In this video I install a power brake assembly on a 1956 Chevy pickup To support this channel please checkout www.lgspeedkustom.com/shop Music by The Get Down thegetdown1.bandcamp.com/albu... Thanks for watching!
Super work by you and Jim! everything finished up so clean and functional. It has been a blast to drive. Thanks again for all the hard work and dedication to the small details that really make your work top notch.
Me again ! My sons 55 3100 used the 2k High build primer & paint, I was amazed for the first paint job, for the money U can't beat it ! Still look great 6 years later ! 👍
Hey man ! This is what I wanna get our two sons for 2024 christmas ! Oldest has a 55 3100 p.up youngest has a 68 C10 shrtbd ! Looking Good ! Good. Luck !! 👍
Good that you were aware of the need to check the clearance dimension between master cylinder and booster pushrod. GM does recommend that a vacuum source is applied to the booster when measuring the output push rod resting dimension , ask me how I know..... I'm just a retired old fart but in a previous life I did 37 years at GM Australia in Supplier Quality Assurance.
Another great job. They say variety is the spice to life. If you don’t work on different types of vehicles, you won’t learn to fix different kinds of problems. 😉 Hope Mama is doing well. Marty G
Instead of linishing the spacer in the master cylinder, you should have adjusted the bolt length on the booster. The rounded bolt head on the output of the booster is fully adjustable for this purpose. Love the videos Lee 👍
Another fine piece of film making Lee ! Hey , hot rodding is hot rodding the years don't really matter to me . I love them all , well maybe not all .... lol and I hate things that suck too ! lol
You know Lee ----- You might be working on a '56 vehicle ------ high end and modern parts ----- I say ---- YES ---- to you doing these conversions ----- because just maybe ---- someday ----I will take out those old steel rods --- that actuate my brakes ---- front and rear ----- and install a hydraulic setup like you just did here ------ You give the guy that wants to do these changes ---- A VERY DETAILED EXPLANATION OF INSTALLING -- not just todays video of a new brake system install --- but --- from what little I have seen of your videos ---- it's with ---ALL --- that you do --- THANK YOU ---------- Since you are on brakes today --- I visited a friend today ----- he is into newer stuff --- but -- he had the hood up on an old '60 Buick LaSaber ----- and the original master cylinder on that was --- a single cyl. as they were back then ---- but -- it was only about 2" wide and about 2 1/2" long --- SO SMALL -------- anyway --- Thank You for the video ---- Hope you two have a Good Memorial Weekend -------- RODNEY
Thanks, hope you have a good weekend as well. Memorial Day is just an American holiday, so it’s business as usual for tomorrow. We had a long weekend last weekend for Victoria Day.
I wouldn’t even bother with a power brake booster on one of these trucks. Mine stops just fine without one. I have a corvette manual master and a steel bracket from POL. Disc drums
Can’t believe u didn’t think of taking the pedal out and cutting the pipe off on the side u needed to move it over so all would fit then put the piece u cut off on the other side to take up space , easy peezee.
Another good one. Excellent explanation on the residual valves too. I have an extra one of those master cylinders and will use it to upgrade the single pot on the Pontiac. With the stock drums all the way round do you think I need a proportioning valve?
Hi lee.... great video, thanks for sharing. Exactly where i am at, with my project! may i ask a question.... in doing the install, you don't need to include a proportioning valve? i guess i was thinking i needed one, but watching your video, you went with the 2 lb. inline ones only? Thanks for confirming.....
any Pro's of this kit than going on the firewall? besides keeping the firewall clear? this seems like there's more fab work involved than the firewall mount.
The only advantage really is the pedal stays in the factory location, and yes, it keeps the firewall looking stock. I’ve never installed a firewall mounted kit before in a 55-57 Chevy, but I’d assume it’s probably just as much fabrication, since the truck was never designed to have a firewall mounted pedal assembly. The nice thing about a firewall mounted master cylinder is it’s easier to access
Did it bother you that the pinion is offset on the 8.8? I'm putting the same axle in my 37 1/2 ton with an LT!. I didn't get one with a locker so I'm looking at the Eaton Trutrak. Otherwise I think it will be a one tire fire.
The pinion is offset in almost every rear end. Some more than others. As long as the rear end is mounted square, and the engine and transmission are mounted square, everything is happy. Manufactures do this on purpose to minimize driveline vibrations. U joints don’t like to be in a straight line.
@@LGKustoms Engine is mounted square. I'm second guessing if I have enough angle in it for the U joints. I understand that some angle is needed to keep the bearings from Brindling. I need to check angle again. I thint it's around 1.5 degrees. Perhaps the offset will help with this. I set the engine low in the frame. FATMAN IFS. I'm about 3/4" off the crossmember I hardly have any bump for the transmission.
Thank you for the videos, I learn much from them. The cross brace that spans the frame rails is to provide some rigidity? It seems the placement of one side on a plate below the frame would make the entire brace ineffective.
I never used them unless the client specifically asks for one. I’ve found in street car applications the brake proportions are in the ball park right out of the box.
Not being picky but that crossmember modification looks dead ugly .Could have made a whole new crossmember for the trans mounted on the inside of the frame rails and forward to clear the booster entirely with a longer tongue under the transmission. I would also be adding a skid plate under that transmission sump just to be sure ,speed humps etc....... Just sayin.
Yup, definitely could have built a new transmission crossmember, but that’s not what I was hired to do and Andrew was on a pretty strict budget with this build, so we couldn’t get too carried away.
Why did you use the cheap brake booster set up ? You should use the set up from brothers truck. Then you wouldn't have to do all the custom chopping and welding. BTW ditch the hokey music. It detracts and annoys.
I used this booster set up because this is what Andrew supplied me with. Sorry you find the music distracting. I really enjoy music myself. And the comment I received right after yours was someone commenting how much they enjoy the music, so I’m not sure how to help ya there haha.
That makes sense. I'm doing the same upgrade to my 55 GMC and I see lots of those units with the Ford style brake pedal pad on EBAY. Brothers have a really nice unit in chrome as well with the stock brake pedal and linkage. Just for future reference. I must agree that your craftsmanship and technique are very professional. Having to navigate around that transmission was real test of your skill and ingenuity. Every one has their taste in music. Yours is the only video I have seen so far doing this job on this truck.
