[DeTomaso] master cylinder advice

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/22/11 16 48 44, justingreisberg at hotmail.com writes:


> 
> Sso i put together my own brake system using wilwood superlite 4 piston 
> calipers up front.  I ended up using a ford master cylinder with a 7/8" bore, 
> which i suspected was small.  As i begin to drive the car, i am finding a 
> very soft, spongy pedal with a lot of travel.  I plan to go to a bigger 
> bore master cylinder.  I could easily use the ford SVO 84-86 1.125" master 
> cylinder, but I worry that might be too much the other way.  Although other 
> fords have had 1" master cylinders, they generally have an angled reservoir 
> which just looks funny, but wilwood makes a 1" master cylinder that is more 
> money.
> 
> anyway, any suggestions 1 or 1.125"  justin   
> 

I know for a fact that one of the vendors uses a 1 1/8 inch bore size 
master from the '84-'92 Lincoln Mark VII.; I believe this is more or less the 
standard size used by all the vendors unless there are extreme extenuating 
circumstances that would dictate a change.   So I'd go for the 1 1/8 inch.   

Mike