Manual Disc Brakes Master Cylinder

I am in need of a MC to power my TCI Mustang II conversion on the front and a 2000 Explorer disc brake rear end. The best tip I have had so far means using a 68 VETTE mc from a 4 wheel disc, manual car. I would prefer to use as many Ford parts as possible but need some help here!
Thanks!

I used a 2000 ish mustang cobra style... all depends on what you have....get an adjustable rod also!

I have been searching for the same answer. I have a manual disc Granada master now and I think some guys are using them. A lot of jeep guys use that rear and from what I was seeing many used their stock front disc master. I am swapping the disc rear in now. Any body use a front disc master?

I just installed a new master on my 66 Convt with 71 Mach 1 discs on the front and Stainless Steel discs on the rear. This is the third master I have tried with 4 wheel disc manual. This one is a Scott Drake Mustang modified one, they sell it with part # C7ZZ-2140-4WDB through Mustang Depot. Its not cheap, but it does work well and stops the car. I just got to fix some leaky fittings. Not sure what the master was originally for, it looks similar to a Ford. The one thing I did notice is that the mounting holes were re-drilled to match the Mustangs mounting distance between holes.

I have a 64 Fairlane with SSBC front disc and Wilwood rears. I use Strange Engineering' 1.125 bore master cylinder. Its what they recommended and it works.

Pete

Originally Posted by 351bolt

I have a 64 Fairlane with SSBC front disc and Wilwood rears. I use Strange Engineering' 1.125 bore master cylinder. Its what they recommended and it works.

Pete

Yea right, that thing has little cry baby drum brakes on all four corners!

Originally Posted by Kcode

I just installed a new master on my 66 Convt with 71 Mach 1 discs on the front and Stainless Steel discs on the rear. This is the third master I have tried with 4 wheel disc manual. This one is a Scott Drake Mustang modified one, they sell it with part # C7ZZ-2140-4WDB through Mustang Depot. Its not cheap, but it does work well and stops the car. I just got to fix some leaky fittings. Not sure what the master was originally for, it looks similar to a Ford. The one thing I did notice is that the mounting holes were re-drilled to match the Mustangs mounting distance between holes.

Were either of the first two masters for stock front discs and what happened? When I think about the physics it would seem that a single piston disc should not need more fluid than a drum brake. The area may be larger but the travel is much less. As you wear the disc pads I can see needing more fluid to compensate for the piston moving in vs a drum set up. So if you monitored the fluid in my mind the drum reservoir would work?

SSBC makes a manual disk brake MC that works well for my four disk setup. And it looks like a Ford MC.

Originally Posted by iwantmore

Were either of the first two masters for stock front discs and what happened? When I think about the physics it would seem that a single piston disc should not need more fluid than a drum brake. The area may be larger but the travel is much less. As you wear the disc pads I can see needing more fluid to compensate for the piston moving in vs a drum set up. So if you monitored the fluid in my mind the drum reservoir would work?

The first one was actually a standard drum brake dual cyl for a 67 Mustang with the round bowl/cover. It did work, hard pedal, but it leaked, I screwed up the seats when I removed them looking for the residual valves/duck bills. The second was for a 76 Fairmont with manual discs, it was remanufactured, the pedal was real spongy and almost to the floor, even after numerous bleedings. It would stop the car, but not under a panic situation. Since its the wifes car I decided to put a decent one on that is for 4 wheel manual discs.

Originally Posted by MCCUTCHEON4

Yea right, that thing has little cry baby drum brakes on all four corners!

Little tiny pee pee brakes!