<VV> Re: parking brake...

[Frank F Parker]

>    I was wondering if anyone has ever MOVED their parking brake to a easier
> (read -- more convenient) place...As much as I like the nearly perfect flat
> floorboard, I have sometimes thought about what such a move would involve. And
> would it be a better system? Not only in the respect of puttin' the brakes on,
> but in reaction time? As we all know that have powerglides, the emergency brake
> system is more like Intregal Brake System....
>
I did that many many years ago using the handbrake from a Vega of all
things. Fit perfectly between the seats and was great with a stick for
holding car in place at a light on a hill. Most vega's all rusted out but
yard may have a similar unit from other cars of similar vintage.

frank parker