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Joe K, thanks much for your sound thoughts regarding '40 Ford hydraulics on a Model-A. The '40 backing plate bolts are indeed 1/2 inch versus 3/8 inch for the "A". Strange that the Model-A rear 7/16 inch bolts are thicker than the fronts which carry a heavier load but Henry must have known what he was doing.

Some of us have acquired cars with hydraulic brakes but our efforts to return to the stock mechanicals are stymied by the relative dearth of decent complete original braking systems available. I have calculated the potential cost to return a car with hydraulics to original might approach $2000 for a fully restored system. The mechanical system does have a lot of bits and pieces and everything must work well in concert. For a safe Model-A "driver" many of us have to dance with the one that brought us, even if the gal drinks brake fluid.