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HCO41 · 06-09-2016, 02:21 PM

Recently I saw an ad for a '37 on Ebay. Parts listed as going with car included a "hand brake" conversion. The service brakes on my car have been converted to hydraulics ('39), the emergency brake cables are a mess rubbing on the wish bones on their way to the drums. I contacted the seller and he said he had gotten the kit from a place in Ca. called "V8 Parts". I couldn't find a supplier in Ca. with that name. Is there such a conversion kit. If so, who sells it and what does it include.
Thanks,
Howard

Charlie Stephens · 06-09-2016, 02:53 PM

You might check with Richard Lacy at [email protected] (mail), earlyv8garage.net (web site) and see how he handles the problem.

Charlie Stephens

RalphM · 06-09-2016, 03:27 PM

Mills and company also makes a hand brake conversion that works well. Uses early hydraulic brake components

alanwoodieman · 06-09-2016, 09:16 PM

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I put a stock 39 handbrake under the dash on a 36 wagon and used the 39 cable from dash to torque tube just like original

06-09-2016, 02:21 PM	#1
HCO41 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Lyndon, Vt. Posts: 456	Emergency Brake conversion? Recently I saw an ad for a '37 on Ebay. Parts listed as going with car included a "hand brake" conversion. The service brakes on my car have been converted to hydraulics ('39), the emergency brake cables are a mess rubbing on the wish bones on their way to the drums. I contacted the seller and he said he had gotten the kit from a place in Ca. called "V8 Parts". I couldn't find a supplier in Ca. with that name. Is there such a conversion kit. If so, who sells it and what does it include. Thanks, Howard

06-09-2016, 02:53 PM	#2
Charlie Stephens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,032	Re: Emergency Brake conversion? You might check with Richard Lacy at [email protected] (mail), earlyv8garage.net (web site) and see how he handles the problem. Charlie Stephens

06-09-2016, 03:27 PM	#3
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Emergency Brake conversion? Mills and company also makes a hand brake conversion that works well. Uses early hydraulic brake components

06-09-2016, 09:16 PM	#4
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: Emergency Brake conversion? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I put a stock 39 handbrake under the dash on a 36 wagon and used the 39 cable from dash to torque tube just like original