Master cylinder in trunk??

[jimbo]

Corvette suspension.
Crazy looking tube chassis.
The funny thing is there is still a master cyl on the firewall. I assume it is for hydraulic clutch.

[Rhino]

Originally Posted by jimbo

The funny thing is there is still a master cyl on the firewall. I assume it is for hydraulic clutch.

It's probably an unboosted master that is running the slave in the trunk.
That's a complex mess of brakes for no apparent reason.

I don't see a clutch linkage of any type. I'd assume it's an automatic.

[GregWeld]

What a waste of effort - time - and money.

Put a good properly sized Wilwood manual M/C either under the dash using the Kugel 90* set up like I have on my '32 Ford -- or hang it on the firewall...

Looks to me like he was trying to get power brakes without having the ugly booster in the engine room -- but a properly set up brake system doesn't need a booster of any kind. A booster is a bandaid for improperly set up brakes.

[bentfab]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

What a waste of effort - time - and money.

Put a good properly sized Wilwood manual M/C either under the dash using the Kugel 90* set up like I have on my '32 Ford -- or hang it on the firewall...

Looks to me like he was trying to get power brakes without having the ugly booster in the engine room -- but a properly set up brake system doesn't need a booster of any kind. A booster is a bandaid for improperly set up brakes.

On the money Greg !

[Shmoov69]

I think it's just a spare in a mount.....kinda like a spare tire mount!!! LoL


Wow, THAT is over engineering right there!!

[Six_Shooter]

A friend of mine and I were discussing this very idea, well it was someone he knew that did it.

The reason the guy that he knows that did it, was for weight balance.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Six_Shooter

A friend of mine and I were discussing this very idea, well it was someone he knew that did it.

The reason the guy that he knows that did it, was for weight balance.

Sorry - and not directed at you... but that's a real "non issue" given the total weight of the components involved.

[wedged]

Originally Posted by Rhino

Look between the booster and the battery, you'll see what looks like a hydraulic cylinder.

the brass colored piece is a proportioning valve.

Originally Posted by Rhino

My biggest worry would be trying to carry engine vacuum all the way back there.

why ? that would be the last of the worries on this Rube Goldberg mess.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

What a waste of effort - time - and money.

Originally Posted by Shmoov69

I think it's just a spare in a mount.....kinda like a spare tire mount!!! LoL

[qbrown]

When I was scrolling through the pictures I saw the master cylinder mounted on the firewall and literally stopped scrolling to try and figure this out. I just want to know who the builder was so I could ask why he thought it was a good idea to run double the amount of brake lines. Maybe he was getting paid on a per bend basis?

The chassis on this car looks awesome. Not a fan of that interior at all. And the wheels feel like an after thought to me.

Oh well to each there own.