Brake reservoir.. my solution

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matthew
My brake reservoir has was some type of universal that didn't fit right and ended up cracking. The car had in it a pair of what looked like clutch reservoirs when I bought it, except the nipples came out the bottom instead of the side.

I found that a Mitsubishi Eclipse/Galant reservoir might do the trick. Below are some imaged I swiped from various websites.

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Mitsu is on the left.

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The wire coming out the bottom is the fluid level switch. It works in conjunction with a magnetic float.

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The pair of outlets are 10mm or about 3/8". Requiring one to reduce them to the 1/4" from the Master cylinders.

I went to home depot looking for hardware to convert, they wanted more than $2.50 each for the pair of 1/4 and 3/8 hose barb adapters, one male and one female of course.

I went to the air tools section and found a 2 pack of 1/4 barb to 1/4 NPT for $3.29 and 3/8 barb to 1/4 female NPT for the same price.

The adapters will be silver soldered to ensure no leaks.
 
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