Russell
Club Member
As many will know, I am currently converting my 260z to 1jz and this involves a huge amount of custom work. I am also trying to do it on a reasonably tight budget.
Whilst stripping the car we realised that the brake master cylinder and the servo had pretty much had it so we might as well change it for a bigger, more modern one.
The Brakes themselves are not being upgraded at the same time but will be within a year or so of it being back on the road.
I have seen the BM44 Master Cylinder and Servo from a Skyline fitted which just needs the mounting holes and clevis modifying. The issue with this is that because they have the word "Skyline" in the title, they are expensive.
Then there is the Hilux one. Mighty Car mods are using one from a Hilux but I have no information as to which model/year etc.
Which leads me to my question that I hope someone can help with before I have a bit of an experiment -
What are my options for a cheap and effective master cylinder and servo? I want it to be able to support upgraded brakes in the future.
- Location of brake line connections isn't too important as i'm running new lines.
- Mounting holes not too important as long as they don't foul on anything in the car I can drill new holes.
- Modification of "things" to connect to the brake pedal isn't the end of the world (throttle pedal being cut up anyway)
Any and every suggestion welcome
Whilst stripping the car we realised that the brake master cylinder and the servo had pretty much had it so we might as well change it for a bigger, more modern one.
The Brakes themselves are not being upgraded at the same time but will be within a year or so of it being back on the road.
I have seen the BM44 Master Cylinder and Servo from a Skyline fitted which just needs the mounting holes and clevis modifying. The issue with this is that because they have the word "Skyline" in the title, they are expensive.
Then there is the Hilux one. Mighty Car mods are using one from a Hilux but I have no information as to which model/year etc.
Which leads me to my question that I hope someone can help with before I have a bit of an experiment -
What are my options for a cheap and effective master cylinder and servo? I want it to be able to support upgraded brakes in the future.
- Location of brake line connections isn't too important as i'm running new lines.
- Mounting holes not too important as long as they don't foul on anything in the car I can drill new holes.
- Modification of "things" to connect to the brake pedal isn't the end of the world (throttle pedal being cut up anyway)
Any and every suggestion welcome