so trying to figure out the emergency cable and brake lines ..

first working on the emerg. cable . My final outcome .. is to have the stock cable hook up to a short extension .. heres the direction i'm going ...

I first found some 3/16 cable .. and fittings and such



with an idea in mind , I found a bolt to cut for cable retainers .


I drilled out the center of the bolt , and then cut it in to pieces ...


then " V " grooved to top , an slid the cable up threw the center .. and welded



and "loosly" hooked up !


I checked with the GM dealer today also on the price of the return springs $50 bone each , and the secondary spring leavers .. only available with the calipers .. yeah right so I decided to make my own ..

made a template for the bracket , and started cutting and drilling ....



and finally an install pic ..

loose


and clamped





so far so good ..

 

a little worried the wheels wouldn't fit (REM sleep causes this)

so this morning I fit on my "shop tires" 8" wheels and 31's .. and clearances look good . ;D







also .. got some of the rear brake lines hung .. but am having a problem finding the "banjo" style fittings for my calipers .. help is appreciated !!!

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so I found the right lines !!!!

First I opened everything up .. and had a look .








I realized my previous "hanging " of the rear line was no good , so I started with moving the rear upper hanger .





welded , and re-bent the line .. I also added some posts for the line to bolt to ...



so with the line now loosly fit ..





I wanted to make the brackets fit my supports .. so I removed the crimping from the new lines , and started cutting and forming and fitting







and now a perfect fit .. and re-crimped back onto the lines ...



here in BC .. brake lines also must be supported with a bracket , and "C" clip ..

so I made some brackets ..



welded and "C" clipped




and used the "domestic ends , and a small piece of line with the original ends on it .. double flared the ends , and done .




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small project today .. that now I can check off the list .. DONE!

Track bar was a little to short because of the lift , so I had to correct ..





Cut the main rod out , and also cut a new main bar .. notice the diameter differance .



all welded .. and you must be carefull to NOT burn the bushing ..



and installed ..



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ok .. so I know you guys arnt "keen" on the blocks ..

I ran them in my "white knight" for 12 years .. 36" swampers , ARB's front and rear , and 5:29's .. wayyyyy back in the early years .. so for this build , I'm usin em' .

anyway .. blocks work for space for the new rear calipers , and emergancy cables .

so to make the blocks work .. as on my old rig .. I built some "kicker shocks" there not as harch as a traction bar .. and still allow some movement .. but very limited , and "absorbed"

I first I cut out some brackets




welded them to the frame , with the MOCK-UP shocks in place




then I took the original u-bolt holder , and made some more brackets .. welded , and added some bump stops ..



and now I have a correction for the blocks , and " 0 " loss of clearance .



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great work man!!!

 

thank you !




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excellent job, thus buildup is the best

 

thank you ..

 

I wanted to finish up the rear bump stops .. so I unbolted the originals and removed







made some new "low profile" .. and installed





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started a bit of work on the rear emergency cable .

started with cleaning up some of the brackets , and making new ones .




the main "swivel" mount was tapped . leveled and welded .








I picked up some 90* 's off the front cable , (on the firewall) 79-89toys from White Valley Collision



got them all cleaned up ..



I went to incert the cable .. for a test fit .. and found they wouldnt work .. the inner wheel was plastic , as well as not the right fit for the cable ... I didnt think the plastic was strong enough either ..



so I lagthed some new wheels ..



and now cable fits perfect ..





made the new mount brackets ..



braced and tacked into place ..



They seem to be good , although I do have about 1-2 mm of deflection .. I either need to brace them better , make some more supports .. or re-do the brackets in a thicker material ..


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Best rear brake setup ever, you da man. You make me hate my drums even more now

 

thanks ....

 

so i'm basically FINISHED the emergency cables ..

I decided to weld in a support bracket .. I used the same 1" pipe I have been using for the other supports .. a little continuety .






They are now 100% with zero deflection ..
I also added 1 more support for the cable , didnt want it "rubbing" against the shock body ...





and now I just have to "crimp" the cables .. and done .



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not much to add .. started the POR treatment ...

driveshaft washed .. then de-greased .. washed again . "metal-ready" prepped , and washed as per instructions , and then the POR-15 .







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dude .. I love my stands .. they are totally adjustable , and rotate .. you need a set .

 

diff .. and extras ..







springs are in the works .. and soon the frame ..
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springs are done ...



If all goes well ..I'll have the frame done this weekend ..

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springs ..




but there is no way I'm doin' the frame this weekend .. it's 36* C (about 90* F ) outside .. so I'm goin' to the beach ! ..


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Nice.........

Project is coming along nicely. Keep up the good work.