floor grommet for emergency brake cable 70 coupe

[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

new floors on a 1970 coupe ...need to drill hole for for emergency brake cable and now need the gromet that fits on the floor.....ill even take a used one....cant find any listed 

have any ideas??

ed

 

 

[Kris 90]

Not sure about a 70, but I’m pretty sure there is no grommet in the floor. The cable goes through the floor into a tube in the torque box and comes out the back of it. My 69 didn’t have a grommet. There is a rubber piece of hose on the cable but that’s it. 

[Hux 45]

10 hours ago, Kris said:

Not sure about a 70, but I’m pretty sure there is no grommet in the floor. The cable goes through the floor into a tube in the torque box and comes out the back of it. My 69 didn’t have a grommet. There is a rubber piece of hose on the cable but that’s it. 

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[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

OK  THAT MAKES SENSE....I HAVE NEW FLOORS AND DRILLING A HOLE FOR CABLE ....NOW HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SNAKE THE CABLE DOWN THROUGH THE TORQUE BOX...

ANY IDEAS HOW TO GET THAT DONE EASILY?       

THANKS

ED

 

[Kris 90]

Original ones have a tube that is inside the torque box that goes straight up to the hole. Did you replace your torque box too?

[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

YES REPLACED ALL FRONT FLOORS AND TORGUE BOXES.....SO ORIGINAL HOLE FOR E BRAKE CABLE IS GONE.....  HAVE APPROX MEASURMENTS FOR DRILLING A NEW HOLE AND WILL

DO THAT......HOPE THE TUBE IS THERE WHERE I DRILL???   NO WAY OF TELLING WITH A NEW TORQUE BOX IN ALREADY.......THE ORIG TORQUE BOX WAS THROWN OUT BEFORE I COULD

LOOK AT IT FOR THE HOLE FOR THE CABLE........   NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH THIS CAR  HA HA!

ED

 

 

[aslanefe 333]

2 hours ago, edwardthomson51@yahoo.com said:

YES REPLACED ALL FRONT FLOORS AND TORGUE BOXES.....SO ORIGINAL HOLE FOR E BRAKE CABLE IS GONE.....  HAVE APPROX MEASURMENTS FOR DRILLING A NEW HOLE AND WILL

DO THAT......HOPE THE TUBE IS THERE WHERE I DRILL???   NO WAY OF TELLING WITH A NEW TORQUE BOX IN ALREADY.......THE ORIG TORQUE BOX WAS THROWN OUT BEFORE I COULD

LOOK AT IT FOR THE HOLE FOR THE CABLE........   NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH THIS CAR  HA HA!

ED

 

 

If you look inside the torque box through the hole the cable comes out under the car, you should be able to see the guide Kris is talking about (if the new torque boxes have it built in).

[latoracing 256]

I have never seen an aftermarket torque box with the E-brake channel in it. The originals that I have messed with , 69's had it, 70's did not. Routing the cable is fairly easy as there should be an access hole in the rear of the torque box close to the floor support. the cable hole can be drilled in the upper left hand fire wall extension, through the TB lid and you should be good to go. This is a picture of Vic's 70 vert when I was fixing up that area. You should be able to get a decent gustimate from the pic.

 

[Hux 45]

My 70 original TBox had the channel.  I got a two piece Dynacorn TBox which has the channel in it to replace it.

[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

i am using this picture to drill the new hole....... bought the torgue boxes from npd.....so i dont know if they had the tube in there or not.....i had someone else weld them in....

thanks for all your help ....will see what happens.....  

ed

 

[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

  the box on the vert is different than my coupe ....but it still helps on drilling the hole

thanks again

ed

 

[jmlay 80]

I purchased TQ boxes Dallas Mustang about 6-7 years ago. They do have the "tunnel" for the e-brake cable. I believe these were Scott Drake but I'm not positive. While I can not confirm these are the same brand there is a good picture of the "tunnel".:

https://www.drakeautomotivegroup.com/69-70-lh-cp-fb-torque-box-m114blh

https://www.cjponyparts.com/cj-classics-torque-box-in-weld-thru-primer-two-piece-driver-side-mustang-coupe-fastback-1969-1970/p/3655AWT/

[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

well guys i drilled a hole where it looked good for the cable to go through and i found out i do not have a tube built in to guide a cable down into the frame rail ....i tried using a wire to see if i could get it through but that didnt work.....i put a nut on a string and sent that down to see if that would work with a magnet to try and find it.....didnt work......  there has to be some way to do this.....get something through so i can tie the cable to it and pull it up through the floor............   any ideas?  the car is on jack stands dash is mostly out -- it need to get this done so i can put the dash back in...........never a dull moment here.......any ideas would be appreciated!!

thanks

ed

 

[RPM 1,190]

Maybe an electrical fish?

[Mach1 Driver 560]

13 minutes ago, RPM said:

Maybe an electrical fish?

 

[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

send me a fish.....ill try it!!      

[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

love the fish.....it helped!!!!  

ed

 

 

[edwardthomson51@yahoo.com 1]

this fish is awsome!!!