eBay hydroboost bracket mass buy?

[swa0330]

Hey everyone, I have a question. Who needs one of those angled brackets for the hydroboost from the eBay guy? Let's all see if we can get the guy to do a mass buy. I am sort of sick of waiting week after week for an auction to end and watching the dam thing getting bid way up by a lot of people who are probably on this board. Does that make sense to anyone else. I need to get a bracket soon, and I am sick of all this stupid bidding the price upward.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4628051564

 

[JKrieg70]

I might be interested in one of those, I do know that there is a place in Mooresville, NC that will sell them as well. They have an add in the back of Bronco Driver. They advertise the whole vacum kit in the ad, but I called to see if they would sell just the bracket, they said they would. I think he quoted me $100.

 

[swa0330]

If you remember the name, that would really be cool. I am sick of waiting for a good deal to come along on eBay. I need a bracket sooner than later.

 

[JKrieg70]

Here is a link to their website:

http://www.mpbrakes.com/

I cant find the bracket on the website, but when I called they said they had them.

 

[fordguy]

are you talking power (vacuum) booster bracket because you stated hydroboost?:?

 

[TOFIC]

A good idea but I have to question why.
Most installs are straight in installs so they bolt straight on.
The GM (cadillac and some AStro) have a angled mounting plate.
Some mustang and SD units are angled on the mounting plate.
That bracket is meant for the vacuum booster but the hydroboost unit will work with it.
A little pricey in my opinion.
TOFIC

 

[swa0330]

A good idea but I have to question why.
Most installs are straight in installs so they bolt straight on.
The GM (cadillac and some AStro) have a angled mounting plate.
Some mustang and SD units are angled on the mounting plate.
That bracket is meant for the vacuum booster but the hydroboost unit will work with it.
A little pricey in my opinion.
TOFIC

If I was running a carb'ed 302, I would have been done months ago. The intake for my heater grid is directly in the way of the booster as it comes off the firewall (assuming the early astro unit bracket is used). Later, I went out and tried to use the later model astro bracket with the angle, but that definitely wouldn't work. If you think that bracket is pricey, try paying $900 for the WH unit that comes with the "special" bracket. Screw that. I definitely am willing to pay for something if it is nice, but raping me for that much just because you have a "proprietary" bracket is BS. We all know the dam unit costs nothing at all at a junkyard. Hell, mounting is easy too. Like you TOFIC, I just can't understand why people are so scared of fabricating just a little to save the money. Because of the Diesel, my problem is a little unusual. I can assure the hydroboost vendors, that one day, someone one this board with access to a CNC machine is going to go out and design a bracket that will accept a astro unit and bolt to the firewall. Then their glory days are over.

 

[DebosDave'72]

I can assure the hydroboost vendors, that one day, someone one this board with access to a CNC machine is going to go out and design a bracket that will accept a astro unit and bolt to the firewall. Then their glory days are over.

That's why you have to pay $900 now, because who knows when someone else will have it for cheaper... ;D ;D

 

[DebosDave'72]

By the way, I would think there are guys who are wanting to go with a vacuum booster too that might want on the mass buy... Have you been in contact with these folks? Any idea on what the price might be?

Dave

 

[swa0330]

Actually, I would suggest to forego the mass buy. I guess that this guy only does transactions through eBay. No matter how the auction ends, he will make a second chance offer. That's what happened to me. Thanks to Ransil's advice, I got the bracket already. For those people who have a carbeurated 302, the bracket is a waste of time. Just drill 4 holes and mount the thing. I started doing that, until realizing the huge clearance issue with the Diesel.