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Why do you need to have a dual cylinder when installing the volvo brake kit. I have an early car with a single reservoir and my thought is that pressure is pressure in the line regardless of how many reservoirs you have. Can anybody clue me in, I must be missing something.

Thanks.

Alexi,

My thinking is the same and I am going to use them on the front of my next project which has the single brake master. I thought the dual master just provided a redundancy in the braking system in case of a failure. I figure the e-brake works well enough for that. I think it will work just fine.

A guy putting a Chevy V8 in his roadster used the Volvo conversion. He designed a manifold that gets rid of the two lines feeding the caliper and has a single lline to the calipers. I had a machinist friend make him and me a set up. The drawings are on his website here http://www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddat ... brakes.htm There was not enough interest to have my friend make a batch and he is too busy now anyway.

Steve

Wish I had known about this block when the machinist was making them up. Does the Volvo conversion make the roadster stop any quicker? I thought that since the pads had about twice the contact area it would. I Should have my R16 and trans sold this week and plan on installing a sr20de (s14).

I have yet to do the conversion but everyone I have talked to that has-- says they do notice a difference. I saw the motor for sale on Ebay. It went pretty quick. SR20 seems to be a popular swap.

Steve

well, it is a popular swap but I will let you know how it really goes.

Thanks, I would be very interested in hearing all about it.

Steve

hearing? When I get the stuff together I will have you by and you can take a look, possibly post some pics on this site. I am going to try to do a decent write up so others don't have invent the wheel.

Well, that sounds even better. Thanks!!

Steve

Steve,

You don't happen to have an extra 1500 grill in good shape do you? I need one for my 66 (I love that 1500 grill, damn Petty's car) whether it needs to be rechromed or not.

Thanks.

Hey Steve and Alexi,

That manifold adapter is a good idea, sure looks a lot cleaner than all the hoses bouncing around!

If you guys want to see my car, we should go for a ride the first weekend the sun is out!
Alexi-You'll be able to see an SR in a roadster and ask all kinds of questions...Then you can fill in all of the blanks I left in my write up!

Let me know when, TR

I would like to take a drive. Only problem is my roadster is in pieces so I will have to bring the back up car....2002 S2000.

I am going to take the specs to the manifold and see about getting some made up. Sano clean job!!

Alexi,

Sorry, I do not have a 1500 grill. I would love to have one myself. TR, that run in the sun sounds good. I actually have a club run scheduled for Saturday the 24th. We can go any time though. And yes that manifold for the Volvo brake conversion is definietly a clean looking install.

Steve

Steve,

Club run? Didn't see anything on that. I would like to attend if you don't mind a Honda showing up.

Is the manifold supposed to made of solid brass???