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10/30/2024 7:53 AM  #1


What Master Cylinder to run on a street rod project?

I'm hoping for some help here, I have a 37 Ford that had S197 front disc, and explorer rear disc brakes, with a brake booster and corvette 1 1/8" master cylinder. I'm godzilla swapping it and also had to modifiy the frame Xmember for more room which doesn't provide room for the brake booster anymore. I also swapped in a stock set of 1940 Ford hydraulic clutch/brake pedals. 

This leaves me looking for a manual brake master cylinder for disc/disc, I assume a 1" bore, with the ports on the opposite side of vintage mustangs/ford.  

 

10/30/2024 10:05 AM  #2


Re: What Master Cylinder to run on a street rod project?

No room for hydroboost?

 

10/30/2024 11:58 AM  #3


Re: What Master Cylinder to run on a street rod project?

cj428mach wrote:

I'm hoping for some help here, I have a 37 Ford that had S197 front disc, and explorer rear disc brakes, with a brake booster and corvette 1 1/8" master cylinder. I'm godzilla swapping it and also had to modifiy the frame Xmember for more room which doesn't provide room for the brake booster anymore. I also swapped in a stock set of 1940 Ford hydraulic clutch/brake pedals. 

This leaves me looking for a manual brake master cylinder for disc/disc, I assume a 1" bore, with the ports on the opposite side of vintage mustangs/ford.  

Your description of the required master cylinder could be a Corvette unit from 1967 or a 2000 Mustang V6, non traction control unit.


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10/30/2024 12:58 PM  #4


Re: What Master Cylinder to run on a street rod project?

MS wrote:

cj428mach wrote:

I'm hoping for some help here, I have a 37 Ford that had S197 front disc, and explorer rear disc brakes, with a brake booster and corvette 1 1/8" master cylinder. I'm godzilla swapping it and also had to modifiy the frame Xmember for more room which doesn't provide room for the brake booster anymore. I also swapped in a stock set of 1940 Ford hydraulic clutch/brake pedals. 

This leaves me looking for a manual brake master cylinder for disc/disc, I assume a 1" bore, with the ports on the opposite side of vintage mustangs/ford.  

Your description of the required master cylinder could be a Corvette unit from 1967 or a 2000 Mustang V6, non traction control unit.

Thanks for the information. I think the aluminum one I have now is based off the corvette one and is rather bulky through out the body. The 2000 Mustang v6 one is intriquing because I actually have a 99-04 Mustang v6 parts car. How would I deal with the issue of the depth of the pushrod in the piston? I assume since its a power master cylinder that the bore for the push rod isn't very deep or am I wrong on this? I may have to pull it off tonight and investigate. Do these newer style master cylinders have residual valves?

Thank you
 

Last edited by cj428mach (10/30/2024 1:02 PM)

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10/31/2024 8:52 AM  #5


Re: What Master Cylinder to run on a street rod project?

The engagement depth on the 2000 Mustang v6 non traction control master cylinder is 1” exactly like a Mustang 65-73 would have.


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11/05/2024 11:36 AM  #6


Re: What Master Cylinder to run on a street rod project?

MS wrote:

The engagement depth on the 2000 Mustang v6 non traction control master cylinder is 1” exactly like a Mustang 65-73 would have.

Thank You. 

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