Hydraulic Brakes

The most important thing is to have a safe car. I did all I could to have excellent Braking and Steering.

I converted to Hydraulic Brakes using parts from a 1940-48 Ford.  

This conversion is fairly straight forward. The things I learned were :

• Use synthetic brake fluid. It does not absorb water and rust brake lines.

• Use a double master cylinder.... separate cylinders for front and back.

• The brakes should lock up with less than 40 pounds of pedal pressure

• Use junction blocks on the frame to connect hoses to the metal brake lines  

• The front are interchangeable, but the back are different left and right.  

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