I noticed that, too. For the 55 brakes to work properly, you need the one-year-only master cylinder. Attempts to jury-rig a later m/c will result in poorly performing to non-existent brakes. Not a good thing. In order for a retro fit of a 56 setup to work, the master, booster and pedal need to be replaced. Not to mention the vacuum canister. This is probably a Frankenstein setup. Ron From: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Carl Note the replacement later-style brake booster/master cyl. This might not be the same thing, but reminds me of the type Frank Mitchell was peddling circa 1981, when (iirc) rebuild kits for the original Kelsey-Hayes unit were hard to find. My ’55 Imperial Newport had a replacement Mitchell booster on it, it was actually sized for something like a Dart/Valiant and totally inadequate for a heavy car. Worse than manual brakes really; car would barely stop. Barely clears the voltage regulator. Otherwise decent car. Carl b. From: Kurt Brueske https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1955-chrysler-c-300-10 -- -- For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylang --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chrysler 300 Club International" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to chrysler-300-club-international+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/chrysler-300-club-international/001e01da1901%2404af4cf0%240e0de6d0%24%40comcast.net. |
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