Seen it all now

[HOTSIX]

Some of you may or may not be aware of my recent brake bleeding problems to the rear cyls.

So I decide the Junkmaster is not working and go balls deep into the vacuum brake conversion project.

Plus a new brass porportioning valve stirred into the mix - 'cause the old one dont seem to work.

Well I get the lines disconnected from the master cyl - and would you believe what I found when I removed the line for the rears ??????

A NAIL.

Thats right....some clown before my time puts a nail in there then screws it back into place on the master cyl - blocking all fluid travel to the rears.

Unbelieveable huh ?
Anybody know if you can use the old GN brake pedal for the conversion to vacuum brakes...I will be picking up a master cyl / vac brake booster tomorrow at the wreckers from a Monte or NA Regal.......

I just dont wanna crawl under a dash to get another brake pedal is all...

 

[REDS HOT AIR]

get the pedal too


that hits the nail on the head dont it...

 

[Phantom]

Bought my 1 owner 84 GN from my brother who swore nobody had ever worked on/hacked it only to find the x-over pipe had been cut in half & reassembled with a Campbell's can & a couple crusher U bolts and 1 of the rear slave cyls had an easyout crammed into it & broken off. My take is buy it new or face the wrath!

 

[cool 84]

I guess it's sort of a poor man's line lock. You must've not been able to hold boost very well off the line. With no rear brakes you can powerbrake at 60mph and smoke the tires.

 

[HOTSIX]

No No

I never drove it like that - only maybe feet to a trailer and feet from trailer to my garage.

The conversion is all completed now.

I highly reccomend it to anyone with Junkmaster problems.

It wasnt that bad....cost me 70 USD and a few hrs of my blood, sweat and tears.