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VTCruiser
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Here's a pic of the glow relay and timer mounted temporarily...
VT requires annual inspections so I needed to get the emergency brake working. I bought the rear axles with GM disks already installed. The PO had started to get the e-brake working but said he never got it to work well. Picking up where he left off, I modified the FJ60 e-brake cable, and made new extensions to the calipers. I bought a 14" hand swager and some aluminum end stops and swages and used 1/8" SS cable. Modifications to the OE brake cable just involved shortening both ends.
It came out pretty well i think. The left wheel locks up really well, but the right side not as well. I'm going to wait and test it on the street before I make adjustments, but either way I expect it to work just fine.
I also got the front carpets and seats back in...
...and finishing installing the heater lines..
I am doing a contour e-fan conversion as well. I found this one out of a '99 V6 contour for $50 at a local salvage yard. Fits great.
I mounted it using 1" square tubing. With some slight modifications to the A/C "receiver" bracket, I was able to mount back in it's original location.
I'll snap some completed pics tomorrow.
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