if i wanted to disconnect the rear brake lines so i only had front brakes would i just have to plug the rear lines some how? the reason i ask is i just thought it would make power braking a lot easier! lol. but really how would i go about doing that?

Tell us where you live and describe your Elky please; I don't want to be anywhere close to you when you drive your Elky with disabled rear brakes. You know it's guys like you that make me wonder how far the human race has progressed since we climbed down out of the trees.

You want to do WHAT? Holy Crap. rethink,rethink,rethink.

There's a special part for doing that. It's called a "line lock". PLEASE
go to your speed shop and ask them about it before you go any further.


BTW, The "genuis" I bought my Chevy truck from did the same dumb thing and for the same purpose.

Disconnecting the rear brakes will make power braking much easier, but it will also SIGNIFICANTLY increase the likelyhood of going into a spin under hard braking. The change will make the vehicle VERY UNSAFE on the street or track. Listen to Mnunn, and get a line-lock.

i didn't realize how unsafe it would be, i prob wouldn't do it, was just woundering if it could be done though

You "prob" won't do it? What part of "totally unsafe" don't you understand?

How about instead of making the car unsafe to drive in order to do burnouts you try putting enough engine under the hood that disabling the brakes isn't required to get the tire to spin (I assume it's a open carrier since it doesn't have enough engine to do burnouts on it's own).

FYI, doing single track burnouts with a tired old 305 is NOT cool or impressive to anybody.

8O Your kidding right??? There was a couple of guys here in town years ago did that to their moms 65 Impala. The next time she took the car out its raining. She slid through a red light and was killed when a semi loaded with steel hit the car in the drivers door. A RESPONSIBLE PERSON DOES NOT DO STUPID THINGS LIKE THAT! It's not just your life your endangering!

PaPa John

JDCamino82, please take this criticizim of your idea constructively. We do care about you and the others that might be impacted (no pun intended) by a rash decision like this.

We've all had this thought fly through our brains at one time or another in our pasts.

Also, in the spirit of "the only dumb question is the one that's never asked", I'm sure we are all glad you thought of testing this idea here with us (even if we are being blunt), rather than spontaneously just plugging the brake lines and then heading to the street.

Please consider installing a line lock. It's really the safest way to do what you want.

How about instead of making the car unsafe to drive in order to do burnouts you try putting enough engine under the hood that disabling the brakes isn't required to get the tire to spin (I assume it's a open carrier since it doesn't have enough engine to do burnouts on it's own).

FYI, doing single track burnouts with a tired old 305 is NOT cool or impressive to anybody.
well i just bought a 350 crate engine the other day, so much for not having enough power under the hood
and yea, i aint gunna do it

Whew! That a wise choice, JD. I glad you took the time to process all this input from your peers and came to a safe and wise decision.

Broken brakes are bad business on busy byways. :-)