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front/rear discs on a 74 power assist master cylinder interchangability???

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Old 05-15-2012, 12:42 PM
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Default front/rear discs on a 74 power assist master cylinder interchangability???

I have a 1956 ford F100 with disc brakes up front and in the back. The master cylinder is from a 1974 mustang power assist but the master cylinder is disc/drum. I'm looking for a master cylinder that is for a vehicle with dual discs. With older cars I know alot of the master cylinders are interchangable and am hoping I can just get a master cylinder off a different application and just bolt on, bleed and go... Or if anyone knows of any aftermarket one that would work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks
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the mercury monarch and the ford granada had disc/disc
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97 ford explorer is disc/disc and cheap too $35 its the light weight aluminum with the plastic res tho so if your looking for original look then it wont work for you. you can also try a 84 mustang svo its disc/disc but it has 1 1/8" bore so it might be a bit too firm on the pedal
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I've read that a master brake cylinder out of a 76 corvette will work with maybe only adjusting the length of the push rod???? any brake experts out there??
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Originally Posted by Xargon321
97 ford explorer is disc/disc and cheap too $35 its the light weight aluminum with the plastic res tho so if your looking for original look then it wont work for you. you can also try a 84 mustang svo its disc/disc but it has 1 1/8" bore so it might be a bit too firm on the pedal
i believe the SVO master cylinder is metric i dunno about the exploder
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Try talking to http://www.abspowerbrake.com/index.html they have taken care of me in the same boat and the master cylinder they sent fit prefect.
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Old 05-17-2012, 11:48 AM
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The biggest problem with the SVO is the outlets are on the opposite side (I am running it in my 65 right now but in the middle of an upgrade to a wilwood unit)
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the 97 explorer is on the fender side ports and it is metric but adaptors are easy to get ags the same company that makes polyarmor brake lines make them blf-31 and blf-33 to convert the metric fittings to 3/8-24 for a 65-66 mustang
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