ciavola Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Can any one tell me the difference between a master cylinder for a 70-71 and later, (other then cosmetics)and why its 3 times the price? is it possible to swap them? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 The reservoir's are reversed. You can use a later MC if you swap the connections, front to back and back to front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 You got it rags! DO NOT do an MC swap without swapping the lines. You also have to extend the pushrod from the 71 and earlier booster 10-15mm to depress the M/C from a later model (or was it shorten...at any rate the pushrod has to be adjusted) If you buy a rebuilt 72-78 Booster, and later M/C along with the pre-bent 72-78 lines from the M/C to the switch on the frame rail, you make a nice quick swap. Bending those straight lines from the early cars is a bear! My P.O. decided to arbitrarily change the hydraulic routing on my 73 because he didn't "like the look of the crossed lines"...that made for an interesting first brake application after I got the car running. That one had me scratching my head for a while to figure out what happened, since prior to that point I'd only owned 70's and 71's...and the 'Lines looked right to me!' DOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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