Triumph Sports Cars

engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" V8s (Stag and TR8)

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ian jenkins
Mississauga Ont canada
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12/27/2010 11:06AM

Main British Car:
77 tr7

TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: en
Date: August 06, 2011 08:31AM

Has anyone swapped in a more powerful brake/booster into a TR7?
If so, what make/model worked okay?
Thank you


Dan B
Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
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11/06/2007 01:55PM

Main British Car:
1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

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Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: Dan B
Date: August 06, 2011 10:51AM

Ian,
Check out Rodney's 1is build in "How it was done."l

Dan B


en
ian jenkins
Mississauga Ont canada
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77 tr7

Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: en
Date: August 06, 2011 04:08PM

thanks Dan
I'm in Canada. If the Aussie Ford/Holden unit available in north america of is this a standard Ford unit?


Dan B
Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
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1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

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Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: Dan B
Date: August 06, 2011 05:22PM

Not sure about that. Usually Holden is stock GM stuff I think.


tr8todd
Todd Kishbach

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Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: tr8todd
Date: August 07, 2011 01:19PM

I installed one into my buddies TR8 for him several years ago along with a 1" master and an adjustable proportioning valve. It works very well. I had to open up the mounting holes a little, but nothing too difficult. I think he picked it up from Summit.


en
ian jenkins
Mississauga Ont canada
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77 tr7

Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: en
Date: August 08, 2011 02:13PM

Hi Todd
I saw that Summit has alot of different set ups.
did you install a 7" single diaphram unit or was there room to fit in an upgrade?


tr8todd
Todd Kishbach

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Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: tr8todd
Date: August 10, 2011 08:49AM

It was slightly bigger than was the TR8 booster I removed, which is slightly bigger than the TR7 booster. Hope that helps. Your limited on the outside diameter because of the windshield scuttle hanging over the top of the booster. If you go much bigger, it won't fit. We fitted the bigger unit on his car for several reasons. The main reason was because he went to bigger 4 piston Willwood calipers in the front and stock Ford calipers on the back. We also fitted a rear end out of a Lincoln with 12 inch rear discs. We needed to go to either a 7/8 or 1" master to push that much fluid. The unit we installed was the cheapest best solution to meet all of the needs the car had. The adjustable proportioning valve came mounted under the booster and made dialing in the brakes easy. I plan on installing something similar on my car as soon as I can get around to it. It has Willwoods all around, and the stock master has way too much travel.



en
ian jenkins
Mississauga Ont canada
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Registered:
12/27/2010 11:06AM

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77 tr7

Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: en
Date: October 02, 2011 08:01PM

This is where i've gotten to so far.


en
ian jenkins
Mississauga Ont canada
(67 posts)

Registered:
12/27/2010 11:06AM

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77 tr7

Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: en
Date: October 02, 2011 10:20PM

Sorry, i tried to post a picture but looks like its too large an image
Anyway, dual diaphram booster fit okay
Looks as if an 8" diaphram would fit if windshield wheel box cover was modified


sinner
bill sinclair

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11/21/2013 03:16PM

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Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: sinner
Date: November 25, 2013 02:14AM

HI I put in an universal 9 inch booster and a 7/8 master. The got rid of the stock proportioning valve for a Willwood adjustable one. It works good can lock up all 4 wheels. All for less than 200$.


flylear45
Jim Franks

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11/28/2013 07:29AM

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Re: TR7 Brake Booster
Posted by: flylear45
Date: December 10, 2013 05:22PM

I went with Miata because I converted to disks in the rear. It worked out for my application, (not for drums, I wouldn't think).


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