Modified Handbrake on s13

[freshlane]

So a few days ago I was trying to figure out how to get the most from my oe handbrake to venture into the drifting world. I saw on ebay the inserts to stop the racheting mechanism however these didn't give me the angle I wanted or the accesibility. So like most things... I pulled out the welder. It was a pretty easy process.

1. Removed center panels. I cut the handbrake right after the portion where it gets skinnier @ a 45ish degree angle

2. Pulled out guts. The button and the spring

3. Welded racheting piece out of way so it doesn't engage

4. Welded new pipe onto 45 degree pipe to bring it to almost 90 degrees.

5. Welded small steel triangles to handbrake base to give it stability.

6. Painted with chrome paint and put rubber grip on end of handle.

7. Put panels back on.

All in all the cost put me at $0.00 with about 20-30minutes time and the results were amazing. I also tightened up the brake a little bit. With minimal effort the handbrake engages. This mod will not allow you to use the locking mechanism of your handbrake. This is not a how-to. It is simply what I ended up doing. I'm sure many would be opposed to this.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3498/cimg1662.jpg

[!Zar!]

Cool stuff. Looks functional for the most part.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

That's pretty sweet. It looks like a hydro.

[freshlane]

It works preet well. I thnk I will reweld it to more of a 90

[ZilviaKid]

that looks functional for drifting, but kinda shitty for regular driving.

[240sxvaj]

looks awesome!

[turboblack2door]

Looks good but for a street car I would like my ebrake to lock because I have had my car move on me when it was just in gear.(My car moved about 30ft into the back of my explorer over night and my friends m3 rolled about 10ft into my car in a matter of minutes) Just be carefull what ane the road is at and what direction your wheels are turned when u park(not into traffic)

[g-via]

not having a locking ebrake would suckass for daily driving

[slow40sx]

looks dope, but i'd rather have a pole sticking out of my dash :snoop:

[KoukiMonsta]

is it in the way of shifting?

[Teddy]

The stock e-brake handle works fine and looks better IMO.

[treezzy]

looks legit but i just got an ebrake drift button works like a champ ah