Fitting new brake shoes
How to fit standard size brake shoes to bigger size drums. (Drums that have been skimmed)
Sooner or later your drums will need to be cut due to wear and ovality, which will make the diameter bigger and the end result is that you’ll have to match the brake shoes to the newly cut drums.
How to make bigger shoes?
There are two ways that you can make your shoes bigger. The first option is to strip the brakes off the car and take the old shoes in so that bigger linings can be fitted to the old shoes. Doing it this way will mean that you will be without a car for at least a day.
The second option is a lot quicker and easier. Buy a set of new brake shoes in advance. These shoes will be standard size and too small to fit correctly. Here is how to make them fit:
Silverado Project Teaser
This is a teaser of a project done at Gideon Roux Panel Beaters by AirCooledWonders. It is a 911 Porsche born in 1967 but unfortunately lived a neglected life. This is a bare metal restoration done the right way with no short cuts, only improvements. Our goal is to take Silverado back to it’s 1967 condition and then make sure to look after him in his second life.
We will keep you updated on this project as it goes along. Here are a few pictures to warm you up.
Gideon Roux Panel Beaters
302 Dykor Street
Silverton, Pretoria
012 804 9793