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12-09-2006, 06:46 PM | #1 | ||
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Hey all i have an ed fairmont and im wanting to put an el handbrake in and im wantin to know what i have to do to make it fit.
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12-09-2006, 06:52 PM | #2 | ||
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Umm why??
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12-09-2006, 06:55 PM | #3 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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i dont like where the handbrake is its annoyin
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12-09-2006, 06:59 PM | #4 | ||
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i would like to know.. soo has it been done before and is it be hard to do ?
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12-09-2006, 07:05 PM | #5 | ||
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ive been told it can be done but i dont know if this is true, u have to put an el center console in and put an el diff in and cut a whole in the chassis, not sure if thats rite or not
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12-09-2006, 07:37 PM | #6 | ||
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Or put in a fully sick DRIFT SPEC hydraulic handbrake..
I wouldn't mind one.. LOL.. Cheers, Nik
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12-09-2006, 07:38 PM | #7 | |||
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its a PARK brake. for PARKING.
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12-09-2006, 07:40 PM | #8 | |||
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"How do I fit a decent handbrake that I can use for drifting?" |
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12-09-2006, 07:41 PM | #9 | |||
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12-09-2006, 07:41 PM | #10 | ||
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well dah!!
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12-09-2006, 07:44 PM | #11 | ||
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Umm. itd prolly be a bit more cheaper and maybe Roadworthy to buy an EF/L
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12-09-2006, 07:45 PM | #12 | ||
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Thats probly true
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12-09-2006, 07:47 PM | #13 | ||
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LOL.. Probably.. Engineering certificate required... So already $700.. Plus diff and handbrake setup $500 - $1000.. Then manufacturing all of it into car..
Without labour straight up i guess at $2000... Cheers, Nik
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12-09-2006, 07:49 PM | #14 | ||
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Yeah maybe i should just leave it
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12-09-2006, 07:56 PM | #15 | ||
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I currently looking at converting to hydraulic handbrake which operates only rear.. Not sure how to go bout it though...
Cheers, Nik
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12-09-2006, 08:44 PM | #16 | |||
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12-09-2006, 09:32 PM | #17 | ||
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The EF/L handbrake setup isnt very good for drifting due to the drum-in-disc arrangement on the diff...its easy to break and/or wear down the handbrake shoes and they become useless very quickly.
EA/D setup has much better potential, as it uses the rear calipers themselves, so it is self adjusting and probably has a higher surface area and better mechanical advantage than the EF/L setup - EA/D is actually a 'handbrake' and EF/L more of a "park brake" if you take into account the design and operation of each setup. |
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12-09-2006, 09:33 PM | #18 | ||
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The EF/L handbrake setup isnt very good for drifting due to the drum-in-disc arrangement on the diff...its easy to break and/or wear down the handbrake shoes and they become useless very quickly.
EA/D setup has much better potential, as it uses the rear calipers themselves, so it is self adjusting and probably has a higher surface area and better mechanical advantage than the EF/L setup - EA/D is actually a 'handbrake' and EF/L more of a "park brake" if you take into account the design and operation of each setup. |
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12-09-2006, 09:41 PM | #19 | ||
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yes ford should of thought earlier about people wanting to drift :(
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12-09-2006, 10:37 PM | #20 | ||
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sif handbrake, the power that a falcon i6 puts out is enough to get it sideways by planting it! haha
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13-09-2006, 09:17 AM | #21 | ||
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Could you use an EF/EL lever, and just shorten an EA-ED cable? I haven't seen the guts of how an EF/EL setup works.
Welding the brackets etc. onto an EA-ED floor seems simple enough, and I'm guessing you could use a combination of EF-EL seat rails and whatever else to make it fit...? |
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13-09-2006, 11:03 AM | #22 | ||
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Hydraulic handbrakes are under $100 at most race parts shops, and will last a lot longer than any steel cable will. Drifting with a handbrake is soft anyway, just go faster :P
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13-09-2006, 11:29 AM | #23 | ||
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it just pulls the cable in a semi cirle
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13-09-2006, 11:41 AM | #24 | ||
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Go to pick and payless spares and compare the 2 cars handbrake mechanisms side by side.
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13-09-2006, 12:06 PM | #25 | |||
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13-09-2006, 12:08 PM | #26 | |||
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13-09-2006, 04:33 PM | #27 | ||
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Da Fish isnt yagz. He came to my house to check out my bonnet on the weekend. Definately not yagz.
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13-09-2006, 06:24 PM | #28 | ||
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if ya going to go to all that trouble for drifting, then put in the hydraulic handbrake. All the rally guys i know use them in their cars cause there better than the cable
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13-09-2006, 06:25 PM | #29 | ||
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How would you run the hydraulic handbrake?
How would the lines go on an E series?
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13-09-2006, 06:30 PM | #30 | ||||
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