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flak monkey

posted on 7/6/06 at 03:28 PM Reply With Quote
Handbrake and clutch cables

I assume the panther uses the std sierra items?

If not what does it use?

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David





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donut

posted on 7/6/06 at 03:43 PM Reply With Quote
The handbrake will be a shorter version of the original.





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nludkin

posted on 7/6/06 at 04:49 PM Reply With Quote
On Darrens demo car he has a sierra handbrake cable cut in half, wound around the half moon bracket and then clipped together. A few people have done it this way although I did hear about someone failing an SVA on this. I believe it is safer to thread the 2 ends through a balance bar and terminate with solderless nipples (Available from CBS)

The clutch cable I am using is from an old Cortina. The sierra one is a little too long :-(

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BKLOCO

posted on 7/6/06 at 04:53 PM Reply With Quote
Sierra handbrake is fine but the Sierra clutch is too long. The Cortina clutch is better.
Are you using drums or discs on the back David?





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flak monkey

posted on 7/6/06 at 04:56 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks for the input so far guys

Looks like sierra handbrake, and cortina clutch then.

Drums up the back Brian.





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BKLOCO

posted on 7/6/06 at 05:34 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey

Drums up the back Brian.


In that case when you mount the back plates on the Dedion end plates you may well have to put them on upside down.
(Cylinders at the top)
The hole spacings are not symetrical.
If you do have to invert them then the handbrake cable will enter from the rear OO er.
If you find that yours fit the right way up then you can change the handbrake entry point by swapping the setting plugs to the handbrake holes and the handbrake to the plug holes.
Sorry if I'm teaching granny to suck eggs here but this caused me a load of grief when I was building mine.
I think it's because it's one of the early jobs and I wasn't "into" the build so to speak.





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