M715 project underway 305 chevy with 200-4R auto

[Barrman]

Looks like I am a day late on my Hydroboost plumbing advice. I am buying hoses for mine this week. O'Reilly's and Rockauto which were the only two places I looked both have new hoses that say "pump to booster" or "booster to gear". Pretty much buy new hoses and plug them in.

On your hard steering effort with the brakes on. I have a truck with hydroboost that needs a new master. The brakes go about 2/3 of the way down if you push easy. Hard stop and they go almost to the floor. The truck has never been driven more than 1/4 mile from my house and only off road. Anyway, that one looses steering assist the more you push the pedal.

Since the pressurized fluid goes from the pump to the booster first. The more the booster thinks you need help by pedal travel, the more it takes of the fluid leaving not much for the steering. My 3 other vehicles on the road with Hydroboost have no effect on steering as the brakes are applied. I have their rear drums adjusted so the pedal doesn't move very far either.

I think once you bleed your brakes and adjust all 4 sets of shoes, your steering with the brakes on will improve.

Did you bleed the power steering? Jack up the front end, turn lock to lock with the engine on. Pull the power steering fluid cap. Is it all foamy? They you have air in the system. Turn it lock to lock with no load 2,5,20 times until you get no more foaming and it should also be better.

[jeeper]

I think once you bleed your brakes and adjust all 4 sets of shoes, your steering with the brakes on will improve.

Did you bleed the power steering? Jack up the front end, turn lock to lock with the engine on. Pull the power steering fluid cap. Is it all foamy? They you have air in the system. Turn it lock to lock with no load 2,5,20 times until you get no more foaming and it should also be better.

Thanks Tim. Spot on. I did what you suggested and the problem is gone. I adjusted all 4 brake cylinders, bled the brakes and the power steering.

My truck now stops as easy as my Duramax truck.

I took it for a test drive again today. I definitely need to finish the exhaust.

[Barrman]

Glad to help. I will be hooking my hoses up tomorrow, I hope and doing all the same bleeding myself.

[jeeper]

I picked up a muffler at the surplus store this week. I have spent a couple evenings fitting pipes together and started to get antsy to hear what it sounds like.

I don't have a tail pipe installed yet so the exhaust is still dumping under the bed of the truck. It is VERY smokey. I am really hoping to get the oil cooler lines in and tail pipe in this weekend so I can take it out and put some miles on it.

[Pineyguy]

I only have the exhaust and oil cooler left to do. I cut up some of the stock stuff for pieces, but that's as far as I got. Could you put up some pics or give me an idea how you routed it? Are you just cutting pieces and welding or did you find something that fits reasonably? 2 mufflers or 1? I was thinking of punting and getting my buddy to do it for me, but I think it'd feel too much like cheating.

[jeeper]

I'll try to get some pictures of my routing. Just don't laugh at my welding.

My original plan was to fit it all in and tack weld the pieces together. I was then going to pull it out in sections and weld the sections and re-assemble.

I was having too much trouble getting the sections out and back in so I decided to just weld everything in place.

It is more of a cobble job than I'd like but I'm going to run it for a while and see if I decide I can't live with it.

I'm using a 2 in 1 out muffler. I didn't get the one I was looking at the first trip there because it was already gone when I went back. The muffler I ended up using is maybe 20" long and oval. It actually sounds pretty good I think.

I got my soft top installed today to see how it fits. I like the soft top so far.

I am missing a few snaps though. I guess I need to do search to find out what others have done to replace missing snaps.

[jeeper]

Please excuse the poor quality pictures. I had to use my phone cause my camera is dead.

This view is looking towards the back of the truck by the gas tank where I welded some small pieces of angle iron to the bottom of the box. I have some muffler hangers bolted to the angle iron.



This is the drivers side looking forward from the bottom of the truck.



This is the passenger side looking forward.

[Pineyguy]

Thanks for the pics. I was planning to do two mufflers, I'll have to get under there and see about doing a 2 to one. I was going to come down, figure out where to put the mufflers and dump out somewhere behind the cab. I just want to get it done and go for a ride around town already.

[Barrman]

The 2-1 thing is what I am looking to do on mine as well.

[Pineyguy]

The 2-1 thing is what I am looking to do on mine as well.

I know. I've been waiting for you to post up more about it. Ha ha. I have 0 experience with anything Chevy and figured if there were any pre-fabbed parts that would keep me from a total cobble job, you'd already know about them and post it. I know I'm capable of getting it done, but I'm having trouble getting the fire lit.