My 76' and I

[1_Car_Guy]

Entry 23 (2nd): 11/7/2024

Playing catch up here: I want to convert over to a hydraulic clutch and manual brakes. Have always wanted a very purpose-built looking engine bay. No power brakes, no heat, no A/C etc. Everything to encourage and amplify the driving experience.

Ended up finding the below clutch / pedal bracket from Wilwood and wrapped up the pedals this week. Glad I got that all done before the cold weather rolls in. I'm not the best fabricator so getting everything to line up and look 'factory' took me longer than I'd like to admit. There are two pictures to try and demonstrate how much work this really was.

Will try to run brake lines before it gets too cold in Western NY.

In the spring it'll be time to start running the wiring harness and getting the dash and new gauges in there. Firewall is basically done - just have to decide where /how to route the harness / fuse box.

[WSSix]

Looks good to me!

[syborg tt]

Just found this thread and love it !!

[1_Car_Guy]

Entry 24: 12/28/2024

Although the pedal assembly has a balance bar I decided to run a proportioning valve as well:

When I was plotting out the fittings, brake pressure switch and the route to the bulk heads I'd need - quickly realized how little space I was dealing with. It really came down to practicality. The Wilwood prop. valve has the pressure switch built in and with it I won't have to run a T-fitting to split front R/L. The alternative was to make a separate bulk-head to mount everything off of and split from there. Plus, all the added fittings to run the pressure switch. The prov. valve solves all those things, adds some fine tuning and looks trick too.

Wilwood however does not sell a prop. valve bracket for their individual master cylinders so I had to improvise. Some 1/4 steel did the trick as pictured.

It's officially cold out and finishing the brake lines sounds more and more like a spring project.