Still another 911 e-brake thread, there are many like it but this one is mine.... Options

[John]

Eric, since you asked so nicely in the thread that we hijacked, here are some pics of my e-brakes using stock 914 brake cables. I just finished them up, and there are some slightly fuzzy pics, but here they are..... (pre-blog even)

[PRS914-6]

I finished one side of this conversion. John really had a good idea on this system. The tough part is the goofy angles and the difference in height between the cable and the pull rod. The pull rod coming out of the shoe is difficult to keep straight as there is just not enough room. Because of this, I did not use a clevis, I instead used a 6mm stainless bolt and a piece of angle iron for the bellcrank to drop down in the low spot. It's very close to being straight. In addition, instead of welding a nut on the arm, I welded a 10mm bolt, using it as a stud but it amounts to the same. There was just the right amount of room to get the spring installed between the anchor block and the actuater arm to assist in retraction. Here is a picture, I hope it makes sense. John, good idea on this! I had been scratching my head trying to decide a method without making custom cables which I think would be nearly impossible to keep straight considering the angles.

(IMG:http://www.sayegh.org/Paul/914/914pics/IMG_0232.JPG)