31 AA rescue

[trevorsworth]

I like to save old stuff and hate to junk any old iron that could still put in the work. I'm a believer in mech brakes and took the time to restore those on the A chassis I put a 26 T roadster body on. I was very impressed with the stopping power of the "all steel - from pedal to wheel" brakes once the shoes had been arced and everything was adjusted by the book. Mine will lock all four wheels on command at any speed and I do not even have the floater kit installed - it's hard to imagine better braking than that.

With that in mind I have every intention of giving the mechanical brakes on this truck a fair shake. Thanks for the story and information, Joe & Bob. I'll put that on the list of things to look for on the truck. It would be very nice indeed to have those cast iron drums.