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Old 04-02-2013, 04:28 PM
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upgrading to power brakes

My '40 pickup is on an 86 Ranger chassis and I'm running the standard brakes that came with the donor Ranger. I'm toying with the idea of upgrading to power brakes. It seems that a new master cylinder will be needed as the parts places list a different # for manual vs power brakes and of course a booster will be needed. The pedal hanger assy. is from the Ranger so what else would be needed for the swap?
 
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Thanks guys, I ended up with a street rod set up from an online vendor. God bless those fine folks in China. I got the whole shebang for a buck and a half and it actually worked! Brakes are nice now.
 
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