pumping it 20 times with no hose attached was not helpful. YOu have truly emptied if of all fluid apparently. Be sure the res it full to the neck of the fill hole and just go back and pump til you get pedal pressure and proceed from there.

Have you successfully bled brakes before?

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.