Master cylinder and brakes question for a 65 Dodge Dart

[John12377]

I have a 1965 Dodge Dart 270. I posted a picture of the slant 6 engine and many of you commented that I should consider upgrading my master cylinder to a dual Reservoir cylinder. Unfortunately comma the auto parts store close to me does not have anything listed for the Dodge Dart in a dual Reservoir cylinder. They also do not have a brake booster listed for that year as well. Do any of you have part numbers for other parts or both that I could have them search for? I would also like to eventually convert the front to disk brakes so any information on that would be helpful as well.

 

[salinasjoel]

I have a 1965 Dodge Dart 270. I posted a picture of the slant 6 engine and many of you commented that I should consider upgrading my master cylinder to a dual Reservoir cylinder. Unfortunately comma the auto parts store close to me does not have anything listed for the Dodge Dart in a dual Reservoir cylinder. They also do not have a brake booster listed for that year as well. Do any of you have part numbers for other parts or both that I could have them search for? I would also like to eventually convert the front to disk brakes so any information on that would be helpful as well.

go to inlinetube.com and get the conversion that gives you the lines and distribution block, then go to your auto parts store and buy a drum/drum master cylinder for a 68 dodge dart... install, bleed, done deal

 

[salinasjoel]

http://media.wix.com/ugd/4d7af2_1b3cac573b54465a9b6dcdde13d3cd1a.pdf
here is a better link for the block and lines, its part number ddb6403

 

[nick455440]

I did mine on a 65 valiant a few months ago, I looked at kits and did a ton of research and the cheapest and easiest method is the one I ended up doing. I got a manual brake reservoir for a 1967 dart, ran the front reservoir to the distribution block to power/brake the front wheels, blocked off the hole (with a lowes threaded/allen head block off) in the distribution block that the long line runs off of to the back of the car, for the back brakes. Coupled the line from the rear reservoir to the long line that runs to back brakes. one reservoir for the front brakes, one for the back. No kit, no new block.

 

[65 Dartman]

I have a 1965 Dodge Dart 270. They also do not have a brake booster listed for that year as well. I would also like to eventually convert the front to disk brakes so any information on that would be helpful as well.

The last question first - do you want to keep the SBP you have now? If so try and find someone selling a Kelsey Hayes set-up. Lower ball joints would have to be upgraded. If converting to LBP, then 73-76 discs would be the way to go. Change the master cylinder to one for either drum brakes (if keeping drums) or one for disc if doing the disc swap (recommended)

First question - any A Body booster from 67-76 will work. Earlier boosters are something like 7 or 8 inches in diameter; later ones are larger in diameter. A search on here should shows pictures of each. Make sure you get all the brackets that go with it.

 

[nm9stheham]

As above in post 5, we used a '67 dual master cylinder for drum/drum on a '62 Dart.... worked fine and fit in exactly. You can get the distribution block from Inline tubes. No proportioning valve is used int eh drum-drum system.

Once changing to the discs up front, you may be able to use the same MC for the K-H disc brakes, just remove the residual valve from the output of the front MC reservoir (which is the back reservoir).

If you go to the later 73-76 discs, then change the MC again to the right one for that year range.

 

[AJ/FormS]

I did mine on a 65 valiant a few months ago, I looked at kits and did a ton of research and the cheapest and easiest method is the one I ended up doing. I got a manual brake reservoir for a 1967 dart, ran the front reservoir to the distribution block to power/brake the front wheels, blocked off the hole (with a lowes threaded/allen head block off) in the distribution block that the long line runs off of to the back of the car, for the back brakes. Coupled the line from the rear reservoir to the long line that runs to back brakes. one reservoir for the front brakes, one for the back. No kit, no new block.

Looks like you have the lines reversed; the reservoir closest to the firewall is supposed to go to the front brakes.In your case I doubt it makes a difference.