Re: Kanter disc brake conversion

Posted by HH56 On 2023/7/22 15:02:36

I'd also be curious to see what you did. I have one photo of a power brake booster installed on a late 30s model. Booster looks to be mounted on top of the frame rail adjacent to the starter but no photos of the pedal or actual mounting arrangement.

Since the 48 only had manual brakes with the pedal thru the floor did you use one of the all in one floor pedal actuated frame mounted underfloor units common in street rods or did you custom make a suspended pedal with a separate booster/cylinder or do something with the original pedal in order to mount where you did?

Underfloor options become limited on the 51-6 chassis because of space. Anything underfloor 51 or later gets a bit cramped because of the narrower frame rail depth. In 55-6 there is a farther limitation because the torsion bar cuts across the premium space where a brake booster assy could be installed. Frame depth again limits the size of the booster. Steering box location and pedal ratio limitations mess with a modern style booster mounting in the space where the original BTV unit was installed.