I am now making progress on the brake system. I ordered a
complete set of stainless brake lines and a master cylinder. I originally
thought the motor would not produce enough vacuum to support power brakes, but
now I find out it will. I can always get
the booster later.
I purposely kept the rear end out of the car so installing the
rear brake lines along the axle would be easier. It wasn’t as easy as I thought. The lines are
pre bent for a disc brake conversion, but they didn’t seems to fit as well as I
would like. The assembly manual shows how to run the lines for factory drum
brakes so I had to take some creative control.
After many attempts to fit them, I realized I needed to modify the
bends. With a little coaxing, I got them
in a shape that fit well, but not perfect.
I also bought two kits from CCP which had band clamps and clips to mount
the rubber lines to the axle as well at the T-fitting. I did have to shave the
mounting hardware, where the hard line meets the rubber line; it was too thick
to allow the clip to be installed. A few passes with the grinder and that was taken
care of. I think it came out well; I may need to adjust them once the rear end
is back in the 55 to make sure nothing hits.
I am hoping that the front lines to both front wheels and
the rear line that runs outside the frame to the axle go it easier. Those runs
were not modified, so all the factory attachment points should work with the
factory bends on the new lines.
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