KING JOKER Posted December 1, 2004 Report Posted December 1, 2004 how hard would it be to switch the pump to set brake on a 92 cs to a hand brake. also what would be involved? Quote
pitzel Posted December 1, 2004 Report Posted December 1, 2004 Any idea of where you'd start in terms of parts? I don't exactly see many hand brakes in the W-body parts bin, eh? Quote
Guest BeausoleilRacing Posted December 1, 2004 Report Posted December 1, 2004 How about one from a Fiero? Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted December 1, 2004 Report Posted December 1, 2004 W-body e-brakes suck balls!!! i upgraded to '94+ rear brakes, and now have no e-brake. not a good thing when you have a manual transmission....so the '88-'93 style rear brakes are going back on :? and i can once again have that crappy ass foot e-brake :? whoever is responsible at GM for designing that foot e-brake needs a swift kick in the ass. Quote
sl3196 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Posted December 1, 2004 Hey my cutlass and gtp foot e-brakes work well. Hand brakes are better for cookies though. Quote
mihela816 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Posted December 1, 2004 The handbrake from a first gen N-body would work nicely Quote
stockgp Posted December 1, 2004 Report Posted December 1, 2004 i thought about doing the fiero ebrake, like someone mentioned above. it looks to be the easiest solution since it mounts on the floor next to the driver's door Quote
DaveFromColorado Posted December 2, 2004 Report Posted December 2, 2004 I was thinkin' about doin' this in my Z-34, I was going to look either into the L body's (Beretta/Corsica) or into the J-body's (sunbird/cavalier) IIRC most of the N bodies have a foot-e-brake too. --Dave. Quote
sl3196 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Posted December 2, 2004 I was thinkin' about doin' this in my Z-34, I was going to look either into the L body's (Beretta/Corsica) or into the J-body's (sunbird/cavalier) IIRC most of the N bodies have a foot-e-brake too. --Dave. I'm pretty sure my buddies alero has a hand brake. Quote
DaveFromColorado Posted December 2, 2004 Report Posted December 2, 2004 my girlfriends Achieva has a foot brake, and I'm pretty sure my buddy's Grand Am has a foot brake too. --Dave. Quote
topless94style Posted December 2, 2004 Report Posted December 2, 2004 My friends 97 grand am se has a foot brake, shit you cant shut off the driving lights without having the ebrake set one click, lol no good for when your out late getting into trouble and dont want to be seen. Quote
cutlassdude96 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 1st gen n-body hand, 2nd gen foot, 3rd hand Quote
KING JOKER Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Posted December 3, 2004 well, i am going to the junkyard on sunday and just buying a ton of stuff to try to figure it out. so if i make a breakthrough i will share the results Quote
digitaloutsider Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 My friends 97 grand am se has a foot brake, shit you cant shut off the driving lights without having the ebrake set one click, lol no good for when your out late getting into trouble and dont want to be seen. It's not a 97 then. The 96-98's had hand brakes. Quote
perfecseal Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 I was reading an artiical in ME magazine and there is a car that they used a hydrolic ram to set the ebrake.. A small switch that normaly would be used for windows was used to control the ram. Quote
DaveFromColorado Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 Jackie's Achieva is a '92, it's got a foot, my buddys grand am's '94 and '00 Grand Am's are both foot operated... Quote
DaveFromColorado Posted December 5, 2004 Report Posted December 5, 2004 ... okay, so I was just in my buddy's '00 Grand Am last night, and I have to admit - I was wrong, he's got a Hand E-Brake.. it spooked the hell outta me when I realized I was wrong. Sorry 'bout that. --Dave. Quote
mihela816 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Posted December 5, 2004 My 91 Calais has a hand brake, and my buddy's 87 Ga has one too. Quote
sl3196 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Posted December 5, 2004 ... okay, so I was just in my buddy's '00 Grand Am last night, and I have to admit - I was wrong, he's got a Hand E-Brake.. it spooked the hell outta me when I realized I was wrong. Sorry 'bout that. --Dave. I told you damn it! Quote
DaveFromColorado Posted December 5, 2004 Report Posted December 5, 2004 ... okay, so I was just in my buddy's '00 Grand Am last night, and I have to admit - I was wrong, he's got a Hand E-Brake.. it spooked the hell outta me when I realized I was wrong. Sorry 'bout that. --Dave. I told you damn it! ... yeah, shuttup.. LOL --Dave. Quote
90TGP Posted February 6, 2005 Report Posted February 6, 2005 My friends Corsica has a freaking handbrake, but our W's don't. What a rip! Quote
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