Wagon Parking Brake System

Working on the parking brake pull handle and cable system....Two questions:
1) Is this the OEM parking brake handle? And where would it have been mounted under the dash - to the right or left of the steering wheel? I removed the cable as it was broken at the retaining ball that fits in the pull handle - add another part to the list.


2) Does anyone have a picture of how they routed the cable that goes to the two drums...wondering if there were any specific mounting locations for the cable housing? Mine were just dangling from the drums to the lever arm....I am guessing the sbc swap with dual exhaust being in a different location caused some things to get moved, but try to get it back close to normal. I think I can re-use the lower cable.

 

think I am starting to make progress on how the lower cable routing to the rear drums is supposed to be....This is the driver side with a bracket that I think is the oem mounting location for the brake cable. I think the wood block was just to lower the cable a bit to fit under the sbc exhaust.


This is the passenger side - no bracket....


Upon further inspection, I think I see old welds where the bracket might have been and since has been removed, broken off etc....


maybe need to make a new bracket and weld it on....

 

In case of future reference, here is the diagram that shows what is needed. There were 3 brake systems for wagons that I can determine...first was the can shifter, second was the T-handle, and third was Orscheln type. Some of these may have gone to a D18 drum like early cjs, some went to the rear brakes - not sure what those differences might have been. My 58 has the T-handle that goes to the rear brakes - here is the diagram:


And here is a pic of how the handle/cable comes through the firewall - its the hole to the left of the battery tray with the angle bracket sticking off the firewall:


And one with the black end of the T-handle mounted on the bracket:

 

I have the third (Orschelin) type on mine. It is mounted on the left side and goes to the rear brakes just like the T-handle.

 

Just because it might be useful for someone, this the the diagram for the Orscheln e-brake system that came on the later trucks and wagons. Apparently some of these came with the D18 drum brake - maybe just 61-62?....