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UC handbrake in LH

Started by _rorym_ , Jan 15 2007 08:04 PM

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#1 _rorym_

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Posted 15 January 2007 - 08:04 PM

Anyone want to explain this one?..same as LJ?..seems a better deal to me than the floor crappo!
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#2 TerrA LX

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Posted 15 January 2007 - 08:13 PM

you need to cut out the floor pan section from a uc and lap weld it into the LH, if its a road car you need to factor in seat belt mounts and possibally check with engineers/rego first.

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#3 _bodallafella_

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Posted 15 January 2007 - 09:15 PM

Or you could just run a Lokar universal Floor or trans mount handbrake. Much easier.

http://www.lokar.com...ges/ebrakes.htm

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#4 dattoman

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Posted 15 January 2007 - 09:28 PM

Maybe read this

https://cache.gmh-to.../Handbrake1.jpg
https://cache.gmh-to.../Handbrake2.jpg
https://cache.gmh-to.../Handbrake3.jpg
https://cache.gmh-to.../Handbrake4.jpg

However for the track cars we have decided that we'll keep the floor mounted pedal and have a "fly off" hydraulically operated centre pull for when the need arises

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#5 _rorym_

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Posted 16 January 2007 - 08:58 PM

Seems a bit over the top to me. why not make a bracket to bolt under the floor to hold the handle and 2 slots to take the cables?..seems a lot easier than the floor cut thing.
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#6 _bodallafella_

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Posted 16 January 2007 - 09:12 PM

Agree, bolting to the floor and running a couple of cables seems much easier and better than replacing half the floorpan. The handbrake doesn't even need to be from a Torana.

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#7 TerrA LX

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Posted 16 January 2007 - 09:18 PM

4" angle grinder makes quick work but whatever suits you.

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#8 355LX

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Posted 16 January 2007 - 09:20 PM

Rory I'm in the process of doing the UC into LX handbrake thing. If you already have a UC handbrake assy, you'll see it's easy.

Because the tunnel is a different shape from the UC, I have made my own re-enforcing plate to put under the tunnel to prevent the metal flexing, and then it's simply a matter of drilling three holes, and creating those two slots, viola, done!!

Dave