Power brake/hydralic clutch conversion

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    I'm converting my 73 manual brakes/auto to power brakes and a T-5 with a hydraulic clutch. I'm having difficulity finding the correct booster, brake and clutch pedal combinations Has any done both conversions successfully?
     
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    If your going to stick with a factory power brake set up, you cannot have a clutch pedal. The factory brake arm comes down the left side of the column to get the angle for the brake booster. Best bet is to convert to a T5 with the hydraulic set up as you mentioned and then find a small booster to get your assist from. Here's an article for a falcon but it should work for you as well. Let us know if you do it.

    http://www.stuart.iit.edu/students/2112/restoration/powerbrakes.htm
     
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    It can be done it just takes alittle work. When we had the stock front end I used the stock auto pedal and power brakes with a hydraulic clutch and T-5.

    I cut the brake pad down to except the manual pad. Then I welded a tube forward of the brake pedal to the brake pedal braket. I cut into the braket so I could have the tube higher and get more weld on the tube for strength. I bought a pinto clutch pedal to mount, I cut it to size and made a small curved metal plate for the stock pad.

    There are two directions you can go from here. You can mount the hydraulic unit in the stock clutch rod hole and mount it to the pedal. I mounted a lever on the opposite side of the clutch pedal on the clutch pivit shaft. That way I could mount the hydraulic master cylinder in that dog ear on the steering colum floor braket. The first way would be easier, I used the 69-70 hydraulic kit but, if you go threw the stock clutch rod hole you need the 65-66 one.
    The difference is the mounting holes on the clutch master cylinder, ones over and under and the others side by side.

    Your not to far from me so if you need help let me know. I'll try to make some drawing that will help out, it's not that hard.

    e-mail hakitup1@aol.com
     
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    Thanks for the info guys. Thomas, I would like to stop by sometime and check out your set up and see what it looks like. You may remember me, I've chatted with you on AOL before.
     
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