1968 Fairlane - Power Brakes - HELP!

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1968 Fairlane - Power Brakes - HELP! - 6/29/2007 3:26:23 PM    skuntz01   Posts: 7 Score: 0 Joined: 1/26/2007 Status: offline Can anyone help me change from manual to power assist? I purchased a power booster and master cylinder, but it seems to long to fit. Post #: 1

RE: 1968 Fairlane - Power Brakes - HELP! - 6/29/2007 8:53:41 PM    n3vyk   Posts: 12 Score: 0 Joined: 6/16/2007 Status: offline My 68 Fairlane SW has power brakes. The booster & mastercylinder are pretty long. They are right next to the shock tower. One of the lines comes off of the bottom of the master cylinder. Does your M/C have one port on the bottom? _____________________________ Andy McElhaney 73 Ranchero 61 Ranchero 68 Fairlane Station wagon 71 Norton Commando 99 Triumph Trophy 68 BSA 441 Shooting Star (in reply to skuntz01) Post #: 2

RE: 1968 Fairlane - Power Brakes - HELP! - 6/30/2007 1:21:51 PM    skuntz01   Posts: 7 Score: 0 Joined: 1/26/2007 Status: offline Yes. Mine has a port on the bottom, out at the end of the unit. Also, I am wondering if you could do me a big favor? Can you measure the length of the master/power booster unit? Can you tell me if there a plate/adapter between the unit and the firewall which causes the unit to adjust so it ends up just inside the shock tower? Thats my hunch right now. I'll have to find a plate/adapter if you see one in there. Thanks much. Sam (in reply to n3vyk) Post #: 3

RE: 1968 Fairlane - Power Brakes - HELP! - 7/1/2007 12:07:21 PM    n3vyk   Posts: 12 Score: 0 Joined: 6/16/2007 Status: offline Sam,     My unit is 18" from the firewall to the end of the mastercylinder. It has a bracket at the firewall end that spaces it up and out from the firewall. The bracket also has a bellcrank setup to match the amount that the assembly is raised from the hole in the firewall. It lines the rod on the pedal to the pushrod going into the booster.                                                                Andy _____________________________ Andy McElhaney 73 Ranchero 61 Ranchero 68 Fairlane Station wagon 71 Norton Commando 99 Triumph Trophy 68 BSA 441 Shooting Star (in reply to skuntz01) Post #: 4

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