What did you do to your pig today?

[kbahus]

I am going to be doing this myself. Currently using an fj80 ebrake handle I cut in on the outboard side of the drivers seat, but it gets in the way pretty bad, so my plan is to reinstall the under dash linkage for the t-handle, then simply splice a cable from the firewall pull to the actual ebrake cable somewhere under the rig. When I installed my narrowed rear housing, I had to use cable clamps to take up the slack on the OEM cable. Given they haven't slacked, or budged in over a decade, I'd have to assume they would work fine as a cable splice...

Could you keep us updated on that? I would like to see how it works out as I wasn't thrilled about installing a Lokar parking brake handle.

 

[knuckle47]

@Pighead “Secretly, I'm going to drive around with the shoes slightly engaged and then try to slow the Pig to a stop using just the emergency brake...”

Well that’s’ great…you know it’s no longer a secret?

 

[tucker74]

I was wondering what that bracket on the firewall would have been for, now I know! I wonder now if I can adapt the rear parking brake cables on my disc conversion to work with the factory pull handle.

I did this on my old ‘79 when I went to a 70-series axle with the drum integrated e-brakes. Had California Push-Pull build a custom cable (spliced the front half of 55 with back of 60). Worked great

 

[Pighead]

Sure can hear the exhaust leak tick-tick-ticking, probably need a new manifold gasket. Don't want to so close to Rubithon, should only take a day though.

Took me all day to change that out, put in 2 Fel-Pro gaskets this time. Was getting ready to start it and was admiring the way the intake and exhaust flanges matched, and saw this:

 

[MudDauber]

Dang...what a bummer

 

[Pighead]

Dang...what a bummer

Yes, I've always liked that style. Ordered a replacement, should be here tomorrow...

 

[knuckle47]

Maybe it’s an optical illusion but…. Drawing a mental visual straight line along that manifold/gasket , it looks like you can actually see it veering off to the left hand side of the image

 

[Pighead]

Maybe it’s an optical illusion but…. Drawing a mental visual straight line along that manifold/gasket , it looks like you can actually see it veering off to the left hand side of the image

Yep, that's the part I don't like

 

[Pighead]

Went shopping this morning, found something that should work.

 

[knuckle47]

Where do you just get up, go shopping and come home with a 2F intake manifold?….terrific!!

 

[onemanarmy]

Put some JB Weld on that crack!

 

[Pighead]

Where do you just get up, go shopping and come home with a 2F intake manifold?….terrific!!

It's an F manifold...
Placerville has a long history of LandCruisers and parts hoards, let's just say I know a guy.

 

[Pighead]

Put some JB Weld on that crack!

That was my first thought. I probably could have, and gotten away with it. I don't know how long that crack has been there, coulda been years.
But, the weather is great, there's plenty of time before Rubithon. I got shade, a big toolbox and internet. Why not do a decent job now instead of doing it on a trail in the rain later on. Sorta routine maintenance every 50 years or so. I ain't complaining.

 

[Pighead]

Got the new manifold cleaned up and ground down (there's always some grinding when fitting headers and manifolds together), can slide it on for a test-fit. so far, so good. The crack on the old one does go all the way through...

 

[PabloCruise]

I had no luck with my Tcase brake. fixed mine with an fzj80 rear end...

Problem solved!

 

[PabloCruise]

I tightened up the cable at the firewall, and THEN went underneath and tightened the adjuster on the shoes. That made a difference. I can pull the handle and get 6 clicks with one hand, 8 to 10 clicks if I use 2 hands

Yes, I noticed that you hadn't used the cam at all in your last picture.

 

[PabloCruise]

My 47 Ford 2- 1/2 ton had a Disc parking brake on drive shaft

In 1947? Cool!

 

[PabloCruise]

All our Isuzu cube vans have the same, and it’s not much bigger than on the pig from memory.

When I was replacing the rear brake pads on my Civic I thought that rotor would be perfect for a Pig parking brake.

 

[PabloCruise]

Finished up the steering and just about done with the disc brake conversion on the 1972 55.

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That looks great!

 

[PabloCruise]

Wondering if just replacing the pads would help the situation. The adjustment is correct (6-8 clicks)on the brake lever but it just dosen't hold for Sh&^...

You can clean the shoes w/ acetone. Maybe scuff them w/ a wire wheel if they look glazed?