Well just p***ed 4000 miles with the car this summer. The highlight of the year was participating in Deuce days in Victoria BC this year. 5 days of nothing but Hotrods with beautiful weather can’t be beat. One of the things that has always bugged me was my disk brakes. 11 years ago when I started this project I just ordered a complete Pete and Jake’s front end. The front disks definitely stop the car but due detract from the front end a bit. I have the car registered to race in the Dogwood Dust up next May to fit the theme better I have decided to swap over to the Boiling brothers MT brakes. I purchased as pair from @krylon32 this fall. Just starting to put them together now. Now I also need to decide if it’s time to take the easy route and change up the car to open wheel and ditch the cycle fenders or invest the time to rework the mounts to fit the drums.
To tell the truth I definitely like the look of the cycle fenders. I feel they make the car stand out a bit. It would be too simple to just pull them off so it’s the hard way if making them fit. Along with the brakes I’m switching from the Cooker to Dimond Black tires. The fronts were never round and always would start bouncing around 60MPH. I kept the same size but the Dimond Blacks have a lot more of a squared off chunky profile. I had to do a bit of tweaking to my rear brackets to clear the back tires. For the front I was able to just tweak the angles to clear the backing plates. Bend in the lower bracket and bolt it through the backing plates.
I just finished reading your entire build thread. Cool car, great homemade bits, and you involved your family in the process. Well done!
It’s funny how we have to struggle with finding the perfect tires and/or sizes for our builds. It seems like the guys doing streetrods and muscle cars can just yank standard radials off the shelf, but for those of us wanting the bias, pie crust look of the old firestones, the quest is so much more involved. On a positive note, at least we now have the Auburn Deluxe and the Excelsior Roadster tires to choose from. Hard not to think of the cost when we’re doing burnouts though. .
Thanks Gary. It was a lot of work but I sure enjoy driving it now. My boys definitely enjoy cruising around in the car. Unfortunately a Roadster was a poor choice as a family cruiser. Also ended up with a 40 Sedan. That way all the family can fit and stay dry when it rains https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/a-1940-tudor-for-the-family.1307647/
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