriptions - Steel Bushings to fit Granada Spindles to Mustang Tie Rods - Visit my EBAY store MustangSteve Performance - How to Install Granada Disc Brakes MustangSteve's Disc Brake Swap Page - FYIFORD Acronyms for guide to all the acronyms used on this page - FYIFORD Important information and upcoming events

You are not logged in. Would you like to login or register?

7/05/2018 4:40 PM  #1


brake pedals for 67 Fastback

Will a manual brake pedal fit in the same pedal assembly as a power brake pedal? I believe the car was a manual brake car from the factory.  PO installed a power booster and welded a 1" piece between the pedal pivot and where the ram bolts on. Thanks!

 

7/06/2018 4:55 AM  #2


Re: brake pedals for 67 Fastback

The support is drilled for both manual and power brakes.  The pedals do not mount the same way.  The power brake pedal mounts with a bolt high up on the support near the cowl.  The manual pedal mounts through bushings in the support lower down.

The previous owner was an idiot.  Get a power brake pedal and get it installed.  You cannot do what he did because the pedal ratios between manual and power brakes are radically different and without the right peal you are not putting the right amount of force into the brakes.  This is dangerous.  If I were you, that @$$hat would get a real piece of my mind.  Brakes are not an area to get creative and try to "farmer" your way through.  All the information you need to do the conversion properly is on the web.  I would now go over the entire car and make sure its safe, because such things indicate a clear lack of knowledge (and worse, an ignorance to investigating what the proper way to do things is) and would make me very nervous.

Last edited by TKOPerformance (7/06/2018 7:33 PM)

 

7/06/2018 8:40 AM  #3


Re: brake pedals for 67 Fastback

A "correct" power brake pedal will only work with the "correct" booster for the car.  No telling what is cobbled together in there.  See my FAQ page on pedals and boosters to ID the correct stuff for your car.


Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
 

Board footera


REMEMBER!!! When posting a question about your Mustang or other Ford on this forum, BE SURE to tell us what it is, what year, engine, etc so we have enough information to go on.