Early (bef. 8/64) K Rear Brake Hose

club 33_old · December 12, 2008 at 5:22 PM

Does anyone have an early (before around mid 8/64) K Mustang with the original rear brake hose?

Most of us are familiar with the rear brake hose and the bracket location on the car of a K or GT Mustang. The single exhaust cars "bracket location" was more in the transmission/driveshaft tunnel. The "bracket location" that I am referring to is where the end of the hose attaches where the front to rear metal brake line attaches.

I have an 8/64 HiPo Conv. with the "bracket location" like a single exhaust car. The car is definitely correct. I'm just not sure which rear brake hose was used (the Dual Exhaust one or the Single Exhaust one.) Anyone ever seen this on an early car?

I should also mention that this is a Dearborn car.

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Thanks for looking.

chucks302 · December 13, 2008 at 11:11 AM

My June 8th 64 build date 64.5 K coupe has a single exhaust brake hose bracket that is factory spot welded in the single exhaust location to the floor pan and a second brake hose bracket which the brake hose was attatched to the left of it in the usual dual exhaust location that was hand welded to the floor pan, the other single exhaust bracket has no whitness marks from a brake hose ever being attatched to it ,the car still has the original floor pans and duel exhaust support plates behind the rear seat. Chuck.

club 33_old · December 13, 2008 at 12:06 PM

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My June 8th 64 build date 64.5 K coupe has a single exhaust brake hose bracket that is factory spot welded in the single exhaust location to the floor pan and a second brake hose bracket which the brake hose was attatched to the left of it in the usual dual exhaust location that was hand welded to the floor pan, the other single exhaust bracket has no whitness marks from a brake hose ever being attatched to it ,the car still has the original floor pans and duel exhaust support plates behind the rear seat. Chuck.

Chuck,

That's some interesting information. I assume it uses the HiPo style rear brake hose also.

Obviously, there were some variations on that brake hose bracket location on these early cars.

Thanks for responding.

-Brant

chucks302 · December 13, 2008 at 12:46 PM

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My June 8th 64 build date 64.5 K coupe has a single exhaust brake hose bracket that is factory spot welded in the single exhaust location to the floor pan and a second brake hose bracket which the brake hose was attatched to the left of it in the usual dual exhaust location that was hand welded to the floor pan, the other single exhaust bracket has no whitness marks from a brake hose ever being attatched to it ,the car still has the original floor pans and duel exhaust support plates behind the rear seat. Chuck.

Chuck,

That's some interesting information. I assume it uses the HiPo style rear brake hose also.

Obviously, there were some variations on that brake hose bracket location on these early cars.

Thanks for responding.

-Brant

Yes it also has the HiPo rear brake hose and is a Dearborn car.

RPM_old · December 13, 2008 at 5:26 PM

I looked at my July/64 car and it has the bracket in the standard place but appears to have had the tunnel bracket also as the bracket is missing but you can still kinda see the old welds...Very odd!

RPM_old · December 13, 2008 at 5:27 PM

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I looked at my July/64 car and it has the bracket in the standard place but appears to have had the tunnel bracket also as the bracket is missing but you can still kinda see the old welds...Very odd!

Forgot to mention that my car is also a Dearborn car

chucks302 · December 13, 2008 at 7:48 PM

One idea i had on this was that the research & development staff did not figure in the 9 inch rear diff & dual exhaust that the k code mustang would have until production was on a roll, so they installed the dual exhaust brake hose bracket on the assy line in the first month or so of k code mustang production .all 70 boss 302 cars had holes in the rear floor pan shock support brace cut with a torch on the assy line for rear staggered shock braces . it was cost effective, just my opinion.

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