Re: DO NOT TRUST BTV

Posted by Jed Sheehan On 2010/5/26 4:51:22

Mat,
King's Restorations in Cloverdale, Virginia installed the system for me. They did get advice from ABS on the system while they were installing it but the design of the installation was not ABS.

The pump and reservoir went under the fender where the vacuum tank normally resides and the master cylinder was installed on the outside of the frame rail under the driver's door.

The brake pedal is an aftermarket unit that was installed in the hole in the frame where the manual brake/cluch rod would go on some Packard models. The end of the aftermarket pedal that normally would extend through the floor was cut off and a rod installed from the pedal arm to the Packard brake pedal. This allowed us to leave the Packard pedal in its stock position.

A rod at the base of the pedal extends from the pedal base through the hole in the frame to the outside of the frame rail just forward of the master cylinder. Here an actuator rod extends to the master cylinder to activate the brake system.

It sounds more complicated than it really is and this setup really works great! If you'd like to give Montie King a call (King's Restorations) his phone number is 540-966-3911 and he would be glad to answer questions. He may even be able to put together a kit whith the pedal parts for you. I'll also be posting pictures soon.
Jed