Need to Re-locate Factory Parking Brake Cable Guide/Bracket

[dibbons]

I am in the process of changing over the '65 Formula S parking brake set-up to the later style with the main cable not crossing over to the passenger side. I need to remove and re-attach one of the guides but I am not exactly sure how to remove it without destroying it in the process.

If I drill inside of each of the two "indentions" will it fall off? I'm not a welder, so just by looking at it I can't tell what holds it on to the underbody. I think the spongy looking stuff in probably leftover undercoating. Thank you.

 

[mopowers]

It's hard to tell, but it looks like it has multiple spot welds. What does the top look like? The spot welds are probably more evident up top.

 

[dibbons]

From inside:

 

[mopowers]

Looks like 4 or 5 spot welds. Drill them out from the top (or use a spot weld cutter), then weld them back up. Piece of cake!

Then just drill a few 5/16"-ish holes in the floor pan where you want to relocate it to. Maybe use a jack and a block of wood (or a screw, tack weld, etc.) to position the bracket and weld it in from the top through the holes using rosette welds.

That's how I'd tackle it.

 

[dibbons]

I'd like to try a spot weld cutter, what diameter cutter would do the trick?

 

[mopowers]

3/8" is pretty standard IMO. What's the tape measure say?

 

[dibbons]

It looks like to me like to the very, very edges of the molten slag about 1/2 inch. However, just the round pre-drilled holes are smaller, about 3/8 inch.

 

[dibbons]

It may be that the factory made four welds inside and two more welds from below. Like I said earlier, not trained to interpret these clues. I see four equidistant round holes filled in, but between them I also see some signs of welds in two other places.

 

[mopowers]

Start cutting them and find out.