ECI Master Cylinder Kit

[1948Skip]

Awhile back there was a picture of An ECI Master Cylinder Kit for a P15 and possibly other eras of the same design. I did a search and even tried Photobucket to no avail.

Can anyone help me find this link

Thanks

Skip

[Olddaddy]

Here's the link to my post, I think it's what you're after:

http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=1978&highlight=master+cylinder+bracket

The ECI setup is so well done I've given up making my own, why re-invent the wheel?

[littleman]

Skip, You'll find some pic's of theECI kit and MC in my Photobucket under the P15 folder.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v141/1948ply/P15%20Pics/?start=60

AL

[rearview]

Did you NEED to pull the floor, or did it just make it easier?

[james curl]

You will not believe how much easer, from a four hour job lying on your back under the car to about a thirty minute job siting in the car. Once you get past ripping out the floor mat and the jute padding the rest is easy. On my 48 P15 none of the retaining bolts that hold the floor in place caused me any problem. With the floor out you can remove the pedal assembly by disconnecting the clutch pedal from the linkage and remove the three bolts that secure the master cylinder to the frame after removing the brake lines from the master cylinder. Now you have room to remove the pedals and drive the mounting pin out of the master cylinder.

[martybose]

James,

Is the ECI master cylinder mount a bolt-in piece, or does it require welding to the frame?

Marty

[james curl]

Marty you still have to remove the master cylinder and the pedals plus the trunion pin they mount on. The pin is a press fit in the master cylinder and very hard to remove the cir clip and press it out from under the car. The pedals prevent you from removing the master cylinder until you remove the pedals from the trunion pin. With the floor removed you can just lift the whole assembly out of the car after disconnecting the clutch pedel from its rod and removing two brake lines and then three bolts in the master cylinder to frame. Marty I have done it both ways and believe me it is easier with the floor out. I designed my own bracket for a Camaro drum drum master cylinder which I installed and removed several times. I did not install 10# residual valves and had to always pump the pedal to build pressure. Doing re-design now.

[Jeff.P_46]

What are your guys feelings about going with the booster? I'm not sure if you can fit it under the floor boards though

Jeff

[jimwheeldon]

I too am curious if the ECI kits with a booster would fit under the floor boards.

Probably don't need power brakes though...just thought if price was close. I have decided to do disc up front...still haven't decided on the rear. It gets darn expensive but brakes are one thing I can't get too hung up on as far as "originality" goes. I am attacking this with the intention of making the 50 bizzy my main daily driver so reliability and safety are paramount. I plan on installing 3 point seatbelts too. I figure the little i give up in appearance is worth it.

[Norm's Coupe]

Jim,

Before I switched to disc brakes I also checked out other MC from other companies. If memory serves right one of those companies did say you could put a booster on the MC under the floor. However, they also said it would require moving the MC location more to the rear of the car. That would have made the MC under the seat in the P15. That's because the booster is not big in diameter, but is designed longer so it fits under the floor. I also believe ECI has a booster you can put on their MC, but with the same results. Really though, I don't think you'll need the booster. As mentioned, I'm still using my original MC in my coupe and the car will stop on a dime with just the disc brakes and old MC. The only reason I was considering a dual MC was for added safety. With the dual system, if the front brakes go out, you still have the rears and vise versa. If you want to add a booster, I would suggest talking with the people selling them. They can give you better answers.

[PatS....]

This months American Rodder has an article on a hydro-booster. I didn't get the mag but just looked at the pictures

Looks like it could go just about anywhere.

[martybose]

This months American Rodder has an article on a hydro-booster. I didn't get the mag but just looked at the pictures

Looks like it could go just about anywhere.

If this is the product I'm thinking of, the catch for us would be the fact that it runs off of a power steering pump, which MY car sure doesn't have!

Marty