Has anybody done this?

Reason I ask... i use my 144 as a gravel rally car and I want to save weight and remove a failure point. Currently I use a 244 stepped master cylinder (and booster) and have removed the triangulated system so the front of the m/c feeds the rear brakes and the rear feeds the fronts. Calipers are standard.

Any help most welcome!
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JohnH, Sydney, Australia

The power booster on my 1969 144 went south a few years ago. I replaced it with one from another '69 -- that one lasted two weeks. Since then I've done without assist because I was using the car mostly for Time Trials on road courses. Having to apply a lot of pressure on the track was not a problem but driving the car on the street was not enjoyable without the assist. - Dave

I’m using a 244 master with the 5/8 and 7/8 stepped bore. I think the 144 normally has a 7/8 straight bore, so the smaller bore would help.

My car is RHD (Australia) and uses a cross bar arrangement which leaves the booster and M/C on the LHS.
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JohnH, Sydney, Australia

Usually, pedal pressure will be unacceptably high unless the master cylinder is replaced with one that has a smaller bore.

Hi John,

If not already, you may want to also ask at the Turbobricks forum.

https://forums.turbobricks.com/

Though performance information and the classifieds require account login access.

Hope that helps you.
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Jonathan Harshman Winters III: The Mightiest, Greatest, & Most Powerful North American Comedian & Comedic Actor in Perpetuity