'74 power brake conversion
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'74 power brake conversion
Looking info for the brake line change reason. I found vendors say that to change to power I need to change all the lines to stanless. Is the factory lines installed different from standard to power? What happen in that rare instance that a dealer back in the '70s wished to convert. Any reasoning is welcome. Just looking to avoid removing lines that are not rotted.
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No Corvette came from the factory with stainless lines, either brake or fuel. I wouldn't use them on any car I was building. Bog-standard TBW (plated) lines are all you need.
Just for fun, can you post a link to the vendor that says you 'must' use S/S?
Just for fun, can you post a link to the vendor that says you 'must' use S/S?
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I would love to hear who this vendor is. 
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...What happen in that rare instance that a dealer back in the '70s wished to convert...
Order the assembly instruction manual (AIM) for your model year. The AIM shows how the optional factory power brake system was installed. All the parts you will need are listed. AIM shows the additional holes you will need in the firewall.
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http://www.corvettepartscatalog.com/...oducts_id=1463
I did not mean it had to be stainless ,but here one of 4 vendors who gives a option of other than steel.
I did not mean it had to be stainless ,but here one of 4 vendors who gives a option of other than steel.
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Let me start over. Does anyone know if I can replace the master cylinder on a '74 corvette that has no power brakes with a vacuum booster and the correct master cylinder for that year, to have power brakes, without changing the factory brake lines? yes I can or not advised for "what Reason" I have ordered a factory assembly manual, I hoped to get a fast answer backed up with some facts.Like size the of diameter of the lines, wall thickness, type of steel that may have been used or some technical fact.
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