Hydroboost Mounting Bracket

[70_Steve]

Going to rez this thread, Steve I read the writeup over at Motoman's page, great write-up. If I understand your methods correctly you basically shaped the mounting plate to match up with Five bolt holes on the firewall? Also it looks like you cut out a curve to match the shape of that piece of the firewall where the stock MC bolts to? Any chance you have a nice template already made up and in an electronic format? Worth asking.....

Yes, definately worth asking, and I wish I could help you out. That plate was simple enough to make that I didn't think a template would be necessary.

A tape measure gets you the size of the plate. I used 3/16". The tape measure was also good enough to lay out those 5 holes. I did make a cardboard template to follow the curve around the steering column.

 

[hc37180]

Yes, definately worth asking, and I wish I could help you out. That plate was simple enough to make that I didn't think a template would be necessary.

A tape measure gets you the size of the plate. I used 3/16". The tape measure was also good enough to lay out those 5 holes. I did make a cardboard template to follow the curve around the steering column.

Thanks Steve,
Thought it was worth asking just to make sure there wasn't any important details I might be overlooking.

 

[70_Steve]

Thanks Steve,
Thought it was worth asking just to make sure there wasn't any important details I might be overlooking.

As far as making that mounting plate, no, it's pretty simple. The lower drivers's side mounting hole, at least on my 70, is a bolt into the pedal cage. Different than the rest. I welded a stud on the back side of that mounting plate to go through the hole in the pedal cage and put a nut on the inside.

Taking the big nut off the back of the hydroboost unit is a chore. And, from what I remember, that booster is keyed. So once I got the hole cut in the plate (hole saw) I put a bit of weld on the plate to act as a key. Also, the hole in the firewall isn't quite big enough to fit the nut on the back side of the hydroboost, but a couple minutes with a flat file and it fit fine.

 

[JSmall]

Here are the ones I had a friend make following the advise from Steve. They work great.

 

[hc37180]

Here are the ones I had a friend make following the advise from Steve. They work great.

Those look great, any chance of sharing metal type, width, and dimensions on the smaller adapter shim?
Thx

 

[JSmall]

Those look great, any chance of sharing metal type, width, and dimensions on the smaller adapter shim?
Thx

The indexing ring is 1/2" aluminum to work with the F250 HB and Dodge MC, and the firewall mount is 3/16" aluminum.