Re: Just purchased a 1962 trying to learn w/1st ever project car
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:16 am
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https://www.cometcentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=16487
I'd like to second Mike's statement. I had a pressure switch for the brake lights fail. Because everything was on one line, a single bowl master pumping the brakes just pushed more fluid out the leak. I sailed through a red light on a busy intersectionlavron wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:38 amThe first thing I would probably look at addressing is the brake system (I sound like a broken record sometimes and this is just my opinion) and see about doing an upgrade to a dual bowl master cylinder because I would hate to see you crash your pride and joy and possibly be hurt because of a brake system failure, IMO brakes are one of the most important, but overlooked, area to get right and safe in any cr build, it may not be the most exciting or glamorous work, most people are not going to ooh and ahh over you brakes but they are kinda like your gall bladder, you don't pay much attention to it until it fails shiny paint and nice chrome won't matter much if the front of your car mashed up against a solid object. (I have experienced brake failure in my Comet so I speak from experience, I was fortunate and was able to get it stopped and it was not a panic situation, now my car has brake overkill).
See Ya,
Mike
I checked out this kit but I saw they only have a 5 lug, and I have a 4. Anyone know where I can find a compatible kit, or am I going to have to buy new wheels and tires? Mine are 13 inch and I really like the low look.poboyjo65 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:13 amlots of us use CSRP . the ''swap 1'' is manual brakes,& the cheapest most complete kit. Has every thing but the hardlines & fluid. even has grease & thread locker.
http://www.discbrakeswap.com/Mustang%20 ... SWAP1.html
Btw unless you have a bum leg the manual brakes are plenty easy to push.
Search for a company called Scarebird (I think) they have a 4 bolt disc conversion, your issue may be that the brake calipers won't fit inside the 13" wheels, but really you shouldn't need disc brakes, my wife who is pretty petite never complained about the brakes on my Comet just that the clutch was too hard to push, you shouldn't have that issue with the automatic of course. The thing that is the issue with the original brake system is what Sassy was talking about, any single leak or point of failure will leave you with nothing but the e-brake to slow you down, and that is sometimes hard to reach for in a panic situation, make sure the e-brake is operational at a minimum, there are several different ways to address the single bowl master cylinder and alleviate the single point of failure (you want a dual bowl master) there are most likely several of them on the forum, years ago I can remember folks were installing GEO Metro master cylinders and they were a semi bolt-on solution (if I dig through my old files I can probably find the instructions if you can't find them on the web), I think you could even add a booster for power brakes easy, most instructions were for cars with a clutch where there wasn't much room for a booster and the clutch linkage it should be easier with the auto. Manual drum brake pedals actually push easier than discs, I put 4 wheel manual discs on my Comet to keep my wife from wanting to drive it too often