I have just finished my emergency brake modifications and am happy with the results. I did not like the cables going under the chassis.

I've got a very early Mk4 that came with the Ford Emergency Brake handle standard. I am very happy with it but to buy it is very expensive, I believe over $200. The large diameter pulley on this unit sets the cable a little lower toward the bottom of the car. Just enough to make it work for what I did. I've seen the modifications of others with the pulleys set up mounted to the frame and was going to do this myself. However, when I started getting into it, I found a better way without the pulleys.

Note in this picture how I put everything together. I bought a longer 1/8” cable with a 3/8” barrel end to mount to the Ford emergency brake pulley. The supplied set up was just not going to work as it had too much in the way of the frame members. To the other end, I attached a Sta-Loc Eye – 1/8” which I could hook up to the Lokar hook up I’ve holding up with my hand. It used to be available by itself but now you can only get it together with cables.

IMG_8930 by George Ligon, on Flickr

On the other end of the cable, I added a 1/8” Sta-Loc Eye. It’s in the red circle
IMG_8917_LI by George Ligon, on Flickr

This shot is from above looking down through the trans tunnel.
IMG_8919 by George Ligon, on Flickr


This is link to the Sta-Loc site: https://www.stalok.com/product/sta-lok-eye-inch

I did have to cut a bracket out of the way that was just behind the Brake Handle which, at one time, was probably another way of setting up the emergency brakes.

George