Power Brakes! 1963 Ford F100 Power Brake Conversion 

I'm actually making the 5hr trip to my Dad this Friday to check out the '62 unibody that he said I can have. I have to dig it out of an old barn that collapsed on top of it -oh boy. Too bad we can't post photos in the comment section! I told him that if I take this project on I want to keep it mostly original but address any safety issues. The main one would be the brakes so this video is super helpful. As a complete newb to restoration and engine work, I have a ton of hesitation and concerns but watching your videos gives me some confidence.

Hello Jake, I'm so glad I found your channel. I just purchased a 1963 Ford F100. It needs a lot of work, but the body is pretty decent. A small baseball size rusty hole in the floorboard, both back tail light bottom areas are missing some metal, and the bed is missing some metal. I figured I'd start with making sure I have good brakes. But any suggestions you can give would be so appreciated.

I bought the same kit from pirate jack for my 68 f100, and installed went pretty much as smoothly as it could, mine was dual reservoir so I didn't have to do all the extra brake line work you did, basically plug and play from manual drums to power drums. It stops so much nicer now and no need to pump the pedal to stop which I love!

Love the videos man, I just bought a 1963 Ford F-100 step side, I should get it to my house this Friday, cannot wait to see all I have to do to get it back on the road. I’m super excited because my first vehicle was a 1961 ford step side and that only thing different is it’s grill. Always regretted getting rid of it but now I have it back 👍🏼

I subbed!! I'm getting ready to start rebuilding a 1964 Ford P500 with a 292Y block! This helps because I want to get rid of the front drum brakes

Love a good unboxing video! Gonna get that thing in the low 7’s???? Run by BAHG when your back down my way we can get you set up! Love the content bro!!

My rod was a inch too long when I cit it down I was left with 5/8" of thread.

Thanx for the video Jake. What did you for the brake light switch? My 63 Unibody brake light switch is on the master brake cylinder.

Very helpful, thanks, I am right in the middle of power brakes on my 63 -250 4×4. I wasnt sure if I needed a proportional valve or not. Going to try without.

would have loved to see you plumb the entire truck. the diagrams online are so confusing to follow

You have to do all of these modifications with a plug and play master cylinder and power brake attachment?

So does the truck stop with easier pedal pressure now? Thanks

Massive rear lockup coming up !