Getting my car after 5 years of fanagaling....

[ARTEMIS1759]

I wonder safety wise, how about a dual MC set up, one for the front and one for the rear? Comments or ideas? The Hood will be welded to the fenders Then I want to do a cut line to the side trim and cut across the top and across the top of the headlight brows so it flips forward similar to a vette.

Edited September 28, 2012 by ARTEMIS1759

[Longbox55]

Most rwd vehicles with a dual master cylinder run a front/rear split, usually with the rear port feeding the front brakes and the front port feeding the rear (there are exeptions to this). The idea is that if you lose the brakes on one end, the other end will still be able to function, though at a much lower capacity. Even with the dual circuit system, if you lose a line/wheel cylinder, you will still lose the pedal feel and braking will generally not occur until the pedal is almost to the floor. While a dual MC will give some increase in safety, it will not make the brakes work any better than the oem single circuit MC. Power assist and FF edge code brake linings will go much further to improving brake performance if you don't swap to disk brakes at least on the front.

Semi-off topic, there is another version of the dual circuit MC used mainly in FWD cars, the diaganol split system. On this style system, the brakes ar split with the LF and RR wheel on one circuit, and the RF and LR on the other. The idea there is that if you lose one line, you will still have braking on at least one front and one rear wheel for better control. Other that a specific bleeding procedure and a different method of fluid control, it acts the same as the F/R split system.

On your hood idea, you may want to take a look at the mid-'80s Buick LeSabre/Park Avenue for the hinge mechanism. They have a forward tilting hood similar to what you're after. You might be able to adapt the hinge mechanism or at least use it as a pattern to amke one for your car. I have a freing that had a '51 Chevy truck with the hood setup like that, worked very well.