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707vibrantcobra93
Member # 4702
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How do convert my 93 cobra to manual brakes? Do I just remove the booster? So I have to make a bracket for the master cylinder or is there one I can buy? And also do I need a different master cylinder?
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Notch1320
Member # 2647
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http://www.skinnykidracecars.com/products/285/skrc-mcyl7993
This is the kit I used. There are quite a few others out there as well. Shop around, and get what is best for you. You can also buy the adapter plate from UPR, and use a pinto master cylinder.
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MikeD.
Member # 8060
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Wtf, why would you want to do that?
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MikeD.
Member # 8060
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Nevermind. I forgot its a race car not a DD.. Hehe Doesnt Maximum motorsports sell conversion parts?
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89foxstang
Member # 5908
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maximum motorsports has a really nice kit it comes with a new pedal and the mount for the booster it cleans up the engine bay alot but they specifically state its for 4 wheel disc only, i still have some fine tuning to do to get it stopping right but im confident once i do it will be great!
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707vibrantcobra93
Member # 4702
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Thanks Notch I really like that SKRC kit. I think that's what imma order
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MikeD.
Member # 8060
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But really, whats good about manual brakes?
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89foxstang
Member # 5908
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wow that skrc kit looks like a really nice kit.. also it looks very inexpensive for what your getting ! haha wish i would have seen that before!
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707vibrantcobra93
Member # 4702
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Well mike it's 2 reasons for me. 1. Clean up the engine bay 2. I don't want to drill and tap my new manifold for vacuum for the booster.
Hell I don't drive it on the street and it's never going to see the street again. Wait til next year mike, we are already planning a 1 price front end, fiberglass doors and hatch and lexan windows. Doin the same thing with the 68 camaro
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fasthatch
Member # 7277
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quote: Originally posted by MikeD.: But really, whats good about manual brakes?
when you have a real cam in it there not much vacuam to run power brakes
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707vibrantcobra93
Member # 4702
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What cam are you running Fasthatch?
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fasthatch
Member # 7277
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quote: Originally posted by 707vibrantcobra93: What cam are you running Fasthatch?
i am not telling but its custom
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707vibrantcobra93
Member # 4702
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Ok. U me and 300 other people on here have custom cams bud. Either way I ran a comp 282h in a 351c that required a vacuum booster for the brakes and that isn't a wild cam so I wouldn't use the term 'real cam' to loosely bud.
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fasthatch
Member # 7277
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quote: Originally posted by 707vibrantcobra93: Ok. U me and 300 other people on here have custom cams bud. Either way I ran a comp 282h in a 351c that required a vacuum booster for the brakes and that isn't a wild cam so I wouldn't use the term 'real cam' to loosely bud.
my car not ford powered an i keep what in my engine close it the streetracer in me. but i will tell you this there a car on the site running nines with a stock cam
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Notch1320
Member # 2647
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quote: Originally posted by fasthatch: quote: Originally posted by 707vibrantcobra93: Ok. U me and 300 other people on here have custom cams bud. Either way I ran a comp 282h in a 351c that required a vacuum booster for the brakes and that isn't a wild cam so I wouldn't use the term 'real cam' to loosely bud.
my car not ford powered an i keep what in my engine close it the streetracer in me. but i will tell you this there a car on the site running nines with a stock cam
And a turbo.....
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fasthatch
Member # 7277
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quote: Originally posted by Notch1320: quote: Originally posted by fasthatch: quote: Originally posted by 707vibrantcobra93: Ok. U me and 300 other people on here have custom cams bud. Either way I ran a comp 282h in a 351c that required a vacuum booster for the brakes and that isn't a wild cam so I wouldn't use the term 'real cam' to loosely bud.
my car not ford powered an i keep what in my engine close it the streetracer in me. but i will tell you this there a car on the site running nines with a stock cam
And a turbo.....
its a baby one at that
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707vibrantcobra93
Member # 4702
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I kno all about lee's combo and it's a badass setup to push all those factory parts in the 9's even with a turbo Lee is the shit for that.
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