MoparGuy68
Well-Known Member
I’m looking for the correct parking brake hook for a 1971 B-Body. YearOne shows two different hooks. #IN02 for 70-71 E-Body and #IN04 for 72-74 B-Body. Which of these two is correct for a 71 B-Body?
When I bought my SuperBee the parking brake hook was missing from the car. In addition, the parking brake cable was routed underneath the exhaust pipes, so that when you apply the parking brake the cable got pulled tight against the bottom of exhaust pipes. This was bad and wrong.
Over a year ago, after removing the headers, I relocated the cable above the pipes. Then temporarily installed a bent piece of coat hanger wire to use as a hook to hold the cable up so it doesn’t lay on the top of the exhaust pipes.
I’ve looked at the underside of several 71 Chargers that were sold by Vanguard Motors. The hooks are inconsistent on their cars. Some cars appear to have the #IN02 hook other cars have the #IN04 hook. One of their cars had the same bad arrangement as my car did when I bought it.. Was surprised to see that Vanguard would sell a car with the parking brake cable routed incorrectly like that.
When I bought my SuperBee the parking brake hook was missing from the car. In addition, the parking brake cable was routed underneath the exhaust pipes, so that when you apply the parking brake the cable got pulled tight against the bottom of exhaust pipes. This was bad and wrong.
Over a year ago, after removing the headers, I relocated the cable above the pipes. Then temporarily installed a bent piece of coat hanger wire to use as a hook to hold the cable up so it doesn’t lay on the top of the exhaust pipes.
I’ve looked at the underside of several 71 Chargers that were sold by Vanguard Motors. The hooks are inconsistent on their cars. Some cars appear to have the #IN02 hook other cars have the #IN04 hook. One of their cars had the same bad arrangement as my car did when I bought it.. Was surprised to see that Vanguard would sell a car with the parking brake cable routed incorrectly like that.