Installing a hanging brake assembly; Shoebox Ford Ep4

Thinking about losing the underbody master cylinder and going with a firewall mounted one? Want better master cylinder options and easier-to-access brake components... well here's how we did it!

The Shoebox Ford (1949-1951 Ford cars) all have underbody mounted masters with a small access hole made for the original M/C. There are some excellent brands for maintaining this original feature such as this unit from Shoebox Central: https://shoebox-central.com/1949-1950...
Shoebox Central is an awesome company and we would encourage you to consider them first if you wish to keep the pedal under the floor.

Now if you're like us and would prefer the firewall mounted pieces then you can pick up a universal hanging brake pedal arm kit from Speedway.
The Speedway kit does not have the holes drilled for a manual brake system which means you will need to drill two holes. We purchased our kit from an eBay seller that came along with a manual master cylinder. We experienced some issues with that kit so we aren't going to provide a link.
We would suggest staying with Speedway for these components.
Hanging pedal kit: https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedw...
We went with this master from Speedway: https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Univer...
Manual master cylinder push rod: https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Replac...

In this video we detail how we fitted the pedal bracket and fab'd up a mount to fix it to the dash which is a must to ensure a stable pedal and avoid damage to the firewall seams. It is downright dangerous to not fix a hanging brake pedal assembly in a second location on the Shoebox Ford.
Another option is to add thicker steel to the firewall, but we would still encourage you to use a secondary support.

Don't hesitate to reach out for questions and comments! We hope this guide is helpful to everyone, or at the least entertaining!

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