I decided to go with an aftermarket Baer brake upgrade kit for 88-96 Corvettes. This kit includes new front Baer calipers, and four new Eradispeed(R) two-piece rotors. The front brakes are 13" and the rear are 12". For a brake booster I tried a dual 7" vacuum booster, but it was too close to the valve covers for my liking. So, I decided to go with a Bendix Hydroboost, which is a hydraulic brake booster found on many trucks and cars, even the new Mustang Cobras. Then after I replaced my firewall, I decided to hide the booster because I couldn't bear to cut a hole in it. I have settled on an ABS Power Brakes Hi-Power Electric booster/MC. In order to hide it under the driver's iner fender, I had to fab a belcrank assembly.

For the clutch, I wanted a hydraulic mechanism to avoid header clearance problems, binding due to engine torque, and just linkage wear issues. I decided on a master/slave setup after reading horror stories about leaking hydraulic throwout bearings requiring tranny removal to fix. I also wanted the master cylinder to be under the dash to keep the firewall clear of unnecessary things. I didn't inititally realize how much work that would take to accomplish. The clutch is a Centerforce 11" Dual Friction unit and it's bolted to a new GMPP 502 flywheel. It will be actuated with a Centerforce throwout bearing and Lakewood clutch fork driven by a Toyota slave cylinder. I also added a clutch safety switch.