I've been neglecting my 65 lately, due to the fact that I picked up an 01 GT and well, its just new and interesting.

Anyway, I have a 65 Coupe with a 351W and a T5 behind that. The 351W is built and has a healthy cam (.544 lift and .296 duration) I've had vacuum problems the entire time I've had this engine in the car. (about one year) The engine makes about 8 inches of HG at idle, a far cry from the 18 the power booster requires. I have seen a few classics with a hydroboost setup from the SN95 mustangs.

Anyone running these?

While at it, I beleive I am going to upgrade my rear drums to 11.65 discs from a SN95 and maybe even upgrade my factory disc brakes with slotted and vented rotors to either the S197 front brakes of if I save enough a set of 13inch cobra brakes up front.

(I'm getting it track ready)

I tried the search function but we all know it hasn't been working.

Does anyone have any experience with these swaps. I remember awhile back valleyfirearms did the S197 swap I beleive. I have done some research on mustang steve but I was wondering if there were any others who made brackets for the calipers

 

Search eBay for the bracket to add SN95 front and rear brakes to the Early Mustang.

I have a stock SN95 GT brake set-up here that I am adding to my daughters `67. I have the Cobra Brakes on my Explorer, and I used a drum brake hub from a 1967 Mustangfor the swap in my Explorer. I was quite amazed at how well it all came together...

They have the same type of brackets for the SN95 GT rear disc, or the SN95 Cobra set-up...


Good luck,
Ryan

 

why not just a "man"ual set up since your low on vacuum? or get a vacuum pump to operate the brakes from a mid 80s turbo Z car?

 

I have a vacuum pump with a vacuum canister, but after driving the 01 Its just not the same :-)

Plus, it will be seeing some track time in the near future and I like to be spoiled haha

 

i went manual with 13 inchssbc up front and 10.5 ssbc in the rear

 

Theres http://www.vintagevenom.com/ but i don't trust the spacer behide the rotor it uses and it changes your back spacing to the newer mustangs tho.Or http://www.streetortrack.com/ST-Products-c-252.html has the front ones i have done some adding with these kits you could spend a little more or the same and get the smaller baer brakes which is the same brakes tho.

 

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Wilwood kit, period. And you should be getting more vacuum. Either something ain't set right or you have a vacuum leak.

 

I was only getting 8 without the vacuum pump, however with the pump I get around 22, but its just not what I want. It stops but I want my eyeballs to hang out.