Sanchez Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I have spent hours going through about fifty pages in the brake section looking for just a detailed installation of a 15/16" Master Cylinder and larger Brake booster in a 240z. I have a 1973 240z that I would like to put the Silver Mine Stage 3 front brake kit on and so far my only options are waiting for an elusive and expensive 280zx Master Cylinder or dropping close to $350 on a Wilwood 1" Master Cylinder and an unknown Brake Booster. Could people who have cheaper alternatives please post links to the parts and maybe a quick guide. I really don't need a 1" cylinder and all of the current guides are not detailed. Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanD Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Sorry but 280zx Master Cylinders aren't that expensive ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padam07 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 ^They are not as cheap as they once were. A used one goes for about $100bucks now. Good luck find a reman one at any autoparts store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 ^They are not as cheap as they once were. A used one goes for about $100bucks now. Good luck find a reman one at any autoparts store. I know about those, but I keep hearing from other people that the Reman ones dont actually fit correctly to a stock brake booster, but I will give them a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padam07 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I am pretty sure they fit fine. It has the original body just as been completely rebuilt. I bought oefrom a member here for cheap and really you only ave to adjust the push wrong length. Other Han tattered are no fitment issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 The 79 - 83 280ZX MC is no longer available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I have spent hours going through about fifty pages in the brake section looking for just a detailed installation of a 15/16" Master Cylinder and larger Brake booster in a 240z. I have a 1973 240z that I would like to put the Silver Mine Stage 3 front brake kit on... Why do you think you need a larger brake booster? I have the equivalent of the Stage 4 kit, and the pedal effort is not substantially greater than my Luxo-cruiser '08 Accord Coupe by comparison. If anything, I find my Accord to be over-boosted and touchy. Besides, the '73 240Z already has a larger booster compared with the earlier models. Nigel '73 240ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Nigel, the information you are giving me is great, it is exactly what I am looking for. The problem is that my OEM brake booster and master cylinder need replacing along with most of the stock brake parts. Should I just get new ones or refurbish my old ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Okay I simply want to know if I can take a new 10" Booster I have from an '83 280zx laying around, and put the Master cylinder from the same car into my '73 240z (Manual, not Automatic) without any clearance issues. I here people say this works by rotating the booster to fit the firewall mounts without problems and I here other people say that it won't hookup without any difficult modifying. Which one is correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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