Hello all, Wanted to make you aware of a new book that I have written on traditional Ford brakes. This book is a how to on the F100 drum brake conversion on early Fords for those wanted to maintain the traditional look. It gives part numbers, step by step photos, and trouble shooting tips. I have been selling it on Ebay for a while now, and have very good feedback. The cars pictured are cars I built, and the experience is my own trial and error. I was inspired to write the book as most of the information on drum brakes was not to be found in any one place. Vern Tardell had done a great series on F100 steering boxes, so I was really just following his lead.
This info is on the internet but there is nothing like holding a book in your hands (especially while on the throne!) I have written and published a few books for hobbyists (totally outside the car field) and I congratulate you on your efforts. Good luck and many sales!
I agree the information is available almost anywhere, but the problem that I found was it was not in one place and there is always some important detail that is left out. Its like the issue of brake shoe grinding. I had never heard of the practice, much less knew that there was a machine that did it. After riding around in the coupe with the brakes high-spotting, I started asking more experienced mechanics that actually fixed cars in the 1940s what the deal was. From that conversation I also then learned about cams on the brake shoes (1940) and how they adjusted the '40 brakes back in the day. Hope that my struggles can help another builder out.
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