Thread: 1929 Essex Highboy

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Time now to think about an E brake. UGH. So, again, parts from the S-10. Looked everything all over and figured it'd go on the quarter panel if I had some metal there. NOW, my scrap pile is getting really low, BUT, I found an old seat riser out of my old blue Chevy Van, out comes the cutting gear again, and Voila! Piece of metal for ebrake mount! Cut to fit and then marked holes for bolts to mount the pedal unit. Bored holes, then found some bolts to stick through from the back. I then fitted the brake assembly on the bolts, nutted them, then welded the bolt heads to the back of the metal plate. Then removed the brake unit, fitted the metal in place on the quarter and welded it in with the wire feed unit. NICE. Then hang the column again on the new mount. WOW. How about that?

Thanks Bradc. I'm enjoying this too!

Tomorrow hopefully I will work on clutch operation. Not sure at this point whether to go hydraulic or mechanical linkage! And got to get the front portion of the ebrake cable to go from pedal unit to the two lines underneath. Then--and then, Oh Well, more! Happy Holidays folks. Perley

Looks really good Perley. I still believe you're playing catch-up on me

I am still gathering parts to build my steering column. I have a good friend out in New Mexico who is sending me an old piston rod for my column drop, should look pretty kool.
Going over to my brothers house today to use his lathe to turn out a couple of locking collars and his mill to cut the flats on my steering rod to except the d-joints.
Man it sure helps to have family who does machining too.
Will post the pic's soon.

Larry

I love your ingenuity, Perley. This is the way Hot Rods used to be built, using pieces of whatever was available rather than picking up the phone or punching some info on the internet to order a ready made item. Cutting metal out of a snow-shovel; building a grill shell out of door frames: using your brain instead of your wallet....I love it!