Morning Chum and Jim, I also own a 65 Malibu as well as a 1974 Australian/South African Chevrolet Kommando “A” body. The The bodies are similar and the Kommando comes out with a Bendix steering system. So my gut feel is to go with the Bendix. Johann
From: Jim Thompson Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 2:29 AM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] master cylinder http://www.getdiscbrakes.com/RightStuff/Default.aspx Great family business. Just call they won’t steer your wrong. From: chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net [mailto:chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net] On Behalf Of Chum Nault Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:59 PM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] master cylinder Haven’t had any activity for a while so I thought I would start it off with some technical questions I am replacing the master cylinder on my 65 L79 malibu with Manual Brakes. (The original cylinder is to pitted to rebuild). It came with a 1 inch cylinder but as I am looking for a new one I see that the HD brakes used a 7/8” cylinder. As far as I can tell the rest of the components are the same. Am I better off using the original 1” or will I gain anything with the 7/8”. I am restoring this vehicle back to original, it is far from numbers matching but I want everything to look as original as possible. There are quite a few different manufactures but the original delco is not available any suggestions on what to buy, Dorman, A1 Cardone, Centric, Reybestos, Bendix, or Wagner. I also just realized that when I replaced the floor I didn’t replace the return spring retainer that is welded in. can anyone give me a measurement for the correct location, just the distance from the “Heel” or “toe” bends at the lower cowl area, this would have been a lot easier while it was on the rotisserie rather than back on the frame. I also omitted the speedo cable retainers if someone can give me an idea where they were originally locsated. Thanks Chum Nault
