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Parking Brake
Created on 2007-11-24 20:43:26
I have never liked the location of the parking brake lever for three reasons:
1. The interference with the Fiero seats I am installing
2. The cable location in the tunnel limits the driveshaft diameter you can use without interfering to about 2"
3. It is kind of awkward to use (I assume it's better if you have a right hand drive car)
So out it goes, to be replaced with a lever on the center of the tunnel. I removed all the mounting structure and welded over the existing hole just to keep the area "clean".
First I removed the sheetmetal piece that mounts the existing handle. I think my spotweld cutter is going too deep- it actually cut thru the lower piece of metal in some places.
Welded a metal patch in the hole, ground the welds flush, and primed the area.
1. The interference with the Fiero seats I am installing
2. The cable location in the tunnel limits the driveshaft diameter you can use without interfering to about 2"
3. It is kind of awkward to use (I assume it's better if you have a right hand drive car)
So out it goes, to be replaced with a lever on the center of the tunnel. I removed all the mounting structure and welded over the existing hole just to keep the area "clean".
First I removed the sheetmetal piece that mounts the existing handle. I think my spotweld cutter is going too deep- it actually cut thru the lower piece of metal in some places.
Welded a metal patch in the hole, ground the welds flush, and primed the area.
Click the thumbnail to view image:
prior to removal
piece removed
hole patched
primed
prior to removal
piece removed
hole patched
primed
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trunk Supports | 2007-11-22 | 3 | I installed a pair of hydraulic trunk supports to replace the existing trunk support. Like usual I didn't read the instructions first and installed (welded) the new one parallel to... | |
| Leaf Spring Hanger Braces | 2007-11-13 | 4 | The leaf spring hangers are just welded to the floor at the corners, so I thought I would reinforce them. This is not totally my idea- I found a similar installation for a 3 link s... | |
| Gearing | 2007-11-13 | Since there is a lot of discussion on the V8 board about rear end ratios, I have done some research and calculations on the vehicle my motor/trans came from as well as the stock MG... | ||
| Seat Installation | 2007-11-01 | 4 | I have read a few postings about installing the Fiero seats in MGBs, and want to make sure these go in essy. I'm doing all the mods prior to recovering the seats, just in case ther... | |
| Seats | 2007-11-01 | 3 | Although the seats that came with the were way cool (two tone diamond tuck), I am replacing them with a set of Fiero seats. The seats I found are pretty trashed, but since I will b... | |
| Kick Panel Speakers | 2007-10-20 | 8 | Now that the existing holes in the kick panels are patched, it's time to cut holes in them. I have 4 Soundstream Reference speaker systems to install in the car (2 front, 2 rear), ... | |
| Tail Lights | 2007-09-12 | 6 | 3 | Since I filled in the backup light holes in the rear panel, I need to add backup lights somewhere to keep things legal. I found some info that others had put them in the tail light... |
| Fuel Tank Modifications | 2007-08-12 | 6 | I've started modifying the fuel tank. First I sealed up the existing filler tube, vent tube and the sender opening by welding a patch over each spot. I have a filler tube f... | |
| Gas Tank Internals | 2007-07-23 | 6 | I found a Datsun Roadster website where the SR20DET and other fuel injected conversions are explored at length, and found information on converting the fuel tank to an internal sum... | |
| Gas Tank | 2007-07-20 | 3 | Since I am replacing the old gas tank I thought I would cut the old one apart and see what baffles are in the stock tank. Also, I'm curious what the inside looks like after 35 year... |
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