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Old 08-10-2014, 08:53 AM
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1963 power brake rebuilding service?
1963 Power Brake Booster
My brakes don't start grabbing until peddle is almost to the floor than they grab/stop fine.
Bled the brakes 3-times but peddle still goes to far down for my thinking.
Can anybody recommend a company that rebuilds power brake booster and master cylinder? I don't want them restored as the car is all original just rebuilt.



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Old 08-10-2014, 09:33 AM
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Time to get er out and drive her a little. How much do you want for her?
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Originally Posted by 65hihp
Time to get er out and drive her a little. How much do you want for her?
Just want to fix the brakes.
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Ill move this out of the Cars For Sale section so people wont ask you how much you want for it anymore.
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Originally Posted by Vettebuyer5869
Ill move this out of the Cars For Sale section so people wont ask you how much you want for it anymore.
Thanks-just took it around the block-51267 miles adding up!
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Originally Posted by morly1963
Thanks-just took it around the block-51267 miles adding up!
Nice is that a stock color . More pictures show it off.so we can see the engine compartment.
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Nice is that a stock color . More pictures show it off.so we can see the engine compartment.
Thats the original color. I don't have any engines pics. I'll try and get some today. All original under the hood, shielding and all.
Like to get a side-pipe car. 67 with an automatic I don't like driving the 63 that's why I haven't put it on the road.
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Originally Posted by morly1963
Thats the original color. I don't have any engines pics. I'll try and get some today. All original under the hood, shielding and all.
Like to get a side-pipe car. 67 with an automatic I don't like driving the 63 that's why I haven't put it on the road.
Are you worried maybe the rarity of the 63 vs the 67 .I had both
my 63 is power guild and I drive it 2,500 a year .The 67 side pipe car got loud after a while, and the 63 handled better.
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Hopefully someone will be able to answer your questions about rebuilders without restoration.
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Originally Posted by rtruman
power guild
Powerglide
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Originally Posted by 62Jeff
Powerglide
Jeff I was a four speed guy all my life owned a Z06 new as fast as you can imagine ,traded it for the 63 power guild car and happy I did at this point ,had to restore it back to its original state I wanted it done right instead of trying to be a fake 4 speed car, or fulie .
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Originally Posted by rtruman
Are you worried maybe the rarity of the 63 vs the 67 .I had both
my 63 is power guild and I drive it 2,500 a year .The 67 side pipe car got loud after a while, and the 63 handled better.
My 63 is a power-glide also. I dont want to put miles on my 63 plus its hard to see out the back window and no passenger side mirror I have a blind spot on that side.

I'd like to get an unoriginal motor side pipe car that I can put good brakes on and drive.
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Originally Posted by 62Jeff
Hopefully someone will be able to answer your questions about rebuilders without restoration.
For M/C there s White Post Restoration or Apple Hydraulics. For the booster theres

http://boosterdeweyexchange.com/prices.htm
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Originally Posted by Donald #31176
For M/C there s White Post Restoration or Apple Hydraulics. For the booster theres

http://boosterdeweyexchange.com/prices.htm
Thank you.
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Originally Posted by rtruman
Jeff I was a four speed guy all my life owned a Z06 new as fast as you can imagine ,traded it for the 63 power guild car and happy I did at this point ,had to restore it back to its original state I wanted it done right instead of trying to be a fake 4 speed car, or fulie .
Then you may not realize the transmission is called a powerglide, not a power guild.
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Originally Posted by 62Jeff
Then you may not realize the transmission is called a powerglide, not a power guild.
I thought it was a slip n slide thats what it feels like-but I love it!
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Originally Posted by morly1963
I thought it was a slip n slide thats what it feels like-but I love it!
I see some people are bored that's ok I get that way a lot of times.

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Booster Dewey rebuilt the power brake booster in our '64 back in 1997. It's worked great ever since then.
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Steve Gregori (www.brakeboosters.com) also does top-notch work on boosters.
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Originally Posted by histoy
Booster Dewey rebuilt the power brake booster in our '64 back in 1997. It's worked great ever since then.
Booster Dewey gets my vote as well.


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