Handbrake cable

[Coozer]

I didn't like the Sierra setup either so switched to a Rover 200/400 handle with short Landrover cables. This was for my drum setup that only needed the holes in the shoe lever drilling out a bit.

[flyerncle]

Looks good Steve,which landrover cables ?.

[Coozer]

Freelander, both off one side as the other was longer if I remember rightly. Got them off the Britpart ebay shop.

All I did was look at pictures of the ends on ebay and match them to the 200 cable I had which was about 2m long...

They were also a lot cheaper than the Rover 200 cable as well. £17 each.

The mechanism there is all out of a 200 were its all accessible from inside the car under the centre console bit.

It meant when the SVA tester asked I said 'unmodified LR cables for ease of replacement' He was very happy with that.

Steve

[flyerncle]

Thanks Steve.
On the hunt for a Rover !!!

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Thanks Steve.
On the hunt for a Rover !!!

Me too Paul

Steves Rover set up looks like a good alternative to the Sierra components

Thank's for posting that picture Steve

[flyerncle]

Hi Ronnie,nice to see you back.
Steve has some ace ideas and his car is well fettled.

[miker]

Have you figured out if they're from the left or right and if its an early or late handbrake cable (as there is a heck of a price difference between early and late + i'd rather not buy the wrong cable).

[Coozer]

Just had a rake through the receipts for ya's.. RH Freelander up to 2000.

Others may be the same but that's what I got got purely based on length. Rover 200 has the same ends but is 1.5 metres long!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-FRE...item3a56712979

That's only 20p more than I paid back in Feb 2008!

You get a couple of free clips. The ends for the drums are slightly different, they don't clip in like the Sierra ones. I ended up using P clips to secure the cable to the upright. Not really necessary but I did it for my peace of mind.

Plus the Rover cable is far meatier and the hole where the end of the cable passes through the shoe lever needs drilling out a bit.

Works well, easy to adjust, no modified cables for IVA and I feels a lot more solid than the Ford setup. Handle is a bit shorter than the Sierra one as well, and the mechanism is 'over the top' leaving more room for prop. How many reasons do you need??

As you can see I had to butcher my chassis and the plate for the cables is actually bolted to the diff on mine. Dead easy for you dudes to design it in without knacking powder coat and what have you.

Theres some more pics in my blog Gallery:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Coozer18...bz_ei8r9bp3gE#

Good luck!
Steve