It’s a pretty commonly used master cylinder in Australia. It’s from a Ford XB falcon the same kind of car the Mad Max interceptor was made from. Haha, yes you do see metric bolts. I plan on replacing them when I strip and paint the frame.
Nice work Wardog. I am glad you modified that line going under the master cylinder. By the way real nice welding. Geoff aka whodaky
Thanks Geoff. I was never happy with the idea of the line hanging down so I made it anyway to see how it actually looked. I was still not happy but I tend to second guess most things I do so I decided to put a photo of it up on here. The replies I got confirmed I had to change it.
Great thread, nice work, please keep sharing. Just a caution.... the exhaust hanger rubber bobbins need to be in compression and not shear.... they will tear apart otherwise... been there , done thatHope you don’t mind my interference.
I had this in mind while mounting them. The exhaust is so short in reality they should be supported by the engine. These are more to stop the pipes flopping about. You are not interfering, I welcome opinions and different ideas.
I have slight concern about solid brake lines mounted to suspension arm that will have small movement. Over time metal fatigue will brake or can it even lead to loosen fitting at distribution block. Or maybe not seeing it properly?
In his 3rd pic you will see the brake hose from the torque tube bracket to the frame.Ford in '39 introduced the hydraulic brakes and their factory set up is similar, a brass distribution block was bolted to the torque tube and had a flexible hose to the frame .The other 2 lines went down the radius rods to the backing plate.
Nice ideas for when I tackle the brake line job. However, I'm a little concerned that the front left line could catch on something. I suggest that you move the clamp over about an inch on the K member and then angle that left line up so it is protected by the K member, if you get my meaning.
3rd pic is what bothered me saw frame to left looked like attached to “u” piece holding distribution block. but now closer look at 4th pic can see as u discribe & all attached to torque tube - ignore my concern
Not a lot of progress this weekend. I fitted the front brake hoses and bolted the shocks back in position to check everything.
I''d like to see a gusset on at least one side of the bracket holding the master cylinder. There's a lot of force pushing on the push rod and I would expect the plate to flex/bend over time.
I got the park brake working. I changed sides on the shift tower for right hand drive. I made a 1/4” rod linkage with a guide on the torque tube. I used a cable bracket from a 70’s falcon.
My friend Nick sent me this photo today. It’s the natural colour and as you can see it’s already starting to age and colour up from being tooled.
The 1/4 rod will stretch [try to straiten out] after a few E brake applications may or may not take a set and stay with out any problems just be ready for early adjustments..
It was trying to straighten. Until I added the guide at the torque tube. I put enough thread on it for some adjustment.
I’ve been busy lately with car shows, so not a lot of progress. One thing I’m happy I’ve sorted out is the generator. A couple of weeks ago a mate sent me the only generator he had with the mount that sits it central on the manifold. It ended up being a truck generator that was too long to work. So this weekend another mate of mine let this one go from he’s personal collection of old chrome. He is also the same guy that sold me the carburettors. It fits and has been rebuilt and converted to 12v. All the white and blue will be painted black.
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