Advantages of moving Brake Servo

Looking into moving my brake servo to directly infront of the pedal box. Just wondering what the advantages/disadvantages of this are?

Got a 1.6 clipper and it's going to have a weber 32/34 on so there should be enough room for the brake servo.

Hi mate never done this myself but i do knw braking effciency shud b greatly increased as the majority of braking is lost throught the braking bar that transfers the pedal input across the bulkhead to the servo let us knw hw u get on is there enugh rm to fit it above the pedal box?

Apart from maybe looks i see no real advantage, its possible to lock the front brakes on a standard mk1, thats as good as can be. Also this side of the car was never designed for loading, look how easy the clutch cable pulls through.

taff said

Hi mate never done this myself but i do knw braking effciency shud b greatly increased as the majority of braking is lost throught the braking bar that transfers the pedal input across the bulkhead to the servo let us knw hw u get on is there enugh rm to fit it above the pedal box?

I thought the Great Vowel Shortage of the 1860s in Wales (when the French stole them all) was over?

So without strengthening the bulkhead it's probably not a good idea?
The further I read around the more I think that I'm going to be okay with standard well up brakes; mines a 1.6 clipper and it's not going to be super powerful, and like you say I can already get her to lock up so it's not like i need MORE braking power?
So, in my situation, if I were to move the servo, it would almost certainly just be benifiting the looks, do you agree?

paul_c said

taff said

Hi mate never done this myself but i do knw braking effciency shud b greatly increased as the majority of braking is lost throught the braking bar that transfers the pedal input across the bulkhead to the servo let us knw hw u get on is there enugh rm to fit it above the pedal box?

I thought the Great Vowel Shortage of the 1860s in Wales (when the French stole them all) was over?

 :lmao:  :lmao:

Anyway, I own a left hooker that doesn't have the linkage and the braking power, for a Mk1, is good.

You're thinking of the Great Vole Shortage where the french stole all our Voles and small waterside creatures and made saucison out of them.

Is a lot of power lost through the linkage system?

Downster32 said

Is a lot of power lost through the linkage system?

I guess any linkage system will take up a lot of energy but believe the original design flexes quite a bit. I think it was Autocavern who designed and sold a beefier set up

Won't bother next time a,e,i,o,u cock!

Come on - take the joke. I tried to read your post, really struggled and gave up half way through.

taff said

Won't bother next time a,e,i,o,u cock!

:lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:
Touche !

I O U A cock? Now there's an offer x

Hw old r u m8 if ur younger than 40 shud b vry esy 2 read.

taff said

Hw old r u m8 if ur younger than 40 shud b vry esy 2 read.

iatnmaicuwtfygoa!

LOL, ROLF and LMAO!

But going back to the original question, is there a big improvement in braking performance by moving the servo and getting rid of the linkage?

Wait for the Autocavan upgrade to appear on ebay . They keep popping up now and again ..Well worth the wait