e stop parking brake

[joeko23]

You can also buy this kit, it’s all self contained in the metal box which queits the actuator a lot, it also doesn’t have the beeping sound and it’s pretty quick. I’ve just bench tested mine hooked up to a 12v atv battery and it’s pretty quick. Also you don’t have to fab anything up for the cable mounting. Great kit for 1/3 of the price of the estop.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Push-Button...EAAOSwnh9cBpGV



I also thought about lining the inside of the metal box with sound deadened to really get this thing to non existent sound levels.

[dontlifttoshift]

Just don't hook up the ignition wire and you can engage it whenever you want. Don't mount the button on the armrest, don't push the button on the interstate.



If you can't wait 3 seconds for the parking brake to engage, that's okay, but that doesn't make it a dumb idea.

Warming the car up in grid on a cool autocross Sunday morning is the perfect time to leave the car running unattended.

[parsonsj]

Donny, love the gif.

Yep, disabling the "can't engage with engine running" feature is as simple as not connecting the wire.

[TheJDMan]

Another situation where I would want to leave the engine running while the park brake is engaged is working under the hood say setting timing or adjusting carb for example.

[raustinss]

Another situation where I would want to leave the engine running while the park brake is engaged is working under the hood say setting timing or adjusting carb for example.

What's a carb ?

[mklinger]

The OP was looking for installation ideas so here's how I did mine on a 2nd gen Firebird but this could be done on almost any PT car.
The EStopp was mounted in the trunk behind the back seat. Clean and out of the way. I used a pulley to double back from the passenger side so the direct pull applied equally to both sides. The whole assembly is mounted on a piece of 1/8" sheet metal that was powder coated. The cables hide behind the interior quarter panel covers and loop back for a straight shot to the e-brakes. Added an aluminum cover to tidy it all up.

[dhutton]

The OP was looking for installation ideas so here's how I did mine on a 2nd gen Firebird but this could be done on almost any PT car.
The EStopp was mounted in the trunk behind the back seat. Clean and out of the way. I used a pulley to double back from the passenger side so the direct pull applied equally to both sides. The whole assembly is mounted on a piece of 1/8" sheet metal that was powder coated. The cables hide behind the interior quarter panel covers and loop back for a straight shot to the e-brakes. Added an aluminum cover to tidy it all up.

Not understanding the need for the pulley. Couldn’t you just put a 180 degree loopback in the cable?

Very clean installation with the cover.

Don

[mklinger]

Theoretically yes but the cables were not long enough to accomplish that.

[dhutton]

Theoretically yes but the cables were not long enough to accomplish that.

Ok, got it. Thanks.

[cpd004]

Nice work! Do the cables head out to the brakes somewhere near the rear footwells?

[dontlifttoshift]

It would be really cool if they made one where the pulling mechanism floated inside the housing and then there was a cable on each end. Easier to package sideways like above and equal tension on both parking brakes. #winning

[joeko23]

Donny they have that on the kit that I used. It comes with the housing and has a pulley system so not cable are pulled at the same time/tension:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Push-Button...gAAOSwhEla-vd4

Bam!