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Well after having my converted 1970 Ford Torino OEM Power Steering Pump and Brake Booster on my Bronco for 40 years, I decided it was time for a Hydroboost and Saginaw style pump update.
During my initial conversion, I had also used the Torino Booster offset bracket on my Bronco to get my booster moved over out of the way of my Torino 351C engine I had also transplanted in at the same time.
I just had to turn the Torino bracket 90 degrees and also to twist it’s brake pedal rod (Flat Bar) 90 degrees to get it to work as needed on my Bronco. Since it had worked well over the years I decided to use it to offset my Hydroboost unit as well. So I didn’t need to buy Catfan’s $200 E Bay unit. Also my offset would not be as far over the fender as the straight/offset unit Catfan sells. His unit is a good one though!
I sourced a Hydroboost unit from a 2004 Chevy Tahoe ($60), cut and threaded its input rod to adapt to my bracket; however, I needed to space out the Hydroboost unit about 2 inches forward to get the linkage to work correctly.
I used the early Astrovan bolt pattern Jeep adapters from the following E Bay vendor which only set me back about $60. The hole pattern also was allmost identical to the Ford bracket pattern.
https://www.ebay.com/usr/sterlingworth16?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
And everything went together better than I had hoped for! And saved me some money. The Hydroboost brakes do put you in the windshield until you get used to them. I also added a cooler and a filter to the system as well. I used Wildhorses Saginaw mount for the 351M/400 Big Bronco and it worked with slight modifications on my 351C Engine.
During my initial conversion, I had also used the Torino Booster offset bracket on my Bronco to get my booster moved over out of the way of my Torino 351C engine I had also transplanted in at the same time.
I just had to turn the Torino bracket 90 degrees and also to twist it’s brake pedal rod (Flat Bar) 90 degrees to get it to work as needed on my Bronco. Since it had worked well over the years I decided to use it to offset my Hydroboost unit as well. So I didn’t need to buy Catfan’s $200 E Bay unit. Also my offset would not be as far over the fender as the straight/offset unit Catfan sells. His unit is a good one though!
I sourced a Hydroboost unit from a 2004 Chevy Tahoe ($60), cut and threaded its input rod to adapt to my bracket; however, I needed to space out the Hydroboost unit about 2 inches forward to get the linkage to work correctly.
I used the early Astrovan bolt pattern Jeep adapters from the following E Bay vendor which only set me back about $60. The hole pattern also was allmost identical to the Ford bracket pattern.
https://www.ebay.com/usr/sterlingworth16?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
And everything went together better than I had hoped for! And saved me some money. The Hydroboost brakes do put you in the windshield until you get used to them. I also added a cooler and a filter to the system as well. I used Wildhorses Saginaw mount for the 351M/400 Big Bronco and it worked with slight modifications on my 351C Engine.
