Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/4/13 10:22:07

With the rears (hopefully) getting buttoned up soon, I'm turning my attention back to the front. The front brakes and drums are good to go, and I was considering leaving the lines alone in the front, since they were replaced whenever the dual master cylinder was installed.

However, when I look at the set up in the front, I hate it. There are lines everywhere and it is ugly. It looks like there is some sort of proportioning valve installed. I can't tell if the rear line is on a separate circuit than the fronts.....i.e. does one cylinder actually go to the rear and one to the front.

School me on this....if I have wheel cylinders with the same size bore as original, and am keeping the original drums, I don't need a proportioning valve, right? I should have one cylinder going straight to the rear, and one going to a junction block and split between the front, right?

I'm not going to go back to the BTV just yet.....going to roll with what I have for now. But I want to be sure I have it set up right for safety.

-Kevin