I made sure I still had free play. Did your car have the bellows style power brakes already. Mine did and I had to remove all of that. Maybe just find a fine thread rod coupling if you can to do it that way instead of cutting your stuff up. I am sure if I stomp on my brakes, they would lock up, but I never needed to. as I have excellent stopping power. The sun will be out today. I will try to take some pics, and look at it closer too.

1957 Fairlane

The rubber hoses where replaced even before putting in the dual system. Only the hard lines are old. Wheel cylinders are new[ish] and of the correct size..

Even my old 35 pickup can lock the brakes in an emergency.. how you apply them is a different matter.



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Sounds like the 57 might have a slightly different setup , more so if you already had power brakes.



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Talkwrench,

I'm guessing that the two sources of blackish fluid would be rotting rubber brake components or heat. Check you adjustment of the drums. have you got hard line near the exhaust?

I love those one person brake bleeders. bleed the system and monitor it

cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

Thought I might of had the brake lines around the wrong way to the M/C. But checked an old Corvette brake diagram and shows front to front, rear to rear, though theirs go through a propotioning valve. Still Its gotta be the right way around. .

Ahh well get back into it when the weather gets better..



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Can anyone confirm the correct plumbing for Old Irish Daves dual mastercylinder?
Already in this topic it was said that the front chamber is the rear brakes and then later that the front chamber is the front brakes.
I will be piping mine up shortly and want to get it right first go. Both chambers are the same size so that doesn't give any indication which is which.

Gary - 1958 Star Customline and 1940 Ford Deluxe Hotrod

I think you should contact Old Irish Dave on that one...Put us all to rest. I think Mark has his done as Rear of M/C to front brakes.. . I did it the other way, , corvette diagram shows front to front.

I was looking on the HAMB and just seems no straight answer, some are just plain dumb like " the front brakes will always be the one closest to the firewall."



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Gary & Talkwrench,

You have it right!! The front does the front as if you use a disk brake front you need the larger resivour. I read also that corvette style master can pull air past the slave on drums. I have installed a residual valve which also gives a firmer pedal. This is a win win, better pedal, no air.

Gary, if you are considering disk brakes Hoppers Stoppers has a disk brake conversion for cusso's. I have done this conversion, my oldest vehicle has the best brakes

cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

Warren, I'm just using the drum brakes with new hoses, new linings and wheel cylinders as well as Daves dual mastercylinder and booster.
I figured they used to stop OK 50 years ago with a single line and no booster so they have to be better already apart from brake fade, but even that should be better with todays linings.

Gary - 1958 Star Customline and 1940 Ford Deluxe Hotrod

Gary, i,m assuming the m/cyl is for drum/drum application not disc /drum.

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