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I am curious what some of you have done with your emergency brake after you installed a V8. Who ever originally did my conversion disabled it. The pully on the passenger side was removed to make room for the engine.

Thanks,
Mike

Sorry can't help too much as I got rid of mine also. Figured with the automatic tranny, the e-brake wasn't too important. I think I have seen someone use a bolt with a metal sheath around the bolt (can't think of the proper term) through the mount on the firewall. A lot smaller diameter then that plastic wheel and shouldn't hit the motor. Then the cable would have to be shortened a little. I hope that made sense

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In the Hooker kit they tell you to drill a new hole in the e-brake pulley bracket to move the pulley closer to the firewall.

On mine I robbed an e-brake handle and the cables off a Jetta and made a holder for it between the seats. Ran the cables out through the back of the cab to the rear wheels. It cleaned up the engine compartment and it's easier to pull now for those vacant-parking-lot-donuts-in-the-rain manuvers.

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If at first you don't succeed, try it like your wife told you to do it.

i just used a spot-weld cutter and moved the bracket abought an inch
for the clearance to the valve cover

I am useing an e-brake handle from a Nissan 280ZX. It bolts too the side of the trans tunnel (floor pan). Works great with bucket seats.

Just looking at some old posts and ive found this sight that sells a hydraulic disc brake that mounts on a ford 9". They may sell it for other rear ends. There is mechanical and hydraulic. Any one interested let me know, Ill dig it up.

http://www.tbuckets.com/street_rod_stor ... _brake_kit

Wait here it is. . enjoy. Ill put one on this spring.

sorry, but I havent been to that sight for a while. Isnt that a sweet unit! looks like they make one for almost any larger rearend. bolts right up.

g

I have 95 Thunderbird rear disk brakes on mine and they have an emergency brake provision. I got the adapter kit from Currie Enterprises. Comes with disks, calipers, everything.

I think i got a e-brake handle (that mounts between the seats)from a chevette, i cant remember. Rerouted the stock cable while i was still running the stock rear end. With the Ford 9", i built a solid bracket to mount the cable end for a new Lokar cable setup. It works great and it will pass TX state inspection with no problem.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

FYI, this E brake mounts right where the driveshaft meets the differential (sp?) any one ever do a drum to disc conversion. I have drums, and have heard the conversion is a P.I.T.B. do i really need discs, or are they more of a bragging right.

sure, a trip down the strip with cool drums shouldn't have a problem. I have discs up front.

THE QUESTION IS- DO I REALLY NEED THEM, REALLY. anyone ever wreck just because they have rear drum brakes.?

g

i dopnt think you realy need then unless your in a vary lage rig. The luv dosnt wiegh enought to need that much leverage on the brakes.
But if you do a disc swap then prepare for stop on the spot luv!

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I helped my friend put discs on the back of his monza after the 9" install.
he found some discs and calipers off of a lincolon mark 8 I think.
We measured and I fabbed a bracket for the caliper mount.

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A Lincolon! Damn! Did he see a doctor to get that taken care of?

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

It takes about 3 times the abuse to get the brakes to start heat fading.

Also, discs are more controllable so they do away with a lot of the rear tire lockup you experience with drums during hard braking. In fact, when I first put mine on I thought they weren't working because I couldn't get them to lock up the tires unless I tried REAL hard. Over time I realized that was a good thing.

I know they saved the front grill on my truck a few times.