Ditched the old vacuum booster for the upgraded hydro boost setup. This can be used on most of the older GM cars and trucks. Cheaper and better than a lot of the kits out there.
Hi I only found your channel recently and have gone back to watch all your content and I have to say I love what you do and what you have built I’m a home builder in Australia I have a 62 chev Belair with a twin turbo ls and have started building a 48 Chev sedan with another twin turbo ls. Keep up what your doing I think it’s fantastic I’m hooked.
nice work man.. lookin good. if those fittings are stainless, you should use the fluid that goes in the system to lubricate over that spit lube lol.. don't want those fine threads galling.
I've built me a setup similar but the only thing is that the pedal is hard like a manual brake setup but it stops like a chap. If you're wondering I have a 69 Lemans with a merlin 509 with ssbc 13s up front and 11s on the rear
So the hose that you cut and assembled on one end with the supplied fittings is for the high pressure side? If so, will that end be able to handle the high pressure?
How things bud? Like your video on the hydro boost.. nice work.. is it possible to invert the hydro boost unit so the lines are hidden at the bottom? Goin to do this swap soon..
Never thought about inverting it. I can see it being possible. If my memory serves me right, the two master cylinder mounting bolt holes are centered. So you should be able to mount the booster upside down and it’ll bolt up correctly. Good luck.
@@averagedadsgarage I've seen them inverted on some chevy trucks......just can't tell which model and did it myself while fighting for room on a 455 olds /55 chev swap
I used the Astro van because it was $40 instead of $500 for boosters they sell for these cars. And the hose kit I bought was for GM boosters like this one. Others may work, but I’m not sure.
So I understand this correctly, the hydo boost solves a low vacuum problem when converting to 4 wheel disc that otherwise would leave the braking action insufficient or too hard at the pedal? In other words, why do a hydro boost setup if you don't have to (if a vacuum booster will work)? What is the benefit? Does it make the pedal super easy touch wise? I have a 4 wheel drum 70 Elky (bbc) I am considering upgrading to 4 wheel disc. But I am a little hesitant because my current setup works extremely well even though it's 4 wheel drum (I barely have to touch the pedal for braking). Disc brakes look better and in theory should function better but I'd hate to remove a perfectly functioning system only to have a problem getting disc brakes to work nicely. Nice video brother.
Great video, I’m looking to replace my master cylinder that’s on my hydroboost on my suburban and wanted to do the same set up. Unfortunately they have a a few part numbers that hit me confused which one did you go with?
Hey , I did the same set up and I have no pedal feel at all having trouble bleeding the brakes as well is there somthing special u did or added for it ?
Have you started the car? I had no pedal feel at all until I started the car. I thought I had done something wrong and felt like I bled for an hours. Then I started the car, pumped the pedal, and it was rock hard.
Not at all. Are you running an original style power steering pump? I wonder if the older pumps run less pressure which may starve the system of the pressure needed. Not sure, just a thought. My pump is from a 2000 camaro.
You need to bench bleed the master cylinder first. Wilwood masters come with instructions on how to do it. Basically with the master in a vice, you use the provided plastic fittings and small rubber lines that back feed into the reservoir, and with the master full of fluid, you manually push in the plunger until all the air is out of it. Then install on brake booster. Hook up your brake lines and bleed each caliper one at a time.
