Hoarding junk parts.

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I'd like to blame it on my mother, no common sense taught, but really, she was a good woman and apparently I didnt listen. Lots, and lots of parts here I have drug home for the last 50 years from every imaginable source, Yup...its old...bring it home. But...then when I want to actually use anything, its the worn out bent up junk every one else left behind.

The project is, I have a hankerin to put 35 brakes on the front of my model A. I have all the parts, so why not? Been driving the car for years with pretty much no brakes.
First, I bring in a nice set of drums and backing plates with new shoes given to me by a friend who was going to hydraulics. Such a deal ! Well, the drums are 140 over size. everything all painted, new shoes, freshly turned...but 140 over.

Well, thats not a problem, I'm a cool guy with lots of parts, so pick out some better ones.
1st, plow a path thru the snow to get at two 35 axles that had been on home made trailers, now frozen in the dirt. Usually, in my experience trailer axles have the brake shoes removed, but not so lucky here.
They were backed off, but still years of the swamp swelled up the linings to be stuck. Major battle for a day ana half with all the most violent tools, air chisel, big hammers etc, finally took the anchor bolt out to get some clearance, but still a fight.

End result, all are gross looking, two are at about .040, but I doubt they will clean up in spec. More searching in the buildings resulted in 3 more worn out drums. Those keeping track, I now have 9 drums on the floor leaking old liquid grease, about 3 days in, and probably have achieved nothing.

For the 35 guys, Brian? JM ? Whats up with the painted backing plate that has the anchor bolt welded in place, unlike all the rest I have where the bolt has a nut on the outside. Note the yellow paint underline.

Also of interest, I have always thought all mechanical brakes get woven shoes. The drawings in my orange 37 chassis book clearly look like woven shoes to 37 anyway, and yet all the drums I pulled here have had molded shoes. bad pics here, maybe Pete can help. Nice lookin shoes in the vise, huh?