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09-05-2020, 08:03 PM | #1 |
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'34 Brake Rod Supports
Were the original front brake rod supports (Part #B-2502) made of leather or were they made of rubber, like today's replacement supports?
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09-05-2020, 08:07 PM | #2 |
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Re: '34 Brake Rod Supports
My 34 has the originals Pete and are leather.
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09-05-2020, 08:26 PM | #3 |
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Re: '34 Brake Rod Supports
Good to know and thanks for that info. I can't locate any leather supports from the usual suspects so I'm thinking I'll have to fabricate them using an old leather belt and some rivets....
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09-05-2020, 09:44 PM | #4 |
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Re: '34 Brake Rod Supports
With respect, I believe that the leather ones were issued during WWII as service parts due the rationing of anything made of rubber. The originals used back starting as a running change late in the '32 model year were made of fabric-reinforced rubber. To their credit, at least in one point in time, the Bob Drake reproductions were exactly as original including the fabric reinforcement.
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09-05-2020, 09:59 PM | #5 |
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Re: '34 Brake Rod Supports
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https://www.bobdrake.com/FordItem.as...b-8d8b025b643f I can't help but think a leather support would be more durable though....
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