Any time you install something like that it's going to take a fair bit of modification. I'm not telling you not to do it - but if your primary goal is to spend less than the cost of an original-type cylinder, I doubt this is the solution. The pedals + cylinders kit probably costs more than the price of a replacement MC. And, adapting the brake lines to the non-original cylinders is going to take some more money and time.
I saw these at Demon Tweeks it's a racing website in the UK. The reason for possibly going this way was the fact that the replacement dual brake cylinder apparently has problems anyway and also costs £350 ($560) so is quite expensive. If paying a little more I get much better brakes for the odd track day then I would prefer to do that. The brake lines in the Alfa I'm doing will need replacing anyway.
Yea, the one on the Spruell site is for hanging pedals, but what Demon Tweeks offers is for standing pedals. See: http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport/Braking/Pedal_Box_Assemblies_Balance_Bars/Optimum_Balance_Products_Universal_Floor_Mounted_2_Pedal_Assembly/1723/3511Alfanut1750 said:
Over here, they mostly do work on heavy equipment, big trucks, etc. but for them, if the cyl. isn't rusty, rebuilding is easy. My local company quoted a $15US labor charge if I supplied the kit and a good cyl.
There some other choices, Chris. First, if you cyl. has fairly recently strated leaking (i.e., isn't too rusty) you may be able to successfully rebuild with an appropriate kit. Some people can do this well while others can't. If you're in the latter cateogry (I am) than I'd suggest that you take the cyl. w/ kit to a "brake and clutch" firm which specializes in rebuilding brakes and clutches.
Your second choice is to find a company that resleeves brake components for collectors cars. If the casing isn't cracked, they can repair your oem master cyl. to new condition.
Good luck.
Thanks for the offer, but I think I will be going down the route of an uprated one.
