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#1217144 05/13/2017 10:36 PM
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Anybody know if original ('47-'53) emergemcy brake cables will work with a Camaro rear end? Thanks

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Not in any practical sense.
It would be easier to make the Camaro cables work with the truck.


1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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I'm in the middle of sorting this out on my '50 truck...But I have a Chevy S-10 ZR-2 rear and with disc brakes with internal horseshoe parking brake, which requires a cable end with a rectangular hole to engage the brake lever on the axle.

Lokar has a "cut to fit" kit for our trucks (4ft of outer cable and 5ft of inner cable for each side), but it's listed at $150 and only has the cable ends for the stock rear axle. I found it at Speedway for $109, but you still need to buy the clevis adapters to fit your rear axle on top of that, and I think those are another $45 a pair (Chrome only).

Summit Racing lists just the front part of the kit (the threaded bolt/cable clamp to clamp onto any cut cable, for $14 each. You could simply take the correct cables for your rear axle and cut them to fit, then clamp these onto the front of them. See Here: Wire union assemblies

BUT, I called Lokar and they told me that the stock cables are very hard and that their clamp system doesn't work so well with them, because the Lokar cables are a "softer" wire that crushes better when clamped.

I think maybe I'm going to try sawing off a bolt head, then drill it out, then drill and tap the side for two hex screws to clamp the later year, correct cable for my new rear axle, which are only $20 a piece at my FLAPS. Or might try to cut a slot into the side of the bolt shank and MIG weld the cable into the bolt shank, or braze. Well see...

I found some interesting ideas here:
HAMB - custom parking brake cables

Last edited by Norcal Dave; 05/14/2017 6:47 AM.

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1950 Chevrolet 3600 3/4-ton with 261 engine & T5 Transmission
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If using the factory E-brake cross shaft I just drill a clevis bolt lengthwise for each side, cut the Camaro cable to length for each side and braze the cable into the drilled bolts. I like to drill a slight counter bore with a bigger drill to give a "funnel" for the brass, fill bore with brass, and the heat the bolt till brass is melted and then quickly slip heated cable into place. The S10 set up is very easy. I just cut to length and thread the factory pedal to cross shaft rod, put an equalizer on the end of the rod and then run the cable from side to side through the equalizer. You will need to shorten the cable and use one of the factory, or home made, cable coupling. I have the S10 pictures but Photobucket is getting very difficult with dial up anymore but could email if interested.


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Evan, PM sent.


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