[DeTomaso] Parking Brake Bracket Move and installation

[Thomas Borcich]

Here they are again...for some reason, the actual link was duplicated with a 
funky arrow in between the original link and the duplicate after I sent the 
email???...why it does that I have no idea. That has happened on other links 
I've tried from the forum. Look below, I corrected them.

Tom Borcich


From: "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
To: "'Thomas Borcich'" <Tborcich at msn.com>
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Parking Brake Bracket Move and installation
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:16:13 -0700

Tom
All of your links come up "not found" . . .
Mike Thomas


-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Thomas Borcich
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:49 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com; chrisvkimball at msn.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Parking Brake Bracket Move and installation

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.avdel.textron.com/brochures/pdfs/versa_nut_brochure.pdf

http://www.textronfasteningsystems.com/eng_tools_f/prod_data/versanut.htm

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


Hope this helps.

Tom Borcich
#4382
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