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


Yes Bill, Dave was aware that I was still using drums went he sent it.
Probably why both reservoirs are the same size as I expect the disc brake set up would have had a bigger reservoir on that side

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I believe the setup does both, but not disc disc. Thought I would just check that and looked up Old Irish Dave on Ebay, seems he has closed down. I cant remember anything about residual valves, proportioning valves etc. Just that you just have to keep the adjustment up.

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

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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

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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 BigGrin

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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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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.

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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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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 itBigGrin

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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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