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welthqa
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 Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:27 pm Post subject: I need a california legal parking brake. |
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I've replaced all 4 of my brake with discs, but I cheeped out and got a deal on rears without an ebrake cable. I want to make my 69 street legal and all, and I need some Ideas of how to do that.
The code says I need to have a seperate brake system that will work if my other one fails at any place other than the caliper/rotor area. and it has to be held in place mechanically.
the park lock thing doesn't cut it legally because it requires the main brakes to work first.
Would turning brakes count if I were to make some sort of hook on them to lock them up? (i.e. bungie cords or something) the turning brakes would still work on the rears even if the master cylinder went out right?
Has anyone modified their calipers with a cheepo e brake option? |
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subybaja
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| I'm not sure how your system is plumbed, but most hydraulic steering brakes use the same lines as the main brake system, so while they might act as an e-brake, good luck getting it by the inspector. If that would pass, a simple dual-circuit master cylinder should (which I doubt). |
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Jowlz
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I'm not sure how cali does things. Mass and others you sit in the car for the inspection. Maybe you could install a park lock. Go to the station and push the park lock and pull up the ebrake handle for the effect?
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HamburgerBrad
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:40 am Post subject: |
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turning brakes will not work. you need hydraulic and manual (cable) brakes. time to un-cheepen and step up to e-brake rear calipers if you plan on staying legal
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takotruckin
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| why would your car ever need inspected? |
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HamburgerBrad
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traffic stop, insurance inspection
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welthqa
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| registration, proof that it isn't stolen. |
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bajaherbie
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pack a couple of 4x4 posts and chock the tires????
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jumpmaster
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| Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| pack a couple of 4x4 posts and chock the tires???? |
Might be a bit hard to deploy that as an emergency stop if your brakes fail...
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scott the viking
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| HamburgerBrad wrote: |
| turning brakes will not work. you need hydraulic and manual (cable) brakes. time to un-cheepen and step up to e-brake rear calipers if you plan on staying legal |
I am going to have to agree with Brad on this one (dammit). One of the only things that they are going to be happy with is a cable operated e-brake.
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Skidmark
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HamburgerBrad
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yep, typically a bit more money, though...
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