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I agree, Jack, and so did Jason at P&J. He said they never put a booster on anything they build, except for a roller chassis where the customer specifically orders a power brake option. Jason also shared that they use the same MC on both power and manual applications, with the difference being that the "cup" on the back side of the piston is a deep recess for the actuating rod on the manual application, while the power application uses the shallow cup since the actuating rod is captive, attached to the diaphragm. The MC's that they stock today are deep recess, with an insert that converts it to the shallow cup, which makes it simple for stocking and replacement. Mine is from 2009, and doesn't have the insert so it will have to change. Another detail, the pedal & MC are both designed for manual brakes, which gives a very light touch if the booster is used.

The good thing is that I found that removing the booster pushes the MC forward enough that I can get the access panel in place in front of the seat. Only needed a simple flat plate adapter to convert from four bolts to two, and to reduce the center hole from ~2.25" down to 1.5". It's already bolted on, just need to swap the MC and bend some new brake lines and it's done.