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    #1

    Remote brake booster solution

    This is my second iteration of a relocated stock vacuum booster. This one, is the ticket.

    Sorry about the shaky video, I was pushing on the brake pedal and filming at the same time :)

    http://youtu.be/J86NRty-M4g

    Basically, it is a 3/4" steel rod moving through a linear bearing (both purchased on McMaster-Carr) and a few linkages fabricated out of 3/4" and 1" tubing. The clamping bolts allow easy removal of the setup, but inside the sliding tubes the steel rod dead heads against the smaller 3/4" tube, so the clamp bolts aren't holding pedal pressure.

    Just sharing another option for others looking for a booster solution to their LS1 swap!
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    #2
    Very impressive and clean. I wish I had any type of fab skills to make something like this :/
    Worlds 1st LS powered e30 cabby.
    Cab    billac: 92 Lagunengrün cabriolet + cadillac LQ9 + Nitrous + rotiform SJC

    Raphael: 88 Lagunengrün IX + Hella 500's + Red ACS type 1's

    Shaggin Wagon    : 01 325xiT 5 speed


    91 MR2 GT3076TS + E85 = 505whp + antilag = wheelies
    88 CRX OEM+ 42mpg DD.

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      #3
      Dude that slidey bearing thing blew my fucking mind, so clean

      People would buy this.

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        #4
        That is a pretty cool setup. The thing that's always irked me about these v8 swaps is losing the power brakes.
        1991 325i - "Scambles" The Daily Driven lightly modded.
        1988 Mazda RX-7 TII "Mako" The Free Dorito
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          #5
          Nicely done, that's a cool setup!

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            #6
            Originally posted by AwakenNoMore View Post
            That is a pretty cool setup. The thing that's always irked me about these v8 swaps is losing the power brakes.
            You'd be shocked at how stock the bakes can feel with a proper manual setup. With a 3/4" master cylinder it really does feel like a slightly less effective stock, vacuum assisted car

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              #7
              Thanks for the comments guys. Drove it around this weekend, brakes feel great, nice pedal pressure.

              Just need to figure out a firewall seal to keep the heat out of the cabin. Gets HOT in there!

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                #8
                HVAC tape is what I used to seal up all my holes. Make sure to clean the surrounding area pretty good, the stuff I've always used has never had the best adhesive

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                  #9
                  Yeah, I've used aluminum tape here and there, but for this I need a flexible boot to move with the lever arm rod thingy.

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                    #10
                    Slick!

                    Dat music waffleswaffleswaffles.....were they filming a 1980s porno in the back?
                    1974.5 Jensen Healey : 2003 330i/5

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                      #11
                      Awesome idea with the linear bearings.
                      I was wondering when someone was going to do this.
                      Thought about it a while back.
                      What kind of Booster & master cylinder are you using?
                      Keep up the great work.

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                        #12
                        Its the stock brake booster, upgraded IE master cylinder because I have the 6 piston Willwoods up front.

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