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This topic was covered serveral times several years ago. Unfortunately Dr. Spreadbury passed away in 2022. Does anyone know where a remote brake fluid safety reservoir can be purchased or how to fabricate one? In addition, where can a compatible reservoir 3/4 cap be purchased? Also, I own Dr Morbius' old Pacific. In 2016 in the forum he touted using silicon brake fluid on his Caribbean and Paciific. I assume DOT 5.0. Not glycol DOT 3/4/5.1. From climbing over the fender and diving deep down to open the reservoir cap, how do you tell the difference between silicon and glycol fluid? Color? Smell? The reason I ask is I recently had the brakes checked and now they squeal like a mother. My concern is DOT 3, 4 fluid was mixed with 5.0. The brake issue prompted me again to look into Wilwood front disc's. Wilwood was very informative. Has anyone ever removed the internal residual 10lb pressure valve and replaced with an inline 2lb pressure valve for the front and added a 10lb inline pressure valve to the rear drum brakes? Where do the new inline residual pressure valves correctly go? Wilwood also mentioned that the rubber brakes hoses must absolutely be replaced with braided steel lines. Suggestions on where to purchase are welcome.

Regards
TC

Check Stewart Ballards 55 project blog. He ordered a kit and cap for another brand car that would also work for your 54. If you like the style it would be an option. As described a few plages later in the blog you would need to change the hose to a better one or else use metal tubing and also make the same plumbing fitting changes as he did since your master is in the same location.

I also covered this in my project blog when I discovered that remote reservoir. Here is where it starts on my blog:

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