Pete,
I've been following your thread, also trying to justify going with the SACC versus rebuilding the original.
Glad you have asked about using original as emergency/parking brake
Something I have been googling would be possibility of using an hydraulic e/p brake. I found a hand lever operated master cylinder that the "drifters" use. I would like to see if the hydraulic could be used to provide an effective emergency and then the mechanical used for parking.
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