I'm working on several projects on this 1949 F1 truck and one of them is converting the old manual clutch to a hydraulic system and was wondering if any of you good people out there had any suggestions on this matter the truck is a 1949 F1 with a flat head 239 V8 the trans is out of a 1951 ford car for sure not sure what type of ford car but the trans has overdrive please help
Thanks in advance Martin Zellner Sr

 

Martin,

I can't help much. I did have an old 31 Ford many years ago (about 1962, I think) that had a 39 Ford toploader adapted to an Olds engine. I know it had a hydraulic clutch setup and I think the hydraulic cylinder came from a 50s Chevy truck. I didn't build the car, so I can't rememember much more than that. Maybe this will help some anyway.

 

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 24-Nov-02 AT 04:00 PM (EST)] Thanks for the response Vern but im looking for more detailed info on how to do this mod or a setup kit for this conversion so if anyone has any info this project is going to be started on soon and any info would greatly be apreciated Thanks:Martin

 

I coverted my 1956 f100 to a hydraulic clutch and my 1966 bronco as well.
I used wilwood slave cylinders and master cylinders. On my 1956 I used a wilwood firewall mounted pedal assembly, but on my bronco I used the stock pedal assembly. I mounted the master cylinder directly in front of the clutch pedal on the firewall, then I used a female threaded rod(or something similar) to connect the master cylinder pushrod to a male rod end that I bolted to my clutch pedal.
As for the slave cylinder, all you have to do is drill a hole in your clutch fork and bolt the slave behind it, then make a bracket to hold it in place from the rear of the slave. I used a threaded rod that I bent and mounted the slave to, then mounted the other side to my tranny crossmember.
I bought all my parts through Summit Racing.
I hope this all makes sense, if you have any more questions let me know.