47 Dodge Pickup

[Young Ed]

Are you sure? I can see what i thought was the parking brake by the pedals this is right next to the gear shifter 

 

Yes

 

Edited March 1, 2013 by Young Ed

[SSD]

Heres some more pics my wife sent 

[SSD]

so the second leaver is the parking brake what do you adapt that to when you swap the tranny? Oh and heres some more pics 

[Don Coatney]

What is the big capacator for?

[TodFitch]

What is the big capacator for?

That big red cylinder thing? I think it's the top of a vertically mounted aftermarket Ford "ahooga" horn. Seems like they get put on lots of cars, even those built by a different manufacturer in a different decade.

[1952B3b23]

Looks like some one also did some re-wiring and added some fuse blocks... not a bad idea.

[Young Ed]

Ideally I will mount that parking brake handle to some sort of fabricated bracket that will allow it to pull the cables of a modern rear axle. I see some more clues to support my theory of its a p23 with an extra stamped letter. There is a throttle return spring eyelet on the head that the cars used for the head mounted throttle linkage. Also the later style thermostat housing.

[TodFitch]

Ideally I will mount that parking brake handle to some sort of fabricated bracket that will allow it to pull the cables of a modern rear axle. . .

On the '33 and, I think, '34 Plymouth cars an identical looking parking brake handle is on an L shaped bracket that is bolted on to the back side of the same frame cross member that holds the rear motor mounts.

[48Dodger]

Your parking brake is a Trans brake, where the modern E brakes use the axle brakes. You might not get the pull/leverage sweep you need from the Trans brake for the rear axle brakes cables. To stay vintage and mopar, maybe look at the 1950 pilot-house pull brake.

 

48D