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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2015, 02:41:01 AM »
Quote from: eddie on January 13, 2015, 08:06:32 PM
oh,I used  LOKAR UNI cables
I have the same type of hub style, though my bottom pivot is much closer to the bearing mounting flange. I plan on using the OEM C5 park brake assembly. I will have to cut a slot, for the actuator, and I drill and mount the Locar universal cable on the side of the hub.
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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2015, 09:10:42 AM »
that's definitely easy way, but if you can't get those Caddy ones , you can use any rear calipers that has a cable lever to close. but yeah may need cutting and some mods.
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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2015, 06:12:43 PM »
Here's something else you might look into.  I used the rear brake calipers from a 1985 Cadillac Seville.  They aren't too big and they have the mechanical parking brake function built in.  My brakes are Corvette, I just used the Cadillac caliper for the e-brake.  I'm capping off the hydraulic part and only using the mechanical part.  The only thing you have to do to make them fit Corvette rotor is to shave a little of the friction material off each pad to make the space for the rotor.  You won't need a full amount of friction pad anyway since these will not be used to stop the car.  Anyway, this saves the trouble of cutting calipers and widening them.
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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2015, 08:06:32 PM »
 oh,I used  LOKAR UNI cables
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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2015, 07:01:37 PM »
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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2015, 06:24:24 PM »
Good job!  What coilovers are you using?
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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2015, 06:19:10 PM »
 I took mid 90s Maxima rear calipers ,cut them in half . made spacers to C5 rotors and fab holding brackets.
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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2015, 05:21:24 PM »
I have tube chassis with all four front rotors so it is easy to add one more small caliper . The one that NAERC use is a toy from go cart . The cables where from (I think) from Ford Explorer . On ebay.
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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2015, 05:14:59 PM »
Would love to see them.

Heard the corvette rotors had small drum brakes inside them. My rotors look like they may be that type but no room for cables etc.

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Re: Emergency Brake
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2015, 12:04:08 PM »
I used maxima rear calipers cut them in half and made brk . I'll post pictures in a week time if u want .I'm in FL now , my pictures are on home pc .
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Emergency Brake
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2015, 10:44:57 AM »
So I am back on the Diablo. Need to get a working emergency brake.

I have Porsche 915 trans, S10 hubs and C5 rotors and calipers. Any help on how to get an E brake setup?

Thank you
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