1300 hp mercury comet brake failure crash

Just Send It said
I wasn't planning on re-installing mine after the subframe connectors, but I damn sure am now.

Smart people learn from their mistakes. Wise people learn from the mistakes of others. I'm installing mine today.

It's a good idea. The braking system is incomplete without one. You can trace the parking/emergency brake all the way back to the 1920s and even before to the horse and buggy days.