Help...Valiant Barracuda

[BILEMAN]

Hi there

I've got a 1969 Valiant barracuda V8 and need to get its brakes fixed. It's
got bad brakes and i've changed the master cillinder and overhauled the rear
wheel brakes. I don't know what to do next. Somebody told me something about
the booster or something..... Can anybody please send me some documentation
or advice to [email protected] .

I Live in South-Africa so the old chrysler cars here are very few. This is
also a special edition and 1 out of 10 made in SA with the V8.

Please help
Thanx
Hendrik

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

Hendrik-

We need more information on the brake system in your Barracuda. In
addition to the different brake systems available on these cars (9" drum
all around, 10" drum all around, front disc/10" rear drum), the RHD cars
got a variety of different hydraulic systems. Some of them used a booster
mounted to the firewall with the master cylinder mounted to that, others
used a master cylinder bolted directly to the firewall and a British-made
remote booster mounted forward in the engine bay. If you'll describe your
system fully, we may be able to help.

DS

On Thu, 4 Sep

 

[Kirk Matheson]

Hi there

I've got a 1969 Valiant barracuda V8 and need to get its brakes fixed. It's
got bad brakes and i've changed the master cillinder and overhauled the rear
wheel brakes. I don't know what to do next. Somebody told me something about
the booster or something..... Can anybody please send me some documentation
or advice to [email protected] .

I Live in South-Africa so the old chrysler cars here are very few. This is
also a special edition and 1 out of 10 made in SA with the V8.

Please help
Thanx
Hendrik

I did not know that Barracudas were made in South Africa. Does it look
like the American offering, or more like the Valiants build in
Australia?

-Kirk Matheson

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

I did not know that Barracudas were made in South Africa.

They weren't made there. They were made in RHD form in Canada and shipped
to South Africa.

Does it look like the American offering, or more like the Valiants build
in Australia?

South Africa did get some Australian Valiants beginning in '71 and
increasing after '73, but from '60 to '73 the South African line was
primarily American-type A-bodies with right-hand drive and some local
mechanical variations.

DS

 

[Nathan Nagel]

Who made the remote booster and is it still available? Been looking for
a replacement for a Hydrovac but with dual circuits to use on a
completely unrelated car. (want to convert from single to dual circuit
master cylinder.)

thanks,

nate

 

[Daniel J. Stern]

Who made the remote booster and is it still available?

It was a very common setup on a great many "commonwealth" (=British) cars.
I believe the one in the RHD South African Valiants was made by Girling,
but I could be mistaken.

DS