For Sale The old set of 39 – 42 backplates removed from the Model A this week! Click here to see listing Update 31/07/15 Managed to sell the old brake set up to a very nice man from Oxford, they… Read More ›
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The Front End!
Now the A is at Simon’s we began by removing the front axle to facilitate the replacement of : Front Spring King Pins Front Brakes & Backing Plates (From 37 -41 to 46-48) Re-engineer front hydraulic brakes (terrible job before… Read More ›
Building The Front Brakes
Nice evening so I thought I’d test build the front brakes before fitting in July. No wheel cylinders as I’m hoping to use the relatively new ones that are on the existing back plates. It was a useful exercise and… Read More ›
Back to the backing plates
Whilst I’ve gone as far as I can on the oil pan until the next parts delivery I thought I’d do a little bit of work on the excellent set of backing plates I purchased from the States. The adjusters… Read More ›
The Backing Plates are Back
Took a detour on the way back from Wheels Day to collect my rear brake backing plates from Austen Metcalf at Ozcraft in Bisley. Austen has done an excellent of reworking these later hydraulic brake backing plates to fit my… Read More ›
BRAKES, Ultimate Guide To Fitting ’39-’48 Hydraulic Brakes To Your ‘A’….
Another good juice brakes article
1940 Ford Juice Brakes on Model A Rear
Some answers to a few of my issues here 🙂