Powerbrakes
setup for the 49-54 Chevys with swinging pedal should be an upgrade
reaqly changin the brakes on this cars. Heavily stamped drumbrakes are
not quaitly whats best for this days higher speeds in traffic
use. 
I changed the orginal
setup with parts
(booster/maincyl/pedalset)
from an Opel Omega.
Belived that the
mountbracket should be possible
to fit, but this didnt get close.
In
use of a completye assy with swinging pedal, it all should be
possible to fit when mount the boosterassy in the same location as the
inspectionhole in front of dash,in firewall.
The
swap also have other concerns, as the ratio between
pedalswing, and movement of the arm into the boosterassy.
This
is belived to be approx 5:1, and something close to this is
essential for not to get a heavy use pedal, or not engage the
maincylinder enough.
I
think my setup get right, but needed pedaladjustment to get a nearby
ratio.
This is
how the assembly from the Omega looks.
The
mount needs new fabrication to fit between
the steeringcolumn mount
under dash, and at
a
newmade (of stronger steel) plate in the firewall.
Mount is fabricated of
cornered steel,
welded strong together, and measured correctly.
The mount scetch 
rightclick and
choose wiew
image
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Heres the complete setup
with fabricated mount,
firewallplate,
swinging pedal and booster.
Finished mounted booster
on the firewall.
Overwiew in
enginecompartment where the booster assembly is seen
AND, was this point to do?
If you really wanted strong brakefunction,
yes. The pedal answered quick, and powered the brakes. With only
drumbrakes this swap was realy something else related to brakefunction,
but remember the pressure residentals, this is not right with this
maincylinder.
The
unit is orginal in use together with front discbrakes, and then its
another residental pressure, who was not in place
here, and could give rear lockup when brakes are
used.
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WALTON Fabrication deliver
a setup , (see linksite for
websitelink), and show how they mount the parts.
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