<VV> Ultra Van question

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Hey guys,
One of our newest unofficial club members has acquired Ultra Van #379, and  
she has told me the rig has "mushy brakes"... "you need to pump them up to make 
 them work"... She said the pedal does NOT go to the floor once you pump it,  
which just sounds like air in the lines to me...
She also does NOT have a parking brake, since it has rear disc brakes on  it. 
Mr Howard Boso did the conversion on this rig.
I'm trying to figure out what could be done for some kind of parking  
brake.... a hydraulic line lock of some sort?
I've never messed with an Ultra's brakes, so I don't even know how the  lines 
are routed. I know about the old style line locks, but I don't know if  
there's a place in the cabin where the lines would be accessible. 
Any ideas?
How would the electric ones work??? That would make more sense, but then  you 
have to depend on two things (electricity AND brake fluid)...
Any thoughts or ideas??? ... I really want to help this lady... she's a  real 
sweetheart, but she's surrounded by inept "mechanics" who just want to take  
her money and make her wait while they do nothing to her rig... she's about 
60+  miles from me, and 120 from our Louisville compatriots... so I'll be flying 
down  solo to do what I can... she also needs an o-ring job done and some oil 
pan bolt  holes helicoiled... so the plan is to do those things and then do  
reconnaissance on the brakes...
Jim Davis has helped me a little (THANKS JIM!!!!), but I figured if I could  
get a few more tips or ideas I can maybe find something that will work for 
both  of us...
Feel free to send me private replys, since there's not a lot of UltraVan  
info use on here.
Later,
Lonzo
 
 
Lon  Anderson
White Mills, KY
CORSA, Derby City Corvair, Corvanatics
1961  Greenbrier 110/pg
1963 Greenbrier 95/4spd
1964 700  95/pg




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