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General Category => Steering, Suspension, & Brakes => Topic started by: MG four six eight on December 10, 2016, 01:21:45 AM

Title: Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
Post by: MG four six eight on December 10, 2016, 01:21:45 AM
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!

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Title: Re: Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
Post by: MG four six eight on December 10, 2016, 01:23:39 AM
A few more pic's
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Title: Re: Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
Post by: MGBV8 on December 10, 2016, 11:20:49 AM
That is awesome, Bill.
Title: Re: Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
Post by: MG four six eight on December 10, 2016, 12:50:29 PM
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;-)
Title: Re: Finally got around to fabing up my parking brakes.
Post by: BlownMGB-V8 on December 10, 2016, 01:36:01 PM
Pretty slick. Easier to deal with than Jag parking brakes too.

Jim
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