HarryLeSabre
Member
Hi Buick enthusiasts!
I'm Harry from Hamburg/Germany and just bought my absolute childhood dream car, a 67 leSabre Coupe w/ 340-2 engine and ST300 tranny.
Now, as the first owner did not tick the "power brakes" option back then in 1967, the car is not very keen on braking - to put it simply. I've got other (german) cars of similar age w/o power brakes, but they are maybe half the weight of the Buick, so its a completely different story. To make matters worse my wife would like to drive the leSabre too - and shes having difficulty to put enough force on the brake pedal.
So to convert the car to having "power brakes" I'm assuming that the only required step/part is to obtain a matching "brake booster" and mount it between the master cylinder and the firewall/brake pedal linkage.
Is it really that simple or do I have to change/modify other parts as well?
- Is the "non power brake" master cylinder compatible w/ an added booster or do I have to get a different master cylinder?
- How about the brake lines - do they have enough slack to allow the master cylinder being moved a bit to the front of the car? Is there actually just one "universal" type of brake lines in those cars or different types for "non power brakes" or "with power brakes"?
- Where/how exactly do I connect the brake boosters vacuum line to the carburetor (probably Rochester 2bbl)
- Would this be the correct booster? https://www.rockauto.com/de/moreinf...hSgQVbpRTC12SeSDBIIYioRUMZG92CAvEks9xJhdDbuqp
Thanks in advcance for any help!
Cheers,
Harry
P.S.: If you are expected to introduce youself as a new member at a different/specific spot here, please point me into the right direction. Thanks!
I'm Harry from Hamburg/Germany and just bought my absolute childhood dream car, a 67 leSabre Coupe w/ 340-2 engine and ST300 tranny.
Now, as the first owner did not tick the "power brakes" option back then in 1967, the car is not very keen on braking - to put it simply. I've got other (german) cars of similar age w/o power brakes, but they are maybe half the weight of the Buick, so its a completely different story. To make matters worse my wife would like to drive the leSabre too - and shes having difficulty to put enough force on the brake pedal.
So to convert the car to having "power brakes" I'm assuming that the only required step/part is to obtain a matching "brake booster" and mount it between the master cylinder and the firewall/brake pedal linkage.
Is it really that simple or do I have to change/modify other parts as well?
- Is the "non power brake" master cylinder compatible w/ an added booster or do I have to get a different master cylinder?
- How about the brake lines - do they have enough slack to allow the master cylinder being moved a bit to the front of the car? Is there actually just one "universal" type of brake lines in those cars or different types for "non power brakes" or "with power brakes"?
- Where/how exactly do I connect the brake boosters vacuum line to the carburetor (probably Rochester 2bbl)
- Would this be the correct booster? https://www.rockauto.com/de/moreinf...hSgQVbpRTC12SeSDBIIYioRUMZG92CAvEks9xJhdDbuqp
Thanks in advcance for any help!
Cheers,
Harry
P.S.: If you are expected to introduce youself as a new member at a different/specific spot here, please point me into the right direction. Thanks!