Wagner-Lockheed master cylinder

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2013/10/7 20:31:06

I wasn't holding much hope and I was correct. This one's not even a good core. I've been trying to unstick the piston but it's made out of some sort of indestructium that doesn't like water. It looks pot metal, acts like cast aluminum, but it's harder than titanium. Won't drill. Looks like there's a sleeve in there, too, but I don't see sleeves in any of the rebuild kits???
Is there a simple answer to this or does everyone just pay the exorbitant fee for a rebuilt?
I've looked at thousands of pictures of cylinders and there's just nothing like this original, so it's creatively adapt or not? They have these modern boosterless boosters that might work with some fab. The cost is about the same. I don't like the idea to spend the same amount of money to acheive mediocre mechanical brakes. I don't like the idea of changing the pedal, to the firewall down type either, but that's the simplest (hotrodders) method of choice. There's not much room in there for a 7-8" booster, either and there only about 12-15" in length, if you shorten the push rod.
Any ideas? Flintstone brakes???