KBabcock
True Classic
My car had the same puddle on the drivers floor when I recieved it, I dropped the pedal box and rebuilt it including replacing the both Master brake and clutch cylinder. They are cheap so it is worth doing. Here is a write up on the project, might save you some pain and time. There are a lot of other great write up that will help. Looks like you have your work cut out for you.
Pedal box removal and rebuilding
So I bought my 85 X1/9 and when it was delivered I looked at the carpet where the Master brake cylinder had leaked. I decided my first job would be replacing that Master brake cylinder (MBC). So I started to read and learn then execute. Below is my experience and how I did it along with gotchas...
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