When we last left off Scott Roth, co-owner of Rothspeed in South Burlington, Vermont, had just wrapped up on the installation of Classic Performance Products’ four-wheel disc brake conversion for our barn find 1946 Chevy truck. In bringing our resurrected hauler back to the streets we’re staying with a reasonable plan and budget to get the most out of the build, with the main focus on increased performance that will make it a dream to drive and enjoy.
Now that the frame, suspension, and brakes have been addressed, our plan led us to look at enhancing our braking capabilities to an even higher level. When it’s time to drop anchor, many times it requires you to stop even faster than you ever anticipated. Modern cars and trucks today are not only built to stop on a dime, they’re capable of making changes, too! With that in mind we looked at our options for adding additional stopping power to our already well-balanced CPP four-wheel disc brake upgrade we covered in the last tech update.
We contacted CPP to look into their offerings and found that they have a number of HydraStop hydraulic brake-assist systems available to suit an endless array of applications from classic trucks to muscle cars, hot rods, and customs. Their well-designed direct bolt-in systems are engineered to upgrade manual or vacuum-assisted brakes with a powerful and compact cutting-edge hydraulic assist unit. The systems come complete with everything you’ll need to take on the installation in your home garage in an afternoon with basic hand tools.
Depending on your personal need, the systems are available from CPP in either the Show Stopper or Street Beast configurations. The Show Stopper features a billet firewall mounting bracket with chrome master cylinder and matching adjustable proportioning valve distribution block, accumulator cover, and stainless pressure lines. The Street Beast is more hard core with a steel firewall mounting bracket, aluminum Corvette-style master cylinder, and rubber pressure and return lines. In either case the presentation is compact and perfectly engineered, bringing an outstanding 1,800 psi of braking pressure to the wheels.
In the case of our 1946 Chevy this is a custom installation to the inner boxed framerail under the driver side floor incorporating a Street Beast system combined with a CPP brake pedal bracket, which is a fullsize frame mount unit for a 1932 Ford that was adapted for our application. Since we do not yet have the engine or transmission in place to run the final lines to we will conclude this after the driveline is selected and installed at a later date. The completed installation will make a dramatic improvement in decreased brake pedal effort, which will be evident in all operating conditions. Let’s follow along as Roth gets busy installing the system.
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