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Thanks, Brant!  That's exactly the size I was considering.  I think it's a very good choice with much less chance of any interference.  Thanks for the picture of your car.  Lookin' GREAT!

Craig R.

I'm looking for a tire size recommendation for my '66 Hertz.  I'll be utilizing the correct 14" magnum wheels (3.375" backspacing) and the A-arms have been lowered 2".  What's currently on there now are factory Ford chrome magnums with P195/70R14 tires.  The overall width of the rims is 8" so I'm thinking these are probably 6" rims.  The backspacing is 4-1/4".  How much tire can I comfortably use without issue considering the wheel will be outwards almost an inch.  Thanks very much!

Craig R.

^^^  I don't believe so as the hood has some differences which necessitate a different nozzle.  At least that's my understanding.  I'll post a picture of the one I have on the passenger side.

Craig R.

I'm looking for a hood mounted windshield washer nozzle for the driver's side on my '06 GT-H.  Tried to find one of these years ago but no luck.  Thought I'd try again.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I've attached a photo of the one on the passenger side.

Craig R.

^^^ I was 99.9% sure of that.  Very, very fishy from the get go.  I was just being facetious (attempting to).  Similar thing happened shortly after I purchased my car.  A new listing came up on eBay for my car!  I got to see all of the original eBay photos once again!

Craig R.

Completed auction info is doing a disappearing act.  Wonder why.

Craig R.

Don't remember ever seeing that shirt but I love it!

Craig R.

I just got back to working on the car today.  I'd work on it everyday if I could!  There's just too much else going on right now that carries a higher priority (at least that's what my wife says).

Craig R.

In addition, make sure the emergency brake cable is completely releasing. Lightly tap on the lever/cable hardware behind the secondary shoe. A small movement will allow a increased air gap.

Turned out this was the problem.  Apparently the emergency brake cable, even though released inside the car, is not fully releasing in the rear.  That was probably my initial problem.  For now I just disconnected the cable from the lever inside the drum.  Everything fits fine.  Since this car was exposed to the elements for many years it will be receiving lots of new replacement brake parts for safety's sake.  Thanks to everyone who responded to my inquiry.  Much appreciated!

Craig R.

^^^  The spring loaded side is on the shoe while the other side is on the lever.  Same on right rear.

Craig R.

I'll be doing that in the next couple of days to see what I'm dealing with.  Since my whole assembly seems to be off center I need to focus on the cause.  Thanks!

Craig R.

For me sometimes the whole brake assembly just needs a heavy hand slap from side to side for the shoes and touching parts find their true center. Just what has worked for me over the years. Nothing fancy but maybe worth a try.

Parents and others have often told me I was "heavy handed "  over the years 

My dad taught me how to do drum brakes many years ago.  He would say that when the job was finished one should be able to swing the whole shoe assembly from side to side by gripping the bottom.  The whole assembly should move smoothly.  Mine doesn't!  The left shoe wants to move up and away from the pivot pin.  I'll be taking everything off when I install the pivot plate and will check the emergency brake mechanism, wheel cylinder,  backing plate, etc.  Hopefully something will surface.  Thanks, Jeff!

Craig R.

Have you tried swapping drums side to side to see if That will help you with more information?

        Roy

I'll be doing that in the next couple of days to see what I'm dealing with.  Since my whole assembly seems to be off center I need to focus on the cause.  Thanks!

Craig R.

^^^^  Car was purchased in 2004 and was supposedly taken to the brake shop after the chassis work was finished.  I highly doubt anything was done other than maybe some minor adjustments and topping off the brake fluid.  Before my purchase, car spent many years on the east coast which led to lots of rust.  The wheel cylinder bleeder screw was nearly rusted away!  I'll probably wind up purchasing lots of new parts and have my repair shop replace almost everything.  Many of the fittings won't budge even using Blaster and a line wrench.  Probably best to go with all new parts.  Backing plates are pretty rusty so I may have to source some replacements.  Having an arthritic knee makes doing repairs that I usually did now very difficult.

Craig R.

I have seen the shoes cut for this reason. My past impression was that they were out of round but I didn't think about it that much.

If you look at the wear pattern on a broken in set you will rarely see a full contact pattern.

The set of shoes that I have are sectioned in three parts and you can clearly see a metallic content to them on the edges.

I'm wondering if the sectioning is an attempt at "correcting" this issue?

Here's my old shoes!

Here is a picture from the 1966 Shop Manual, maybe it will help.

That's my reference manual.  It's gotten lots of use!  Thanks!
There's no pivot pin plate shown in that particular picture.

Craig R.