[DeTomaso] Parking Brake Bracket Move and installation

[Thomas Borcich]

Subject: [DeTomaso] parking brake bracket move

Chris,

I am in the process of moving my parking brake bracket also while installing the Armando oil pan, the Quella chassis brace and the Quella parking brake bracket, all with the engine in the car.

I have talked with the mechanic at Quella's shop and all you have to do is cut off the original parking brake bracket with the engine in or out of the car it doesn't matter...my engine is in. Then you drill four small holes in the main chassis tubes that run under the engine and ZF, and then install four nut inserts. The nut inserts are inserted into the chassis with a tool after you drill four holes in the chassis. The nut insert I have used in the past are aluminum inserts that have threads...you drill a hole, insert the nut insert into the hole, screw down on the nut insert with the tool you buy, which collapses the nut insert creating a large bulge inside the frame that then holds the nut insert in the frame permanently. You then bolt the new parking brake bracket on via the four nut-inserts. It's a pretty simple process. I've used nut inserts for 20 years and they are one of the handiest items you'll ever find. Some of the tools are hydralic or air driven, I have a real cheap hand tool that works great.

Here's a link that shows a before and after illustration and some of the tools to install...the first link show a cheap tool that I've never seen...might buy one of these.

http://www.rivetnuttool.com/<http://www.rivetnuttool.com/>

http://www.avdel.textron.com/brochures/pdfs/versa_nut_brochure.pdf<http://www.avdel.textron.com/brochures/pdfs/versa_nut_brochure.pdf>

http://www.textronfasteningsystems.com/eng_tools_f/prod_data/versanut.html<http://www.textronfasteningsystems.com/eng_tools_f/prod_data/versanut.html>

http://www.prifast.co.uk/nutsert_tools.htm<http://www.prifast.co.uk/nutsert_tools.htm>

Hope this helps.

Tom Borcich
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