MG four six eight Bill Jacobson Wa state (324 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 02:15AM Main British Car: 73 MGB Buick 215, Eaton/GM supercharger |
Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
I bought a pair of Wilwood mechanical brake calipers a couple of years ago with the intention of using them as a parking brake caliper. The problem was I didn't really care for they're caliper mounting set up.
So I ended up making my own mounting brackets with a sliding pin arrangement. For sliding pins/sleeves I used anodized aluminum stock from snowmobile suspension bushings. E-brake cables are a combination of a Lokar universal parking brake cable set and OEM MGB parking brake cable parts. It was a bit of a head scratcher to figure out, but overall I'm pretty happy with the results! Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/10/2016 01:38AM by MG four six eight. |
MG four six eight Bill Jacobson Wa state (324 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 02:15AM Main British Car: 73 MGB Buick 215, Eaton/GM supercharger |
Re: Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
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MG four six eight Bill Jacobson Wa state (324 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 02:15AM Main British Car: 73 MGB Buick 215, Eaton/GM supercharger |
Re: Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
Thanks Carl, originally I had a line lock set-up on the rear as a temporary parking brake. It worked OK for awhile, however I feel that this is a more permanent solution. Plus I'm legal in 50 states now;-)
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6470 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
Pretty slick. Easier to deal with than Jag parking brakes too.
Jim |