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Stock, I just looked at the lodge’s Facebook page and you should see the fish they caught this week. They make mine look like minnows. It is ridiculous up there. If interested, check out fishcreelake.com.

I saw a video recently of a ‘63 Comet that had 1000+hp and no emergency brakes! Well, a nasty wreck ensued when the brakes failed during filming of this ride for a tv show. “You gotta be able to whoa before you go.” Nobody was killed, but yeesh…they all got lucky.

So I figured I’d mock up the e brake cable since I have everything ready now. Turns out that, with the LS/LM7 exhaust going through the crossmember, the 4l60e trans and trans mount, catalytic converters, and my exhaust hangers, I had to improvise a little bit. Instead of running the cable through the little grommeted hole in the crossmember, I had to build 2 little guides underneath it to have the cable activate smoothly. The guides are scrap 1” pipe I had lying around. I beveled the inner circumference of the pipe to 1/2 the wall thickness. It was smooth after this and even smoother after I sanded it down some with 220. I welded them on at a slight angle to line up better on both ends of the pipe. They ride on the guide, but it shouldn’t be an issue. A little touch up paint and wooo doggy. If attempted in the stock position, the cable is too short because of interference. A couple hours of thinking and figuring and I think I have it licked. I jacked up the rear, adjusted the shoes, and tried it out. The pedal locks up hard about 1/2 way through its stroke, and I still have lots of adjustment left on the parking brake cable if need be. All in all, I’m happy.

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