Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs January 13, 2012, 01:52:38 AM Well guys, I am to big to fit under the drivers side to remove the entire ebrake cable to swap in the 87-88 ebrake cable, plus it takes welding and other brain damage to make it work. I came up with my own easy solution.I removed the 86 TC ebrake cables from door back to drums.It is held together with just a simple clip.Then I cut the old cables from the 87-88 rear and put them in place and measured them to the existing ebrake cables and brackets on my 86 TC.http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/biggrgivens/Custom%20E%20brake%20cables/86vs87ebrakecables.jpgThen I brought them in for the cable guy to create them using the design of the 86 cable and the measurements I took with the 87-88 cable.Wallah! new ebrake cable for use on my 86 TC that now has disc brakes!!http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/biggrgivens/Custom%20E%20brake%20cables/newcables.jpghttp://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/biggrgivens/Custom%20E%20brake%20cables/newends.jpg Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #1 – January 13, 2012, 07:52:59 AM Wow! That is nice!Who did you have make them? Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #2 – January 13, 2012, 09:17:34 AM heheheeee Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #3 – January 13, 2012, 05:14:57 PM Dunno about four-eye models, but on an 87-88 you can use bone stock '91 Lincoln Mark VII cables. I bought the ones for my swap for something like $11 apiece... Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #4 – January 13, 2012, 07:31:34 PM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;377659 87-88 you can use bone stock '91 Lincoln Mark VII cables. I bought the ones for my swap for something like $11 apiece... That is what I used, the length was a little off, I need to cut out a bracket and adjust the location and weld it. Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #5 – January 14, 2012, 02:07:38 AM Yeh, but this was no welding. Just plug and play Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #6 – January 14, 2012, 08:57:00 AM OK,well let's continue to be a little more cryptic about how much they cost, and where you had them done... Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #7 – January 14, 2012, 09:11:45 AM Quote from: Chuck W;377698OK,well let's continue to be a little more cryptic about how much they cost, and where you had them done... What Chuck said. Cryptic.... that was a good one!I agree your solution was MUCH better. Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #8 – January 14, 2012, 03:46:01 PM Welding isn't required with Lincoln cables. Simply get a piece of 1/8" flat bar, 1" wide and about 3" long. Drill a 1/8" hole near each end, then about an inch from those drill a 5/16" hole. Use a mini grinder with a cutoff wheel and grind a slot between the small hole and the large one. Smooth the slot out with the grinder. Bend the flat bar so that the end of the slot is about 1/4" from the bend. Do this on both ends of the bar. Use this piece of metal in place of the stock cable connector to connect the Lincoln cable end to the T-Bird one.Details here: http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?13175-E-Brake-cable-questions-*SOLVED*-If-you-re-swapping-a-TC-rear-in-READ-THIS!&p=143264#post143264Note that you want to make the bracket I described above a bit longer than shown in the pic in that post. Had I done this I would not have had to modify the adjuster... Quote Selected
Easy ebrake cable solution when going from drum to discs Reply #9 – January 15, 2012, 07:03:45 PM There are several places that can do it but being located next to one helps.http://www.inlinetube.com/articles/Brake%20Cables.htmhttp://www.madisonpowersystems.com/1cables/02parking/parkingbrakecables.htmhttp://www.raytray.com/products/custom_parking_brakeThese were just a few from a quick internet search. You may be able to find some in the yellow pages under "control cable" manufacturer. Just call them first and make sure they can build e-brake cables.You may even find something here that will work:http://lokar.com/product-pgs/ebrake-cables-conn-cables/ebrake-cable-main.htmlDarren Quote Selected
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