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Old 06-11-2009, 01:46 PM
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Will try to answer this as short as I can.

My original system was a #10-59 - http://www.abspowerbrake.com/ehpm.html (look at bottom of page) with a master cylinder that had onboard reservoir. This master cylinder was a direct replacement for the master cylinder that I had on the car. It comes with an adjustable push rod and a large 1 1/8" bore and built in proportioning valve. The system will also come with the electric pump and accumulator (shown on the link given above just above the 10-59 master cylinder on the right) that has a relay pre-wired to the motor that you have to hookup. Plumbing would consist of front and rear lines to the master cylinder, a soft line from the master cylinder to the pump (for fluid supply) and a hard or high pressure line from the pump back to the master cylinder for the "power" to the brakes.

After running this system for 2 years, I have now moved to the remote reservoir system. I retained the lower half of the 10-59 master cylinder, removed the onboard reservoirs, and put a manifold in it's place. The remote reservoir is now mounted to the front of my engine block for easy access. Here are some pictures of my setup:

In the lower right of the picture, under the oil filter, is the pump mounted to the frame rail. It should be at the lowest point on the car. The remote reservoir is in the upper right (the polished aluminum can on the driver's side of the engine) is mounted so that it is higher than the master cylinder, or at least the fluid is higher than the master cylinder. The master cylinder wasn't mounted in this photo.

Showing the remote reservoir in relation to the master cylinder


Showing location of electric pump


This shows the master cylinder, but I hadn't installed the upper manifold yet.
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