Monday, November 14, 2011

Bendix Brake Conversion

So I wanted to keep the look of my 40' ford backing plates. But I didn't want to mess with the original internal hardware. So i'm converting the backing plate to accept modern bendix style self energizing and self adjusting hardware.

So first thing to do is to make room for the bottom adjuster. So I had to section the bottom piece outward. I welded in the nut from the back side so that it still looks like the shoes are mounted solid on the bottom.

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