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T_Terror · 08-31-2004, 04:22

Hi, ive just bought an EA with a few things that need touching up.

One of them is the handbrake cable which is frayed. SO im thinking, since im goin to be replacing teh handbrake cable, why not go to the trouble of adapting a handbrake lever out of another car so that its mounted next to the trans tunnel like theyre supposed to be instead of teh ridiculous position Ford put it in. The person who thought of putting it there should be fired for gods sake!

Any ideas on which car to grab it off and am i dreaming?
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XplodEd EA · 08-31-2004, 04:30

The position of the handbrake was a carry over from the X series.

People have converted the handbrake to the floor and have used EF/L fittings but have ended up cutting out a section of the floor and modifying it for the handbrake to fit properly. Doesnt seem that hard but I dunno about the technicalities for a roadworthy and whether or not your severly damaging the structural integrity of the car

MADNC_8 · 08-31-2004, 04:58

you're only affecting the structural integrity of the donor car for the panel, as you dont cut the floor out of your car, you just weld the piece youve cut from the EF or EL onto the floor of the EA and i suppose drill a hole for the cable to go through.

would really only work if you were putting in an EF console, as there isnt enough room beside an EA-ED one, and to fit the console and make it look good you need the dash too, so its a lot of trouble to go through to get a nicer looking handbrake handle. i mean seriously, how often do ya use the handbrake, when you stop the car to get out i'd imagine

Need PSI · 08-31-2004, 05:16

some times you use it while driving down a wet road approaching a corner at about 50-60km/h! thats what i want it for anyway........

let us know what you decide to do, i dont think it would be that hard and you could make it work and fit easily.

if you give it a go write up a tutorial if your doing it your self.

Ehab

XR6child · 08-31-2004, 05:57

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Originally Posted by Need PSI

some times you use it while driving down a wet road approaching a corner at about 50-60km/h! thats what i want it for anyway........

Uh OH.....

Here we go again......

MADNC_8 · 08-31-2004, 06:06

hopefully thats not on any cruises, and on a closed private road

Walkinshaw · 08-31-2004, 07:45

Wayne, Ehab visits Pt Gawler heaps. Its a closed circut track used for drifting.

Rmyers · 08-31-2004, 10:37

I'm currently converting to the floor mounted handbrake. But i'm also changing the centre console/dash/everything to EF spec, and unless you do this, you'll have trouble fitting the handbrake beside the EA centre console. To do mine, i cut the floor outta an EF, broke the tranny tunnel bracket and welded that to my floor, then drilled a hole in the floor and slid the cable through that. I'm currently in the process of fitting the required brackets underneath the car to attch tha cable, including using an EF diff...

Thanatos · 08-31-2004, 16:10

Mate, I'm sure it could be done without putting an EF/EL console in, and without changing the diff, etc.

But it would take a fair bit of ingenuity and a lot of patience...

Have fun!

Cheers,
Dave

Need PSI · 08-31-2004, 23:43

yeah its on prt gawler, off the streets and away from the heat,

hey walki do you think e-series club would be intrested if i actually hired out prt gawler for a drift pracitce day. bring friends, any cars and motorbikes (because of the fat jumps) also welcome to come and drift around. do you think this would be any good?

Ehab