"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 08/16/2018 at 09:12 • Filed to: None

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Things that should be arriving today - a ‘66 Chevelle brake release handle. Because it’s chrome and has the right font to replace the *completely missing* handle assembly in my ‘63 Ford, due to reasons.

Brickman > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/16/2018 at 09:34

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Thought that was a pic of a safety razor :P

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Brickman 08/16/2018 at 11:53

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It’s about the same size and shape, so... Anyway, it’s to go with bezels that look like this:

Most handles are black plastic, and I’ve got zero other black plastic going on - and this is about the only handle out there with chrome and embossed. The original looked like this:

...but nobody has it outside of the full assembly, and full assemblies are in the hundreds of dollars.

Tristan > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/16/2018 at 12:59

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I’m pretty sure I have one in my ‘63 parts car , but it’s at my dad’s farm 1,500 miles away...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tristan 08/16/2018 at 13:05

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A previous owner committed an act of total clowndom and *literally broke the handle and rod off*. Granted, the handle pushes down to release instead of just pulling, so I can see the mistake but I still call “moron”. T o even use a stock handle I would have to modify what I’ve got, and to which I’ve already welded a nut - because the pivoting piece to which the rod attaches is what’s broken, and it attaches to the assembly with a big riveted pin . Long story short, other than wanting it looking *exactly* right or swapping the whole assembly to *be* right there’s no longer any actual reason to use the stock handle.

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/17/2018 at 14:21

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I think you can reasonably apply for a dispensation to use a Chevy part on a Ford under these circumstances.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove 08/17/2018 at 14:22

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It’s just one teeny little part. It’s wafer thin.

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/17/2018 at 14:30

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Now you’ve done it.  Everything will explode as soon as you put it in.