BRAKE BOOSTER HELP..

[Jock]

I got an LJ booster today too! Paid $50 for it. I also got a brand new XB master cylinder, $170 delivered. Brake upgrade here we come!

Now to find someone in Sydney to sell me some brake line and fittings etc...

[Marky]

Im still on the brake mission for my LWB...


I undid my front n rear brake lines from my old brake setup
and took them to my local Brake place this afternoon

Pick up my Brake lines in the morning....wooohoo...

-next to re-drill the firewall to fit the
 reconditioned LJ Booster with a re-sized Booster Pushrod..and Brand new Xb Master Cylinder

will bolt it all together n back on the road tomoro arv...gotta head to bRisvegas again!

Hey Jock...Love what you have done with your diff set up....
Im spewing I sold my Borg Warner diff out of my last SWB..had wanted to do exactly what you have done
nice work...will give you a nice track for your van..with nice width at the rear..

[Jock]

Im still on the brake mission for my LWB...

'Mission' is the correct word mate! It's a lot of hunting and gathering but will be worth it.

I undid my front n rear brake lines from my old brake setup
and took them to my local Brake place this afternoon

Don't tell me you're getting the lines pre flared and bent and all you have to do is fit them? You lucky sod! I will be bending and flaring them myself...

-next to re-drill the firewall to fit the
 reconditioned LJ Booster with a re-sized Booster Pushrod..and Brand new Xb Master Cylinder

I will get into that this weekend, tell me how much you cut off the push rod...

will bolt it all together n back on the road tomoro arv...gotta head to bRisvegas again!

If nothing goes wrong you should be right, hope the 'Beddy Gods' are on your side!

Hey Jock...Love what you have done with your diff set up....
Im spewing I sold my Borg Warner diff out of my last SWB..had wanted to do exactly what you have done

Never sell the Borgy! What diff are you running at the moment?

nice work...will give you a nice track for your van..with nice width at the rear..

I was originally a little concerned about width, thought it might not fill out the flares but once it was in it was bang on! Very happy with the width, should travel well when it's all finished.

Good luck with the brakes tomorrow mate.

Jock

[Marishka]

jock
that place i put u onto =berts brakes does the brake lines as well.
they are cheap as.
just take the old lines in or give them the sizes.

its not worth the drama doin them yourself.
plus there is warrantee if the brake place does them.

[Jock]

jock
that place i put u onto =berts brakes does the brake lines as well.
they are cheap as.
just take the old lines in or give them the sizes.

its not worth the drama doin them yourself.
plus there is warrantee if the brake place does them.

Marty,

The problem I have is that the brake lines and the van are 4 hours away! A real challenge in this project! What I am currently doing is gathering all the bits and driving to the van, working on it for a couple of days then driving back to Sydney.

Will probably go back to Burts brakes this week and get all the other bits I need, flared nuts etc

[Marky]

Hey jock ...
from memory was about 30-40mm i had cut off the Brake push rod...

Brake place did that for me too.

Yep ..all i have to do is bolt em on....

Its a mission but will be great to finally have good brakes again..

Replaced my rear bearings today too...seals had busted and had oil pissing out all over my rear wheels.
.good for rustproofing ...not so good for braking..

is the 3rd time in 2 years though....deeep dish wheels an a banjo diff width..give them a punishing...

Any one got a swb Hwy diff? haha

[BusyKiwi]

If you guys have to cut/trim bits on old technology, why not do it to late model stuff.

my standard van is running the commodore booster combo, i just shortened the main rod that goes to pedal
custom van is running a toyota booster combo (might be windom) but I did recess that into the firewall a little (only to make it look cleaner).

Using newer stuff can be cheaper and better (for stopping), also easy to get. a lot of modern vans and cars are coming out with tiny set ups and powered by fast 4, V6, V8 of which all could out power a bedford in reverse

[ben]

is the 3rd time in 2 years though....deeep dish wheels an a banjo diff width..give them a punishing...

Any one got a swb Hwy diff? haha

ive been driving a van around fpr almost 12 months now with banjo, deep dish rims (10 x 15's).. no dramas yet. i hope you havent jinxed me marky!

i got a swb borg hwy diff. it needs some work. it leaks and got some noise at 90kms.

ben

[Marky]

well its Done!!

finally bolted it all together today....and bled the brakes..STOPS!!! SWeeet....

-a Final note..

Mods u will need to do are.....

-Firewall holes had to be elongated to fit Torana Booster...

-XB Master Cylinder holes elongated to fit onto LJ Booster

-Brake Pushrod-(Plunger Function) had to be shortened by 30mm and retapped..

-new brake lines -from front to bedford T piece...
 
 and Rears from Master Cylinder to Junction (half way along chassis rail)

-XB master has 2 Fr brake outlets.
1. needs to plugged.
2. the Brake fail switch hole-or put a dummy sensor in there or plug it up too

The whole Brake Mod
all up cost me bout $550..was quoted $900 for parts Stoked!!
happy now ..can finally move onto some body work for the ol gal..

Happy Vanning

[Jock]

-XB master has 2 Fr brake outlets.
1. needs to plugged.
2. the Brake fail switch hole-or put a dummy sensor in there or plug it up too

Marky,

Why did you plug one of the FR brake outlets?

I think I am going to run one to each front wheel and only plug the brake fail switch.
Looks like Wendy only plugged the brake fail switch: