1956 Dual Master Cylinder Power Brake Conversion
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1956 Dual Master Cylinder Power Brake Conversion
Does anyone know if there is a complete dual master cylinder power brake conversion kit available for a 1956 Thunderbird 312 Automatic?
Re: 1956 Dual Master Cylinder Power Brake Conversion
I just bought one on eBay for under $300. But you will need to relocate your battery to the rear
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Re: 1956 Dual Master Cylinder Power Brake Conversion
I converted to disk brakes and the dual master fit retaining the original heat shield (not in picture) without moving the original style battery on my 57, which could indeed be a bit different than the 56 in question.
PLEASE invest a few bucks and buy all the shop manuals for your car. Definitely will save you much time and be an education.
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Re: 1956 Dual Master Cylinder Power Brake Conversion
I used a 1967 Mustang drum brake master cylinder. Bolted right up with no issues. My car is a '55, so I installed a '57 battery tray and changed to a 12 volt battery. If you remove the battery heat shield, you can use hard brakes lines. I have experienced no battery problems. I am considering going to disks on the front soon. Different master cylinder, same installation.
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Re: 1956 Dual Master Cylinder Power Brake Conversion
Just the info I was looking for. I want a dual bowl master cylinder on my newly acquired 55. I have several 64 Comets and Ranchero's that I have used the 67 Mustang dual bowl on and they bolt right up without issue. I was hoping I could do the same with the bird. Thanks
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Re: 1956 Dual Master Cylinder Power Brake Conversion
Use "banjo fittings" on the master and you should have no clearance issues to the original battery heat shield. See my picture above.
PLEASE invest a few bucks and buy all the shop manuals for your car. Definitely will save you much time and be an education.
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