Personally, I do not like the looks of the "big boys" underhood brake componets & for what you get, the price.
The master cylinders are not original appearing & IMHO, their dinky looking new brake boosters look like they belong on a cheap street rod.
Another BIG complaint is their goofy looking latemodel brass proportioning valves & (BIG COMPLAINT)lack of prebent lines to plumb them up. The bend it yourself lines & an adj prop valve nearly always look hacked in. In comparison, in my A-body changeover kits, I use original prop valves for the make & model of car OR supply a '71-72 GTO cast iron style proportioning valve. As an example, on '68 driver type A-bodies which would originally, if optioned, had 4 piston disc brakes, we will go back with the '69+ single piston caliper brake setup & a complete new (Inline Tube) brake line set for a '69 GTO.
On early birds or cramos (short of concours cars), I use a variation of the later 71+ Nova disc brake prop valve set-up & custom bent lines. This prop valve will be mounted utitilizing a small stamped steel bracket which mounts the cast iron style prop valve inline under the master cylinder...makes for a clean installation. James at Inline Tube offers a similiar "conversion" kit.
Also the "big boy" kits do not include hose mounting brackets, but usually include new brake hoses which require that you grind the hole out on your old drum brake hose brackets.
It all amounts to what you want detailing wise.
[This message has been edited by 'ol Pinion head (edited 07-25-2001).]
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