Hi I only found your channel recently and have gone back to watch all your content and I have to say I love what you do and what you have built I’m a home builder in Australia I have a 62 chev Belair with a twin turbo ls and have started building a 48 Chev sedan with another twin turbo ls. Keep up what your doing I think it’s fantastic I’m hooked.
I've built me a setup similar but the only thing is that the pedal is hard like a manual brake setup but it stops like a chap. If you're wondering I have a 69 Lemans with a merlin 509 with ssbc 13s up front and 11s on the rear
nice work man.. lookin good. if those fittings are stainless, you should use the fluid that goes in the system to lubricate over that spit lube lol.. don't want those fine threads galling.
Great video, I’m looking to replace my master cylinder that’s on my hydroboost on my suburban and wanted to do the same set up. Unfortunately they have a a few part numbers that hit me confused which one did you go with?
So the hose that you cut and assembled on one end with the supplied fittings is for the high pressure side? If so, will that end be able to handle the high pressure?
How things bud? Like your video on the hydro boost.. nice work.. is it possible to invert the hydro boost unit so the lines are hidden at the bottom? Goin to do this swap soon..
Never thought about inverting it. I can see it being possible. If my memory serves me right, the two master cylinder mounting bolt holes are centered. So you should be able to mount the booster upside down and it’ll bolt up correctly. Good luck.
@@averagedadsgarage I've seen them inverted on some chevy trucks......just can't tell which model and did it myself while fighting for room on a 455 olds /55 chev swap
I used the Astro van because it was $40 instead of $500 for boosters they sell for these cars. And the hose kit I bought was for GM boosters like this one. Others may work, but I’m not sure.
So I understand this correctly, the hydo boost solves a low vacuum problem when converting to 4 wheel disc that otherwise would leave the braking action insufficient or too hard at the pedal? In other words, why do a hydro boost setup if you don't have to (if a vacuum booster will work)? What is the benefit? Does it make the pedal super easy touch wise? I have a 4 wheel drum 70 Elky (bbc) I am considering upgrading to 4 wheel disc. But I am a little hesitant because my current setup works extremely well even though it's 4 wheel drum (I barely have to touch the pedal for braking). Disc brakes look better and in theory should function better but I'd hate to remove a perfectly functioning system only to have a problem getting disc brakes to work nicely. Nice video brother.
Hey , I did the same set up and I have no pedal feel at all having trouble bleeding the brakes as well is there somthing special u did or added for it ?
Have you started the car? I had no pedal feel at all until I started the car. I thought I had done something wrong and felt like I bled for an hours. Then I started the car, pumped the pedal, and it was rock hard.
Not at all. Are you running an original style power steering pump? I wonder if the older pumps run less pressure which may starve the system of the pressure needed. Not sure, just a thought. My pump is from a 2000 camaro.
You need to bench bleed the master cylinder first. Wilwood masters come with instructions on how to do it. Basically with the master in a vice, you use the provided plastic fittings and small rubber lines that back feed into the reservoir, and with the master full of fluid, you manually push in the plunger until all the air is out of it. Then install on brake booster. Hook up your brake lines and bleed each caliper one at a time.
Hi I only found your channel recently and have gone back to watch all your content and I have to say I love what you do and what you have built I’m a home builder in Australia I have a 62 chev Belair with a twin turbo ls and have started building a 48 Chev sedan with another twin turbo ls.
Keep up what your doing I think it’s fantastic I’m hooked.
Thank you for this. I’ve had a hydro booster for years in the garage I was going to use it in my nova now I’m installing it in my 65 cutlass
Good video... thank you.
I may consider doing this to my Chevelle. I’m on my 2nd electric vacuum pump now.
Excellent Job. Doing the same with my '65 LeMans. I need to look for a used Hydro.
Ebay
I can only imagine the issues of not having a 2nd return line in the reservoir. You let us know. It is a hot topic around the hot rod world
The chamber you talked about is the accumulator.
Thanks for the illustration.
Part number for the POL hose kit??
The "hydropower" hose kit I saw on their site is $340!! 😳
I've built me a setup similar but the only thing is that the pedal is hard like a manual brake setup but it stops like a chap. If you're wondering I have a 69 Lemans with a merlin 509 with ssbc 13s up front and 11s on the rear
nice work man.. lookin good. if those fittings are stainless, you should use the fluid that goes in the system to lubricate over that spit lube lol.. don't want those fine threads galling.
Good video. Nice savings and looks good.
This channel should be named above average dad's garage😂
Thank for the help Brother.
Love your content
7.3l is straight and not angled down bracket
Part number for master cylinder please my booster has a huge bore size 2011 Silverado
What’s the wilwood part number
Great video, I’m looking to replace my master cylinder that’s on my hydroboost on my suburban and wanted to do the same set up. Unfortunately they have a a few part numbers that hit me confused which one did you go with?
Nice!
Does the pushrod from the astrovan hydroboost fit directly in the wilwood mastercylinder?
With the provided spacer that comes with the master, it all fit together with no modifications.
Fast forward 4 years later and now that wilwood master cylinder is $300 US 😬
Where did you find that wilwood master cylinder for $100?
Link for the master cylinder?
So the hose that you cut and assembled on one end with the supplied fittings is for the high pressure side? If so, will that end be able to handle the high pressure?
Yes.
I dig the video but the booger weld's
How things bud? Like your video on the hydro boost.. nice work.. is it possible to invert the hydro boost unit so the lines are hidden at the bottom? Goin to do this swap soon..
Never thought about inverting it. I can see it being possible. If my memory serves me right, the two master cylinder mounting bolt holes are centered. So you should be able to mount the booster upside down and it’ll bolt up correctly. Good luck.
@@averagedadsgarage I've seen them inverted on some chevy trucks......just can't tell which model and did it myself while fighting for room on a 455 olds /55 chev swap
Hi there great vid - so this completely replaces the original disc shaped booster entirely?
Yes. This replaces the round vacuum booster. And after 2 years of use, it still works flawlessly.
Where did your purchase the wilwood master cylinder? That’s an good price. I saw the hose kit at the site you stated in the video
I’m pretty sure I bought the master cylinder and proportioning valve off eBay. They’re pretty universal.
@@averagedadsgarage thanks
nice video, does the hydro boost has to be from an Astro van? if you don't mind telling me, thank's
I used the Astro van because it was $40 instead of $500 for boosters they sell for these cars. And the hose kit I bought was for GM boosters like this one. Others may work, but I’m not sure.
So I understand this correctly, the hydo boost solves a low vacuum problem when converting to 4 wheel disc that otherwise would leave the braking action insufficient or too hard at the pedal? In other words, why do a hydro boost setup if you don't have to (if a vacuum booster will work)? What is the benefit? Does it make the pedal super easy touch wise? I have a 4 wheel drum 70 Elky (bbc) I am considering upgrading to 4 wheel disc. But I am a little hesitant because my current setup works extremely well even though it's 4 wheel drum (I barely have to touch the pedal for braking). Disc brakes look better and in theory should function better but I'd hate to remove a perfectly functioning system only to have a problem getting disc brakes to work nicely. Nice video brother.
The reason I went to a hydro booster is because I went turbo. With an engine under boost, it’s not creating vacuum, braking could suffer.
High performance cams dont make much vacuum, this offers a different solution than electric vacuum pump. The fact he had 4 wheel disks is secondary
How did this turn out. Anything you had a problem with?
Absolutely no problems. Works amazing.
Did you have any issues when you apply the brake it make a vibrating sound
Nope. Works flawlessly.
@@averagedadsgarage dam I ran all the lines correctly I need to find someone that had that same issue
Hey , I did the same set up and I have no pedal feel at all having trouble bleeding the brakes as well is there somthing special u did or added for it ?
Have you started the car? I had no pedal feel at all until I started the car. I thought I had done something wrong and felt like I bled for an hours. Then I started the car, pumped the pedal, and it was rock hard.
Yea I started it and nothing at all I was bleeding them for hours still nothing not sure what's going on
Did you do the Wilwood bleed on the master cylinder before you hooked up the brake lines? That’s the only other thing I can think of.
@@averagedadsgarage I didn't actually ill try that see if it works thanks alot and keep up the videos helped me out alot with my build !
Thanks for the advice worked right away after I did that !!
I installed a hydro boost in a 69 Impala. Mind seems noisy. Have you encountered this problem?
Not at all. Are you running an original style power steering pump? I wonder if the older pumps run less pressure which may starve the system of the pressure needed. Not sure, just a thought. My pump is from a 2000 camaro.
@@averagedadsgarage I have a 2006 Chevy 1500 pump. It works, but its loud when you press on the brake
What bore master cylinder did u use ? Thanks
Bore size was 1 1/8".
@@averagedadsgarage what part# did you go with for the Willwood??
how do you bleed this system
You need to bench bleed the master cylinder first. Wilwood masters come with instructions on how to do it. Basically with the master in a vice, you use the provided plastic fittings and small rubber lines that back feed into the reservoir, and with the master full of fluid, you manually push in the plunger until all the air is out of it. Then install on brake booster. Hook up your brake lines and bleed each caliper one at a time.
@@averagedadsgarage thanks for the info.how about the hydro boost is there any thing I have to do to it as far as bleeding it
Nope. Fill it with power steering fluid. Fire it up.
Make sure you spit on it before you put it in.