Joe Blaze
1/2 ton status
I wanted to put kickpanel speakers in my ’71 Blazer, and of course I ran into the usual problem of the emergency brake not leaving enough clearance for the speakers. I read on this forum about guys who cut the pedal off the arm and relocated it a few inches to the right. I was too lazy to remove the whole e-brake assembly, so I cut the pedal arm midway up with my angle grinder, and then cut off the foot pedal part. I then welded it back to the arm as far to the right as I could without altering the function. Finally, I welded the arm back to where I cut it off the assembly. Now I have ample clearance for the speaker and the speaker cover. There was no change to the function of the pedal. The steel used there is surprisingly soft and cut extremely easy with the cut-off wheel.
Before the modification:
Where I cut the arm off:
Pedal welded into the new position on the arm:
And finally all back together:
Before the modification:
Where I cut the arm off:
Pedal welded into the new position on the arm:
And finally all back together:
