Re: Anyone use a universal brake pedal/clutch kit?

Posted by HH56 On 2024/6/21 11:45:51

I don't recall seeing photos or remember anyone saying they had done any underfloor pedal setups. Most all of the pedal change discussions on the forum have involved power brakes. A manual master and clutch like you pictured but with a remote fill reservoir should fit but in a power brake setup the typical booster diameter is a tad too large for frame rail depth which would leave some vulnerable parts hanging a bit low. Having said that, there is a prewar running around with the booster/master in the engine compt just above the frame but I only have a photo of the booster and none of the pedal stuff to know what was used or how it is actuated.

There are a few postwar cars with universal or street rod type suspended pedals and assorted modified brand X pedal arrangements for power brake setups but to my recollection only one or two might have involved the clutch. I believe the late Craig Hendrickson was going to use an hydraulic clutch setup on the 56 Panther he was building but don't know if he ever got that far or which transmission he was going to use. IIRC, the other poster was looking at a Wilwood pedal and remote clutch cylinder setup but again, no idea if it was ever done.

I don't believe Craig was going to use a Packard trans so not sure which setup he was thinking of. One issue with the hydraulic clutch would be if it used a separate slave cylinder to actuate the original fork mechanism like the Wilwood of if it is the round type hydraulic cylinder actuator that directly sits behind the bearing in place of the throwout collar. On that type I would wonder if the supplier makes the throwout assy in a diameter that will fit the Packard transmission snout.