Hey man, you’re the reason I got my ‘66. She’s been my first car and a real dream come true. I’ve been working my ass off to get bring her back to life and I’m finally picking up my new motor in a few weeks. What you’re doing is bigger than just KZfaq. Keep it up! If you’re ever down south in LA hmu!

Dang those tires make the look of that car, everyone runs torque thrusts but the old school rubber makes them look "right". Neat car!👍

Welcome to the manual brake club! On my 69 Mach 1 I had the same issues and the same results as you. It's nice to see youngsters into classic Mustangs.

I love manual brakes personally there constant at the track, and you can run a big cam with no issues

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manual steer in my Mach, which is awesome...time to convert to manual brakes too. thx for the reminder!

When you get the brakes sorted it’s like being born again. I just finally bled my brakes on my Kawi 636 a few weeks ago (same as you - the mity vac was a mistake) and I know exactly how you feel.

I was just watching the "Bad News" build when you were like 3 years old. Wow time flies. Manual brakes work just fine buddy. Nickel/copper lines work well.

Decided to go back to manual brakes a while ago! Literally the same reason, didn’t feel right when pressing down.

As a 66 model mustang owner, I follow you from across the ocean and I have no regrets :) I wish you continued success. I hope to meet you in America one day.

I used to bleed brakes that way, but I spent the 100 bucks on a motive bleeder kit and never looked back. Totally worth it seeing that it forces the fluid through the master cylinder reservoirs. Also, manual brakes are the way to go for any kind of car honestly. I daily my nova with them and it doesn't bother me for a second.

The sound, the looks of this car... i just like everthing about it😂

Im 42 years old i Built a Maverick Grabber back in high school in the mid 1990's .....i love that your into old Muscle cars at your age.

I had the same problem with a Classic Landrover, we placed a mechanical vacuum pump from a small European (Peugeot) car. Brakes are amazing now! But going to put manual brakes on my 1967 Mustang to : )

Hey it's good to see you're dad brother.

Another good vid Ben. Thanks for keeping us older (much older) motorheads entertained. It's good to see younger folk, such as yourself and Craig, keeping vintage Detroit tin alive.

I had one of those Wilwood masters on a car I built for over ten years, it worked awesome. It’s now my first choice for any car I’m working on.

I have manual brakes on my chevelle, and honestly wouldn't have it any other way. Awesome video!

Great video I've been wanting to put manual brakes on my chevelle, definitely the next upgrade im doing now!

Thank you for the inspiration. After a recent camshaft change I am borderline enough vacuum to run the booster. It works but old and tired. Shall do the homework for my Torino.

I love how you hang out with your dad doing this hot rod stuff!

Well done. I once pondered power brakes. My manuals work perfectly and I much prefer the more minimal look under the hood.

Thanks for the update on the brakes. I’ve been hesitant on going with manual brakes. I will definitely give it a try. Thank you guys!

Heck yeah man Manual Brakes are the way to go and feel so good, especially when driving classics spiritedly! Always love when you drop new content and I enjoy seeing your personal build transform and your growth with the car as well.

I have had great success using the Motiv power bleeder on a bunch of my cars. The only issue I have using it is getting an adaptor for all the different types of master cylinder caps. Good luck with your ride, nice to see younger people into the "old" car hobby. I am wrapping up a restoration to my 69 coupe and I need to replace a bad master cylinder.

You drive that car on those tyres? Very brave!

10:45 Stalling The Car in front of 2 pretty girls :(

Going manual master my self…nice to see your impressions. The reason you could still get bubbles using the vacuum pump is they suck air around the threads of the bleed nipples…..you need to put some grease on the bleed nipple threads and then screw them back in before bleeding….that seals the threads.

I have a 69 camaro I was on the fence about manual brakes due to a large cam. But this video changed my mind to go manual, Great video!

Cool car I’ve got a 1967 fastback that I’ve had since high school it’s my first car owned for 35 years

I did a four wheel disc brake Wilwood conversion 2 years ago to my '66. Never looked back.

Adding the reinforcement plate to the parts list. Thanks!

Love the content man. Gives me inspiration on my 65.

Just found your video, really good, clear descriptions. Love that sound, I've got a 67 coupe, small block, sounds just like that. Makes me want to get back on the road again.

Wow. I’ve had stainless steel brake company disc brakes with a power booster kit for the past 8 years and always thought the brakes were soft and slow to stop. I was about to replace them all with Wilwood brakes on all fours when a local shop suggested that I start first with just a Wilwood manual MC. Suggested the 15/16” bore and it made a huge difference! Enough that now I can stop and screech when I stop hard. Still not stopping like a new modern car but good enough for now. Maybe next will be the upgrade to Wilwood discs. Even though I went from power booster to manual, the assistance is hardly missed and totally unnecessary. Wish I knew what you did in this video years ago. Keep up the great video production and content!

Again- love the music & when it's used. Great job. Thanks for posting

Seriesly cool ride man. And I love the effort in the videos. The sound effects are that little sprinkle that make it.

It’s cool that your brakes work well now. My booster works really well, but sometimes it works better than I want it to! I understand what you mean by the lack of a natural feel.

Now you have good brakes. Investigate pads. I personally run Hawk ceramics for street and track day (yellow box). They take the heat of aggressive driving and consistent at cold temps. Glad to see younger generations working on their own cars.

My 65 289 4V 4-speed had the factory disc with single master cyl. Had it where only needed inch and half travel to full stop.

Brake fluid - the finest paint stripper in the world. (damn stuff!)

Hell yeah Ben! Keep up the dope video! Manual brakes for the win 💪🏼

that thing sounds so perfect

Nice job on the sound editing as well as video editing. Also, nice to see a young guy into the classics. Looks like I need to go through my brakes on the falcon...

These cars are so lite . If you put disk on the rear you'll have to sail them way back to avoid rear lock up . Drums are actually more efficient at stopping because the self energize. disk shed heat better

Hey Ben,,,did not know the stang firewall was so thin ,,happy you installed the support..happy manual looks like you did a good thing,,

Great to see the work on your mustang. But I gotta say the video and editing skills are coming along well. Great job on both man.

My buddy and I were just taking about manual vs power brakes on a 1960 f100 I’m thinking about buying! I’ll show him this video 😤

My c4 corvette’s brake booster recently converted itself to manual braking with intermittent boosting. I’ll probably go replace that booster sometime over the winter

The mustang looks good

I use DOT 5 or synthetic, has a higher boiling point and doesn’t harm your paint. But if you have ABS it is not recommended, not as forgiving as the DOT 3 and 4.

I have the stock manual drum brakes on my 68 and I was surprised at how well they actually work. My dads 69 mgb has more modern disk brakes and mine actually compete lol.

Nice video. Hadn't really considered manual brakes on my car (firebird) although I do have manual brakes on my Jeep CJ (stock so of course not going to stop like Wiwood manuals). Your dad is cool...probably your best friend in disguise 🙂

Finally new video with mustang Ben. Inspired again , i'll do the same on mine :))

That master cylinder looks great in there. I think you just made me go spend some money. I was debating power vs manual, the factory single reservoir and disk setup on my gt leaves a lot to be desired. Great video! Thanks man!

Coming from a family of old school muscle car enthusiasts love your videos and hopefully by the time I'm around 20 I can get a 1970 mustang or something similar like that especially a Torino

Your dad is such as cool dude!

Love your channel man. Great videos, content and a great car!

Nasty tire setup man

Great video!!!!

I really enjoy your videos! Keep em coming.

yessirrr another mustang video

Cool video! Please teach your dad how to use a clutch.....just funny

great channel.. awesome videos with fantastic editing

A great video as always. Love the videos Ben!

My 67 Mustang only had 11-12 inches of vacuum but it was enough for the brake booster. Call me old but.............www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/vacuum-pumps-street Also: Q: Besides the Manual Brake Conversion Kit to mount the master cylinder, is there anything else I should do to my brake system when I convert to manual brakes? A: Yes. You should improve the rest of your brake system as much as your circumstances allow. Without power-assist, everything else in the brake system needs to work as well as possible. Among the things to consider: High performance brake pads, matched to how you use your car, should be installed. A street-driven Mustang needs pads with a high coefficient of friction when cold. Road-raced Mustangs need friction material suited for the temperatures encountered on the track. Any axle endplay will contribute to increased rear pad knockback. That will cause an intermittent low pedal that is much more noticeable with manual brakes than with power brakes. The stock Traction-Lock differential should have the clutches shimmed tightly to minimize axle endplay. Stainless steel braided brake hoses will reduce hose expansion, and provide a firmer pedal feel. The soft pedal feel from hose expansion is more noticeable with manual brakes than with power brakes. Swapping to larger front discs will greatly improve the stopping ability. For example, swapping GT rotors to larger diameter 13" Cobra-sized front brake rotors will provide a significant reduction in stopping distance. An adjustable brake-proportioning valve will allow adjusting the rear brake pressure for the best front to rear bias on your particular Mustang. Properly sizing the front and rear rotors, as well as the front and rear caliper piston areas, to be close to a front/rear bias of 70%/30% will provide the best braking performance. In the end, braking ability is determined by tire grip. Sticky tires have more grip, and will provide more stopping ability. Optimize your combination. For example, a drag race car with big sticky rear tires and skinnies up front will need a brake system with a rear brake bias much higher than 30%. Designing the brake system to have more rear bias will avoid prematurely locking the skinny front tires, and take advantage of the greater amount of rear grip. Choose a master cylinder size that properly matches up to the front and rear brakes on your Mustang.

10:43 Girls: "OMG does he even know how to drive?"

Cool! Where did you get the brace?

Pretty Cool Build! Save Yourself some Heartache and get Rid of the Crappy Firestone Wide Oval! Tires!

needs a 8-ball shifter.... He Dad, your kid is brung up right.

Where did you get that firewall reinforcement plate for the master cylinder?

you also need manual brakes if you don't have enough vacuum because of big duration camshafts

Why is this channel not having 100k subs at least ??

After you've had wonky brakes it feels sooo good to get them fixed. I had the front right brake cylinder fail on my car and it was no bueno. As soon as i started braking the car wanted to instantly turn left. And after changing that and adjusting everything it felt so good to drive it again!

Manual brakes are next for the Firebird!

Shame on Ford for not having the firewall plate. Glad to see the conversion worked out.

Ever heard of little things like Vacuum pumps?? this is 1966 thinking

Another awesome video! Do me a favor, ask your dad what brand Drum brakes he likes?! -I’m planning on getting a 65/66 Mustang and I would actually prefer to just keep the drums for now. I guess I’m a drum brakes fan-boy like him 🤷🏾‍♂️ 😂

Great vid. Seems like you need to get your carburetor professionally tuned maybe.

BTW I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL BRO

You’re gonna get a good leg workout pressing those new brakes but just like with no power steering, you can actually feel what the car is doing better and are more in control.

This is awesome. I am actually looking to do this to my wife's 67 mustang. Could you tell me the Willwood part number you used for this?

Good stuff!

Hell yeah ben!! When are we going to hit the strip!!

Think ill do the same to my 65 mustang, i have the same wilwoods upfront and a summit power booster kit at the moment thats never worked that well....

This is Cool

The firewall plate that is used is manufactured by Modern Driveline and is normally used with our clutch cable kit, double to reinforce the firewall. www.moderndriveline.com

Do you have a video installing your RPM guage?

I like Manuel brakes

Nothing like brake fluid on the paint. Lesson learned.

Please list all the part numbers that you use to get your Wilwood brake system to work. The web has to much confecting info. My brake are to unsafe to drive the car.

I am really curios about the seat belts over the shoulder. How do you have that rigged up?

Can u add the plate part link and the master cylinder part link? Awesome mustang btw!

Another Mustang upgrade check. What s the next upgrade, Ben? Can t wait to see it😁😁🙌🙏

Damn 26 seconds ago! whats up ben! good to see more stuff from you!

Finally

Stock 289? What cam do you have in it. Love your car!!

Is better manual wilwood than power brakes wilwood?. I cant understand.

Probably a stupid question, but I’m trying to switch over to manual brakes. Can I use the wilwood master cylinder with stock brakes or do I need wilwood brakes with the master cylinder? I plan on upgrading in the future, but I’m not getting much vacuum.

Bru, I just rebuilt the front brake calipers on my 914 and damn, I hate brakes.