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| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 | It's been a while since I posted and need to do a little updating. My Grandson an I have completed the installation of an'87 Suburban front crossmember which gave us power disc brakes; we swapped out a '72 rear end to provide a 5-hole pattern front and rear. We drilled the rivets out of the crossmember and removed it to allow installation of a Chev 327/T350 using an aftermarket crossmember for the tranny mount. Two questions 1) what have you guys done to modify the emergency brake system and 2) it appears we can use a 1-piece driveshaft without cutting the "oval", is this true? Help appreciated. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 | I had a 63 C20 that was originally a 292 and 3 spd, that the previous owner had replaced with a 350 and th400. The drive shaft was one piece. There appeared to be no modifications to the oval.
The emergency brake was a lever under the steering column. There is a cable off the lever that goes down to the cross member for the tranny. Where it attached to the rear emergency brake cables. I'm going to install the same on the 63 I have now.
LG
I don't own a vehicle that isn't old enough to drink.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 17 | LG, thanks again for your input; that seems like a good idea to move the "mechanicals" for the e-brake to the new crossmember and remake the cables. I'll go to the site you left for the dash and be back in touch. Thanks, Jim | | |
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