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Originally Posted by lees6t
I'm in the process of installing disc brakes on a friend's '57 Bird. He bought a kit from someplace (don't know who or where at the moment) and so far,it's going together well.
My only concern, other than the fact that he's 85 years young and I hope I get it finished
before before he expires, is the close proximity of the master cylinder to the exhaust manifold (about 3/8"). The original m/c uses a sheetmetal shield between it and the manifold, of which I'm thinking of tacking an additional 3" of metal, but that leaves very little space for heat dissipation. Has anyone done a similar conversion and had this problem? I don't want him to be driving the car if the radiant heat is going to be boiling the fluid or melting piston seals. Thanks for any replies
Lee
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Hi Lee, Guess by the date you've finished the project, but...I do understand the concern. I installed a disc front and dual zone system using a '78 mustang master Cyl. on my 1955 T'bird. I spliced a piece into the heat shield so that it would extend to the end of the new M.C. I converted to sylacone brake fluid because I think it has a higher heat tolerance. I sure did worry about cooking the brake fluid! I've had no problem in 3 years but still worry. The car is a street rod and I just installed Sanderson headers, which gives me a lot of clearance.
Regards, Steve
