Well your information about the bigger trucks is helpful! On the
half-ton trucks the line runs forward, and crosses over to a tee, before
running to the right front, and to the rear.
If they run the line down the left side on the big trucks there is no
reason not to do so on mine...
One of the books I read about brakes said to keep the line away from the
exhaust system, and I was concerned about that.
Steve Hanberg
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Perry [mailto:glperry@fwi.com]
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 8:28 AM
To: Steve Hanberg; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] More brake conversion
I'm not sure I understand what the problem is. MC is on left frame where
orig was? under floor?
Why not just run the line down left frame rail? That's the way they are
on
my big trucks. Why does it goe accross
frame? The fronts can just go forward, to a tee on left rail near
bellhousing x-over, one to left front one going down
along x-over to right rail and forward to hole in frame and mount for
hose.
I wouldn't run the fronts from a line that
crosses way in the back on frame x-over somewhere? Would make bleeding
harder I would think.
G. L. Perry
Huntington, IN 46750
glperry@fwi.com
Big AD trucks, COE
MM tractors and 1 Oliver!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hanberg" <Steve@OldSub.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 11:47 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] More brake conversion
> I seem to be managing only a couple hours a week real work on this
project.
> Today I mounted the new dual master and looked hard at plumbing
issues.
> Before I start cutting and bending tube, I'm wondering how others have
> approached this part of the project.
>
> My truck is a '55 1st GMC Suburban. Rear axle and brakes are from a
'73
> Chevelle wagon. Front rotors, calipers and the master cylinder are
all
> new/rebuilt spec'd for the Chevelle so it should all work together. I
have
> both 2 lb and 10 lb Wilwood residual valves on hand, and I have the
> combination valve unit from the Chevelle.
>
> I'm thinking I'll mount the valve unit just to the rear of the master
> cylinder, in the frame. I'll use a couple of the spacers that held
the
> backing plates out from the spindle to get the valve unit far enough
out
that
> I can get my fingers on the fittings.
>
> I'm thinking I'll put the residual values between the master and the
valve
> unit. This valve unit serves as a tee for the front brakes, so I'll
just
run
> those lines forward from there, basically following the original path.
>
> I'm struggling with the path for the line going to the rear. It seems
much
> more straight-forward to just run toward the back with it, from the
valve
> unit. I've already moved the flex line at the rear to the middle to
> accomodate the axle. If I try to follow the original path, I'll be
doubling
> back toward the front, running two lines on teh crossmember under the
> transmission, and then going to the rear, working my way around the
fuel
> tank.
>
> If I just go straight back from the value unit, I'm running down the
same
side
> as the exhaust system. But should the six ever be replaced by a V-8
I'll
> likely run dual exhaust, and have that issue on both sides.
>
> If you were patient enough to read all this, do you have any wisdom or
> experience that might suggest if this is a good approach, or if I
should
think
> about something else?
>
> Appreciate any thoughts!
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
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