Stopping power

Old Apr 21, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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christine fury
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Stopping power

While attempting to restore my '72 Cutlass Supreme I noticed the master cylinder was leaking. Upon closer inspection I noticed the 2 tubes feeding into the master cylinder were rusted and possibly seized. Now seeing this was a Michigan car I wasn't surprised as the rust was apparent everywhere.

Now due to my limited knowledge of brakes, I wanted to not only repair/replace the master cylinder and rusted power booster, but also upgrade the entire system with preferably stainless steel. Napa has the master cylinder and power booster for about $150.00, but if I have to replace the lines, which I'm sure I will, I'm not sure how to proceed. Goodridge doesn't sale a kit for my application. I need a little Intel on an entire replacement brake line kit utilizing drum brakes .
Old Apr 21, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by christine fury
While attempting to restore my '72 Cutlass Supreme I noticed the master cylinder was leaking. Upon closer inspection I noticed the 2 tubes feeding into the master cylinder were rusted and possibly seized. Now seeing this was a Michigan car I wasn't surprised as the rust was apparent everywhere.

Now due to my limited knowledge of brakes, I wanted to not only repair/replace the master cylinder and rusted power booster, but also upgrade the entire system with preferably stainless steel. Napa has the master cylinder and power booster for about $150.00, but if I have to replace the lines, which I'm sure I will, I'm not sure how to proceed. Goodridge doesn't sale a kit for my application. I need a little Intel on an entire replacement brake line kit utilizing drum brakes .
Lots of vendors sell stainless brake line kits. Here are a few:

www.inlinetube.com/

www.classictube.com/

www.getdiscbrakes.com/
Old Apr 21, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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Thanks Joe, I'm glad you surfaced for this one. While I have you on the line, what's your take on 350 build-ups? Everyone appears to be an advocate of 455's, however, mine still has a lot of life. I was thinking an RV cam and new heads to start. Torque is the goal.
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