Cardone booster for '67: Updated - please help!

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:28 am

it might be. after i took this off it was just metal under it no rubber boot like in my first pic. i think i stoel that pic from the autozone web site for a 67 booster.

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:55 pm

yeah the original m/c non power brake seal will not work it is way too small i tried it

Supermike · Post by **Supermike** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:17 pm

too small? the hole size didn't change, so why would the size of the rubber gasket??

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:48 pm

because the gasket he is talking about molds around there rear of the master. and the hole in the firewall is larger than the rear of the master hole. it has to be a tube like i showed the pic of to work. the tube goes from the booster to the firewall. it takes up space from the booster brackets to the firewall.

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:16 pm

yeah i thought it would work since you cant see any visible gap with the old unit but i was wrong.

but yeah the part fordman showed'll work

Supermike · Post by **Supermike** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:11 am

Why is it that it seems I'm discovering another part I "need" like every other day in trying to upgrade to power brakes?

Do I really need this "brake booster vacuum tee"? Or should I already have one on the truck? (the one below is fordman's auction):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0208644978

Also, under the possibility that I DO need this and I do NOT win the auction for Craig's part, where else do I score one of these?? Do they make them aftermarket, available at parts stores?

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:07 pm

there should be a vacuum line you can tap into with a regular T fitting never seen a 352 in person so i couldnt tell ya where one may be. but you have an auto so you should have one on there.

seattle67 · Post by **seattle67** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:56 pm

Mike,
I mentioned it in my original post, but all I did was buy a "T" and spliced into the vacuum line going to the transmission. Since you have an auto transmission, thats all you should need to do to.

Something like this

Supermike · Post by **Supermike** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:59 pm

Ok... Thanks for the clarification!

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:42 pm

how good does that tee you have in there work? that one in the pic is kind of small for booster vacuum.

seattle67 · Post by **seattle67** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:32 pm

That one in the picture, you can break off the smaller sections until you get to the size you want to use. But that one was just an example to give Mike an idea what I was talking about. Any parts store should have a 3/8 tee.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:40 pm

ok i was just making sure.

Supermike · Post by **Supermike** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:54 pm

Okay folks... I think I have everything!

I have the Cardone booster and MC for a '67 (part #50-3514), I have booster brackets that have been bead blasted, primered, and painted, I have about 3' of vacuum tubing (went for more than I need on purpose), I have a 3/8" "T" fitting like the one shown above in seattle67's post (could only find white, though). I have hose clamps, of course.

I wish I had the little bracket that holds the tube to the firewall, but I guess I can use a ziptie or something.

So... is there anything else I need, aside from brake fluid? There's no special brand or type of fluid I need to use, is there (outside of "brake fluid")?

Supermike · Post by **Supermike** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:11 pm

Oops! One more question -- which way do the booster brakets mount to the firewall??

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:46 pm

there was some discussion about this. and it came out to it doesnt matter unless you have some sort of wierd f350 setup. but originally the square hole goes downward on a f100

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