Hi everyone, I have restored a 1962 series 2 Alpine, but I feel that it's brakes are not that good. I was planning on installing a brake booster to improve the brakes but there is no appropriate space to install it, if someone has done it then please share pictures and guide me in getting the job done.
Moammer,
Adding a booster doesn't change the braking performance, but changes the effort you need to apply the force.
So are the brakes you have working correctly? Do you have decent tyres on, are you able to lock the front brakes if you push them hard?
The early alpines didn't have a servo standard but it was an option. When the cars went to series 3 they added a booster as stock, and also reduced the size of the MC at the same time
Adding a servo to an early MC will likely result in a very sensitive brake pedal.
What manifold are you running.. you will need a point to pick up vacuum from, the series 3 onward manifolds have a port for this.
The boosters on the alpine are mounted down in the front right corner of the engine bay. ( Picture attached)
Also you need to decide on what booster to run and match the MC to the booster ratio.
Given your location, what type of booster are you able to access?
The aftermarket PBR VH44 is a good alternative to the stock servos.