CA WTB - Parking Brake Support Rod for 71 K10

[pjmoreland]

I'm looking for the support rod that attaches to a triangular bracket on the passenger frame rail for a 1971 K10.

[396ci]

is that for bill's truck?

[pjmoreland]

It's for this truck that I acquired a few days ago.

[396ci]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

It's for this truck that I acquired a few days ago.

sweet truck, where did you find that gem?

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 396ci

sweet truck, where did you find that gem?

Calling it a gem is generous, but I'm pretty excited about it anyways. Haha. I will be bugging you for parts soon. I just started a build thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=854269

[pjmoreland]

Ttt

[1rippen6]

Do you know a length?

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 1rippen6

Do you know a length?

Mine is missing, and I've never actually seen one in person, but I'm guessing it is somewhere around 12" long. I'm imagining it has a hook on one end, and it has a saddle for the cable on the other end.

[Classic Bowties]

Originally Posted by 1rippen6

Do you know a length?

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Mine is missing, and I've never actually seen one in person, but I'm guessing it is somewhere around 12" long. I'm imagining it has a hook on one end, and it has a saddle for the cable on the other end.

Hey Patrick, we haven't been around here this past week but to maybe help you along in your search, here are a couple of old thread links with a few of our detailed pics showing the K/4wd specific front parking brake cable and intermediate cable guides from stuff that was parted in the past. Your 71 K frame would use the 9" front pass side guide rod that hooks into a plate/bracket that is riveted to the upper RH frame rail. The K frames without a riveted bracket use a 14" forward RH cable guide rod that hooks directly into a slot in the upper RH frame rail, again the 9" forward guide rod hooks into a riveted plate/bracket and the 14" guide rod hooks directly into a slot in the upper RH frame rail. Good luck on the search, Mel

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=838048

https://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vbo....php?p=9230768
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[Classic Bowties]

Last of the pics...

[pjmoreland]

Here's a photo of the part I'm looking for.

[Jason Banks]

I was going to try to make one for my K20. (1967 so probably different than your 71 K10)

I pestered Clay in his build thread to see if he could get me pictures and dimensions.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...&postcount=164

I had this - https://www.inlinetube.com/products/inl14355 left over from a C10 and tried to make it work. Instead of a hook I just ran it through a random hole in the frame like the C10 and used the part they are calling the 'equalizer' on the end to hold the cable like a C10(aparently 67 K20 also looking back at Clay's pic). It works good enough I quit looking for the right part.

My original intention was to bend the long rod from inline tube to replicate the hook. Might be a project for another day.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by Jason Banks

I was going to try to make one for my K20. (1967 so probably different than your 71 K10)

I pestered Clay in his build thread to see if he could get me pictures and dimensions.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...&postcount=164

I had this - https://www.inlinetube.com/products/inl14355 left over from a C10 and tried to make it work. Instead of a hook I just ran it through a random hole in the frame like the C10 and used the part they are calling the 'equalizer' on the end to hold the cable like a C10(aparently 67 K20 also looking back at Clay's pic). It works good enough I quit looking for the right part.

My original intention was to bend the long rod from inline tube to replicate the hook. Might be a project for another day.

Thank you. That kit from Inline Tube looks like a good starting point for fabricating one.

[1rippen6]

I have this

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 1rippen6

I have this

That looks similar to the one in the photo I posted above, but maybe shorter. How long is it? Do you know what truck it came from?

[1rippen6]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

That looks similar to the one in the photo I posted above, but maybe shorter. How long is it? Do you know what truck it came from?

I can measure it tomorrow but I'm not sure what it came off of. It looks the same as the 4x4 blazers but a different length.

[pjmoreland]

Thanks so much, Mel, for the detailed information. The one that 1rippen6 has looks to be what I'm needing if it measures at 9".

[1rippen6]

Here you go

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 1rippen6

Here you go

Looks just right! Sending PM

[pjmoreland]

Payment sent to 1rippen6. Thank you!

[1rippen6]

Received, thank you.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 1rippen6

Received, thank you.

Received the part today. Thank you

[1rippen6]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Received the part today. Thank you

Awesome, good to hear!

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