
Before I make this thing go I have to be able to make it stop!
Life, work and weather have gotten in the way a bit so I haven’t done much to the car lately. I am reading and making lists and preparing to get to work on it though. I am still learning a lot about the 1967 one year only stuff.
At the moment I am working on an order list for the brakes. (About $250.00 with shipping from Keiths Auto Parts – 1-800-RACE A VW)
Including what I have already ordered:
- Master Cylinder
- Brake shoes for front and back
- 4 Brake kits (Springs and all that stuff)
- Brake cylinders for all 4 wheels
- All new brake lines
- Brake hose for the reservoir to master cylinder
With all this I will have some good working brakes. I am also ordering new wheel bearings while I am at it.
When I pulled off the front wheels I saw brake shoes that were literally falling apart. The pad separated from the metal and rust dust …
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