[DeTomaso] parking brake bracket move

[Mark Tumbarello]

Chris, I'd do it with the engine out. I just put a couple of 1/4-20 
screwcerts into the frame and welded a piece of angle iron onto the bracket 
with a couple of holes drilled to match . Now the whole thing just unbolts. 
Good luck, Mark


>From: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] parking brake bracket move
>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:07:46 -0700
>
>I am almost ready to put my car back together, but one of the things I
>wanted to do was move the emergency brake assembly under the car so I can
>remove the oil pan without having to pull the engine.
>
>I read an article or two about it and it seems like a good idea, but I need
>to know if it's something I have to do before I put the engine and tranny
>back in, or if I can do it anytime.  I'm kinda under the gun to get
>everything else ready before April 7th, when the engine is going back in,
>and if I can do the emergency brake thing later, that would help relieve
>some of the stress!
>
>On the other hand, if I need to do it before I reinstall the engine, I'll
>bite the bullet and get it done.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chris
>
>
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