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Mail From: Max Watson (email redacted)

I was at Pick'n'Pull today pickin' and pullin' odds and ends for my car. I
must not have been quite awake, as I pulled a '71 Mustang's power booster
thinking it would fit my '68. Yeah, right.

Fortunately, when I went back I found a proper fitting power booster on a
'70 Cougar... Which leads me to a point, the "Ford Parts Interchange
Manual" is not a definitive source for parts interchange. The power
booster section downright sucks... I would have never known I could use a
'70 Cougar booster, if I hadn't looked at the unit.

Anyway, I've got a '71 Mustang power booster... Anyone want it? Let me
know.. I can also go back and pull the brake pedal or anything else.

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Max Watson
<(email redacted)> Tractor Factor Productions
Santa Rosa, CA sonic.net/~max

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Mail From: Jeremy Wilson (email redacted)

At 01:30 AM 11/03/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Fortunately, when I went back I found a proper fitting power booster on a
>'70 Cougar...

Are you sure it will fit? The '67 and '68 boosters are different from the
'70, in that the '70 booster has a straight pedal level while the earlier
ones are bent down.

I know this because my '67 has a '70 in it, and it doesn't work that well
since it doesn't fit perfectly.

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(email redacted) - Jeremy Wilson - Atari 2600 Fanatic, Mustang Lover
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Mail From: Max Watson (email redacted)

Jeremy Wilson wrote:
>Are you sure it will fit? The '67 and '68 boosters are different from the
>'70, in that the '70 booster has a straight pedal level while the earlier
>ones are bent down.
>
>I know this because my '67 has a '70 in it, and it doesn't work that well
>since it doesn't fit perfectly.

ARRGH! The pedal lever is straight! What an odd change.

Please elaborate on "doesn't work that well."

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Max Watson
<(email redacted)> Tractor Factor Productions
Santa Rosa, CA sonic.net/~max

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Mail From: Jeremy Wilson (email redacted)

At 02:20 PM 11/03/97 -0400, you wrote:
>ARRGH! The pedal lever is straight! What an odd change.

Yeah, I didn't realize it myself until I had the old manual MC out and
looked at the part that connects to the pedel.

>Please elaborate on "doesn't work that well."

You can put the lever on the pedal, but it is bent down. The problem with
mine is that it provides way, WAY too much power boost - just touching the
pedal lightly causes the breaks to lock up.

I assume it is because of the differences in the boosters, and I also
assume it is because of this angled lever causing some sort of vacuum leak
or something.

I am planning on dumping the '70 for a genuine '67, which is a completely
different booster - they look and operate nothing alike.

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Mail From: Anthony J. Pisarek (email redacted)

While we are discussing this, I have a question.....

I have a 1970 Sportsroof (302-2v, AT, AC) with manual drum brakes. I
will not have the time or the opportunity to take over the other side
of my garage to change to power disks in the foreseeable future. I
was lucky the wife let me park the mustang in the garage and put our
new explorer outside.. :-)

Can I put in a Power Booster on this without having to find a
different pedal assembly or other plumbing? If I need to get other
pieces to make this work, can anyone tell me what they are?

Thanks

Tony (Manual... DAMN MY LEG IS TIRED! Brakes) Pisarek

Tony

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Mail From: Jeremy Wilson (email redacted)

At 07:40 AM 12/03/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Can I put in a Power Booster on this without having to find a
>different pedal assembly or other plumbing? If I need to get other
>pieces to make this work, can anyone tell me what they are?

No, you have to change pedals. The pivot point is different.

Depending on the type of pedal mount you have, you will also have to drill
out the holes for the new mount point. You will need a new power master
cylinder, booster, vacuum lines and distribution block. You will probably
also need new brake lines, but you may be able to bend the existing ones.

Since you're doing all that work, I'd just put new lines in anyway.

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(email redacted) - Jeremy Wilson - Atari 2600 Fanatic, Mustang Lover
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