Here are some pics. Not the best, but I think you get the idea. I took my mock up apart when I did a trial run with the OEM ratio plate. The pedal assembly came from Mr. Luna and the firewall was chopped out by another forum member. Even though it took a while to get to this point, there is very little "mod-ing". Overall, a pretty simple project so far.

The thick plate is the 6:1 ratio. I am thinking that the OEM 4+:1 ratio plate could stand another 1/16" so the final product with be that much thicker (slightly less than 1/2). Same exact stud configeration: 4 thru to the pedal assembly and 2 for the MC. The green tape is where the 6:1 ratio would be needed for the pushrod, but you can see there's a few problems with that. As for the last few pictures, it shows the curve or "indent" into the pedal arm. That indent prohibits the push rod from working, so that is why I am getting a new one made out of series 7000 aluminum. Thank goodness for scrapyards because that crap is expensive. All parts are original MB W123 (except the 2 plates and anticipatory pedal arm). Because I am going with the big brake upgrade, SS lines (actually jacketed), I think the OEM plate will be pretty close to what most folks experience now with their current brake set up. With the 5:1, I do believe it will surprass OEM performance. I know my manual steering far exceeds the power steering once I am going at least 15 MPH.

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