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I don't doubt you for a minute Daveman, gonna go and see his info for myself before I order any of Waynes stuff

I know you know the guy at US Automotive? I think it is?

I have heard good things about the place but I am not 100% sure it is the cheapest route to a deal on parts.

Anyway. It is a long time since i bought any parts for an American car in the UK so I am probably out of touch.
I mainly shop on the US Ebay.
I have had great service from some of the online vendors there and their prices (even with postage and our customs bandits) are usually at least 30% cheaper than the UK prices if not 50%. So it is always worth seeing if you can find what you need by that means first. I have bought loads of bits recently for the Corvette from Ebay (had three parcels already and have three more on the way) and so far have still only spent £70 in total.

Money is money after all and these days it is in short supply.

You're right So far he's quoted us approx £160 for the lot minus the m/c, but that does include a m/c seal kit. Not too bad I suppose, the obvious benefit is that he has stock, so Wayne can get on and do it within a couple of days and I can actually see and handle the parts, check they're right etc

I will know later how my finances are shaping up Adrian and if its a go I will let you know....



....have to see if her in doors will give me pocket money.....

Request for funds denied.

Bills must be paid first and foremost.

drewcrane wrote::wink:

What are you winkin at paleface...

If I dont pay them fookin bills she will kick me out and I will have to live in the chally.........


.........wait....thats not a bad idea.......lol

RedRaven wrote:

drewcrane wrote::wink:

What are you winkin at paleface...

If I dont pay them fookin bills she will kick me out and I will have to live in the chally.........


.........wait....thats not a bad idea.......lol

Maybe you can live in under a bridge with the trolls

Not a bad idea dude....I could charge folk as they drive over my bridge......kinda like a toll troll....

RedRaven wrote:Not a bad idea dude....I could charge folk as they drive over my bridge......kinda like a toll troll....

Sounds like a money maker,if they dont pay you just kick the side of there ride

Hey this should help on knowing what the original brake set up was.

DOT ??? for the system guys?

I just use sunthetic ( dot 5) Wayne, does'nt allow moisture, won't kill your paint either

Sounds good mate.

The big yellow sphere is high in the sky but the sun aint shinning yet mate.

It is here mate

The sky is full of clouds and its raining..........but man is it a bright sunny day for me, the parts arrived today, big thanks to Ade for getting them to me. Gonna head over later and get stuck in...

Parts- Check
Brake cleaner- Check
Sandpaper for drums- Check
New brake fluid- Check
Brains and know how- Still On order.

Got this far.............

Now Im really stumped!!!

Can you guys explain this for me or am I just stupid??

The star wheel springy thing is present on the old front ones but not on the new front shoes.....yet it is on the new rears shoes???

Eh I dont know what to do from here guys?? Any ideas???

Dunno Wayne, just blew the pic up for a better look gonna go and grab a chassis manual and have a look mate, back soon, promise

Ta Adrian......I bet I end up lookin like a twat and its something simple.

humm those look like slightly different shoes, the stamping is obviously different at the bottom but the top is the same,sigh.......... well a call to the parts place and see what they say ,something is wrong there Wayne and it looks like a different part might have been placed in the wrong box

You rekon Drew,? I wonder could I get a hole drilled by a shop and have a similar welded pin to hold the spring, would that work?

In that pic that shows 3 shoes together, 1 on the left side shows the back of what looks a locating pin for the self adjuster, can you flip it over and take a look? you only 1 shoe with that pin to make the adjuster work. And yes Wayne, rather than wait I would drill the backing plate and put a cotter pin in to act as a locator you can get one from yer local pedal bike shop

Adrian can you post an example mate, I can take it to a shop or a bike store then.

Coming up mister

A clevis pin actually, looks like this and available in 2 million different sizes, put it thru the hole and push an R clip into the end of it. Take a shoe in as a sample of the size pin you want

Perfect. I will have a hole drilled and then get the pin to fit and perhaps have it welded into position aswell.

Ok this might work, I can cut out the old brass pins on the old shoes and weld them into the new shoes...walla.........

Im suprised the Chevy guy aint commented yet, he usually gives me an earful around this stage cause Ive cocked up somewhere along the line.

Too busy mate.