Brake pushrod firewall seal

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Leeroy
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Brake pushrod firewall seal

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Anyone had any luck finding a replacement? Mine no longer seems to be there and it's letting in a bit of 'fresh' air from the engine bay I'd rather it wasn't. I thought about a standard grommet with a hole cut out of it (which I'll do if there's nothing else) but when I did this to the mustang the pushrod would eventually just push the seal out with the brake pedal movement.
I see bronco Tom had a bronco replacement but no idea if it works for a slick.

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Re: Brake pushrod firewall seal

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I just cut a piece of rubber in a rectangle to fit under the booster bolts and punched holes for the mounting bolts and pushrod with an empty .45 shell.
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Leeroy
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Re: Brake pushrod firewall seal

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Not a bad thought, but I dont have any empty .45 shells! And the stupid gun laws down this way prevent me getting any :cry:
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Re: Brake pushrod firewall seal

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Leeroy, Dennis Carpenter has a boot listed:
http://dennis-carpenter.com/master-cyli ... p/0a-2180/
its what I used on both my masters, brake and clutch
Turk build thread at:
http://slick60s.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18944

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Re: Brake pushrod firewall seal

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Thabks, might give that a go
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