Hi all
Need some assistance...
I reached a point on my daily driver that I need to make a major decision. It's going to need a good amount of brake work for inspection and I need to decide to either fix it and keep it another couple years or replace it with a new car.
I would rather fix it because it's cheaper than new car payments and I really like the car. It's a 1990 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan. Top of the line at the time, cost $29,000 new, pioneer of GM FWD performance / luxury sedans. Has 126k highway miles and no rust. Everything works and it's in excellent shape. I picked it up a few years ago for next to nothing. It's a great car!
http://photobucket.com/albums/v11/skybax/Touring Sedan/
It's going to need front pads, front caliper rubber hoses, rear shoes and rear wheel cylinders. (to do the job right) Now you might be thinking... "what's the big deal?"
Well..... it has that same Master Cylinder that the Turbo Buicks have, which is why I am posting this message here. I absolutely HATE that system. It's also equipped with 4-wheel ABS. It's the only thing about the car I don't like.
Can I convert it over to a standard Master Cylinder and Booster like we do to our Turbo Buicks?
If so... I would assume I would use a 88-91 Delta 88 standard Master & Booster?
I don't want to do all this brake work, bleed the system, and have that 15 year old Power Master fail on me. (very expensive) I feel if I converted it over along with all this brake work I could easily get a few more years of enjoyment out of the car.
Any help or advice is appreciated.

I reached a point on my daily driver that I need to make a major decision. It's going to need a good amount of brake work for inspection and I need to decide to either fix it and keep it another couple years or replace it with a new car.
I would rather fix it because it's cheaper than new car payments and I really like the car. It's a 1990 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan. Top of the line at the time, cost $29,000 new, pioneer of GM FWD performance / luxury sedans. Has 126k highway miles and no rust. Everything works and it's in excellent shape. I picked it up a few years ago for next to nothing. It's a great car!
http://photobucket.com/albums/v11/skybax/Touring Sedan/
It's going to need front pads, front caliper rubber hoses, rear shoes and rear wheel cylinders. (to do the job right) Now you might be thinking... "what's the big deal?"
Well..... it has that same Master Cylinder that the Turbo Buicks have, which is why I am posting this message here. I absolutely HATE that system. It's also equipped with 4-wheel ABS. It's the only thing about the car I don't like.
Can I convert it over to a standard Master Cylinder and Booster like we do to our Turbo Buicks?
If so... I would assume I would use a 88-91 Delta 88 standard Master & Booster?
I don't want to do all this brake work, bleed the system, and have that 15 year old Power Master fail on me. (very expensive) I feel if I converted it over along with all this brake work I could easily get a few more years of enjoyment out of the car.
Any help or advice is appreciated.