Got all the stuff for teh 11" rear drum conversion but I have a question about the parking brake brackets... i was at the junkyard last weekend and seeing as how late 70's cars are getting harder to find I saw a 89 caprice wagon there with 11" rear brakes... now on that wagon the parking brake cable on the drivers side come out of the back side (car) of the backing plate while on the other side (passenger) the parking brake cable is looped around the rearend and comes out of the front of the backing plate... my question is on earlier cars do the parking brake cables come out of the same place on the backing plate like my 65 chevelle does or do i need to get a different parking brake cable and brackets

The early cars are the same as your 65. If you bought the stuff from the caprice wagon, go back and get the backing plate and parking cables.

Originally posted by kef18436572:
late 70's cars are getting harder to find I saw a 89 caprice wagon there with 11" rear brakes... now on that wagon the parking brake cable on the drivers side come out of the back side (car) of the backing plate while on the other side (passenger) the parking brake cable is looped around the rearend and comes out of the front of the backing plate... my question is on earlier cars do the parking brake cables come out of the same place on the backing plate like my 65 chevelle does or do i need to get a different parking brake cable and brackets If you got the 89 11" rear drum setup you may still be able to use your existing cables.most but not all backing plates are stamped generic so that they can be used left or right.But only one of the bosses is drilled for the cable to enter.Check to see if the 89 caprice backing plates has the depression and boss where the cable fits under the front and rear shoes.If the area is there, you can just drill one hole and plug the other.So now both cables enter from the front.
Also if I remember correctly on those Caprice's the drivers cable goes in from the front and the pass. cable goes in from the back.