Look at and print out the ILL's and PHOTO I posted on the first page.

That is about as close as you will get without having an OEM install to study.

Do you have the MTG BRKT?

The PN's you see that don't appear as FORD are STANDARD HARDWARE PN's and can be crossed to description in a HARDWARE and UTILITIES CATALOG of the period. Most likely the person that removed the booster didn't keep track of the original hardware.

The booster appears as correct finish.

Are there any early salvage yards in your area?

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I have an OEM bracket so the booster attaches perfectly. I've loaded up Daniel Jessup's CD set of manuals on my laptop and I've been using it to inventory the parts I need. The only hose I'm having trouble matching up hose 2078 that goes from the booster to the distribution block on the frame. The other items I haven't found are 354316, 17597 and 87943. The wrecking yard near me doesn't have any 56 Fords.
I'll have to check if my printed manuals have any hardware descriptions, I have a feeling they might.


~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

I found a good image of a 56 power brake installation. The color looks a little off on the booster and it looks like it's mounted a little low.


~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

87943-S is a 1/4 Flare Fitting for Brake Line. 17597 I am guessing would be 1/4 Steel Tube. The 354316-S which is shown as being for Passenger Car except T-Bird is supplied as the T-Bird # 354447-S when purchased from Tee-Bird.com. They sell that Part under that #.

  

Thanks Oldcarmark.


~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

Hello did any of the boosters come from ford all black or were they original finish with the aluminum polished and what appears to be anodized chambers. Most of what I have seen are all black , I assume they are rebuilt. 

According to the CTCI Authenticity guide for TBirds, the booster was all black except for the screen, bleeder screw and various fittings.  I don't know if the sedans were the same.





54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Thanks that's good info

https://www.npdlink.com/product/block-manifold-vacuum-connection/167469/220640

This fitting(s) is for BIRD.

FORD is 354316-S

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Notice NPD shows two different fittings under the same PN. One is 1956 and the other 1957. You have to know what you are looking for exactly as the vendor may have no idea or incorrect listing(s).

Basic PN 17597 is a vacuum source for the wiper motor without a two stage fuel pump. The fitting is also described under BASIC 17597.

All of this depends on the year (55-56-57) and what accessories were assembled on the vehicle (whether FORD or BIRD). Most info was deleted from cataloging. You would need period cataloging and most likely an ENGINE ASSEMBLY MANUAL to figure out each assembly detail.

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RESTO-MOD.

Now that booster finish is ugly.

Beauty is skin-deep but ugly goes to the bone...

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