Re: [AMC-List] Master Cylinder Swap 60 Rambler?

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Congratulations!! Nothing like the thrill of driving a project car for the first time, is there?!

The MC from a 70-76 Hornet will be your best bet. It will have the correct volume and residual pressure valves for the current drum brakes and be easy to use with discs if you decide to use them later -- just remove the front residual pressure valve and bolt on 79-83 Concord/Spirit/Pacer front discs. You will have to run some new brake lines to split yours up. You don't have a pressure differential switch, so you can just run a "T" for the front brakes and use a connector for the rear brake line. Your brake light switch is in the distribution block, I think, and is a pressure type. If that's the case and you want to retain the pressure switch, use a "T" to connect the rear brake line to the MC and put the switch in the "T". I suggest you rig a normally closed momentary switch from Radio Shack (or a 70 Javelin brake light switch from the auto parts store) on the brake pedal though. All the newer pressure type switches don't stand up to daily use. Will probably last a long tim!
 e in a 
weekend car, but I've had them fail within a year on a car driven daily (like back and forth to work daily!). 

I do suppose you know I mean replace the current junction block with two "T" fittings (or a "T" and a connector), then run new lines from the fittings to the MC... you might have to adjust the pushrod, but that should be about all. I remember bolting one to my old 61 American and my 63 Classic with no problem.
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Date: Thursday, November 23, 2006 02:21 AM
From: johnny kazek <johnnykazek@xxxxxxxxxxx>

After replacing the spun wheel hub and now the brakes, the mighty 60
   Rambler Wagon made a 1/2 mile trip around the corner to get some air
   in the tires!    Should have broken a bottle of champagne over the
   front bumper, but haven't decided on a name yet.

   Tried looking for topic with search function but couldn't find
   anything, wondering if anyone knows of a compatible dual reservior
   master cylinder that can be used in place of the single I have now
   (Example Ford 6's from the 60's can use a late 60's/early 70's dual
   with minimal fabrication).

   Thanks a lot and Happy Thanksgiving everybody-
   Johnny

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