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Old 12-16-2019, 03:13 PM
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Default 1960 Catalina brake booster upgrade?

It seems like the brake booster in my 1960 Catalina is toast. Has anyone upgraded to a different, more readily available booster? I'd like to convert the car to 4-wheel discs at some point so upgrading the booster and master cylinder now wouldn't be a terrible idea.

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Old 12-16-2019, 11:46 PM
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Try Master Power Brakes. They have all kinds of stuff. I used their booster and master to convert my 1964 to front PDB. It also works for their rear disc brakes.

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Old 12-17-2019, 12:05 AM
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Examine the booster and compare it to the 1985-87 S10 BK booster, it is a dual nine inch booster that work far better than the dinky unit some vendors supply.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...60445&jsn=2032

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Old 12-18-2019, 10:01 AM
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Well, I decided to take the car around the block and the booster seemed to free up a bit. Not sure if it was drum related or the booster was sticky or what, but the brakes work ok now.

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