{"id":1669,"date":"2016-02-26T20:34:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T20:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.specr53.com\/blog\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2016-02-26T20:34:46","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T20:34:46","slug":"hand-brake-handle-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/diy\/hand-brake-handle-diy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Brake Handle DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes a part comes along that you just want to have. The CravenSpeed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specr53.com\/store\/r53-interior\/40-cravenspeed-billet-handbrake-handle.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hand Brake Handle<\/a> is one of those. It won&#8217;t make you any faster; it won&#8217;t save any weight; you don&#8217;t NEED it. But once you pick one up, you will WANT it. Installation takes about 10 minutes using common hand tools. Installation is very easy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set the parking brake, and use a pry tool to remove the end cap. (You can use a screw-driver but you risk scratching the cap. If you never plan to re-use it, go ahead, otherwise, get a pry tool.)<\/li>\n<li>Push in on the back of the brake boot to free the frame from the console, and then pull the boot over the handle to expose the zip-tie. Cut the zip-tie and remove the boot.<\/li>\n<li>Use a screw-driver to pry the tab and remove the old handle.<\/li>\n<li>Fit the new handle with the set-holes facing up. Insert and tighten the set-screws with the included 1\/16 inch hex key.<\/li>\n<li>Put the boot back on and use the included zip-tie to attach it to the handle. Trim the excess of the zip-tie.<\/li>\n<li>Pull the boot back over the handle and set the frame back into the console. Set the front first, then pinch the back until it slides into place.<\/li>\n<li>Slip the three rubber grip rings into place.<\/li>\n<li>Sit back, grab a cold brew, and enjoy. You&#8217;re handy now!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4610.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1671\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1671 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4610-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stock Handle\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4615.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1670\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1670\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4615-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pry carefully\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4611.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1673\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1673 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4611-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cut Zip Tie\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4617.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1672 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4617-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Pry here\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4611.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1673\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1674 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4622-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Set Screws\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4623.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1675 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4623-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Zip tie boot\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4625.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1677\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1677 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4625-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"All done\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes a part comes along that you just want to have. The CravenSpeed Hand Brake Handle is one of those. It won&#8217;t make you any faster; it won&#8217;t save any weight; you don&#8217;t NEED it. But once you pick one up, you will WANT it. Installation takes about 10 minutes using common hand tools. Installation &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/diy\/hand-brake-handle-diy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hand Brake Handle DIY&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[84,94,178,254],"class_list":["post-1669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","tag-cravenspeed","tag-diy","tag-mini","tag-slider"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcomotorsports.com\/specr53\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}