Parking brake lever nightmare!

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Birglor

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Hi, working on my 1984 C20 Suburban. Got new everything for the drum and park brakes. Great! Except I brainfarted removing the old stuff and threw away the lever for the parking brake. I've spend months on and off searching for them online. Finally found something had it shipped to Norway and it turns out what I got were for 11" brakes and only for the driver side

Anyone on here have a pair I can buy off you? Or if not maybe get me some dimensions on it so I can fab my own...
There aren't that many square body's to pick parts from over here.
 

ali_c20

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Hi, working on my 1984 C20 Suburban. Got new everything for the drum and park brakes. Great! Except I brainfarted removing the old stuff and threw away the lever for the parking brake. I've spend months on and off searching for them online. Finally found something had it shipped to Norway and it turns out what I got were for 11" brakes and only for the driver side

Anyone on here have a pair I can buy off you? Or if not maybe get me some dimensions on it so I can fab my own...
There aren't that many square body's to pick parts from over here.
The lever behind the brake shoe where the parking brake cable is connected to ?
If yes I found that:

https://classicparts.com/1973-91-parking-brake-lever-rh#product.detail.description

https://classicparts.com/1973-91-parking-brake-lever-rh#product.detail.description

Contact classic parts if they fit 13" drum brakes.
Classic parts ships to Europe and they are great to deal with.
 
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Birglor

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Yes that's the part.
I'll send them an email and check, all the others I've found have been for the 11 inch.
 

ratfork

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Similar situation except cannot find a “parking brake strut” aka “brake shoe spreader” for the driver’s side of a ‘73 C10. GM parts catalog for that era leads me to believe that the left and right sides are the same but no joy on finding either. The left side is flat, no bends so maybe have to have one fabricated using the left side as a pattern. Any ideas from folks who have been down this road? Thanks in advance for any help and advice?
 

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