Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab

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The hydroboost went in much easier than I expected mokin: We ended up installing it so that the push-rod goes through (or is centered on) one of the old mounting points for the pedal assembly. It is the same height as the stock location, just pushed further to the fender to clear the intake. I used a Powerstroke 7.3L unit with the matching master cylinder. The hood BARELY clears, but it does!!!

We cut the stock pedal assembly so that we could put the brake pedal in the clutch position and moved the stub for the push-rod to connect to from the right side of the pedal to the left side of the pedal. Lined right up and made for an easy conversion. We added some angle iron to the backside (under dash) to help make it more rigid. I need to make the brake pedal wider so that it's not so far away from the skinny pedal - might even add another pedal in between the two and weld them together for an extra wide brake pedal.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Explorer PS pump will have enough juice to push the ram and hydroboost.

Here are some pics :beer: