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9/28/23: Continued on installing the power booster. With the power booster/MC in place, I placed the rear crossmember in the frame and slid it up to the booster assembly to visually see the interference. It’s apparent the proportional valve will need to be relocated as it hangs down too far. By relocating the proportional valve, it would allow a minimal notch on crossmember for MC clearance. After looking around for possible locations it looked like the existing bracket mounted in front of the booster would work. The only issue I saw was the bracket had slotted 3/8” holes and the front of the booster uses 5/16” studs that mount it to the included mounting bracket. I opted to fabricate a new bracket so the holes were tighter giving the included lock nuts something to bite into. I pulled the booster assembly out to make it easier to fabricate the new bracket and run new brake lines from the booster to the proportional valve assembly.

I used 1-1/2” x 1/8” angle welded to a small piece of scrap plate to make the bracket. After cleaning up the bracket and sandblasting, I gave it a coat of my favor satin black spray paInt ready for installation.