1940 Chevy brake dilemma on 29 Pontiac

Ive got 40 Chevy front spindles (3654435), drums and backing plates.I have adapted these to a 29 Pontiac ibeam. Also have a set of 6 stud 19" Chev wires i want to run.
i adapted these and then realised that i have no brake hardware (the scissor type arms that join the huck brake shoes) and it is hard to come by, and inferior to bendix upgrade.

I am looking for advise on where to next on the brakes.

Should i keep searching for complete brake hardware and go with the huck or is there a conversion i can do whilst retaining the 6 lug drum- this is a deal breaker for me has i really want to keep 6 lug. i understand the later bendix setup has 2" shoes that are too wide; has anyone tried another bendix shoe that may fit/work with a bit of mod. that is 1 3/4?

On the crazy idea front; has anyone ever cut down 2" shoes to 1 3/4?
(I really don't want disc brakes)



Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

Maybe 55-59ish Chevy half ton truck brakes? I know these are still 6 lug.

 

thanks 41hemi sounds like a good fix, will check it out

 

Can anyone confirm that the 55-59 Chevy 1/2 ton brake setup will fit my spindles, have been unable to find out for sure, someone must have attempted this before...
thanks.

 

I just copletely rebuilt the brakes on my 40 with everything i could possibly need from Kanter Auto Products. Everything was great. Hope this helps. BUCKD

 

Did the brakes earlier this year on this '40 Chevy Coupe... As previously stated I got all I needed From Kanter Auto... Is a car that is street driven on weekends, worked out fine... A light car like your '29 should be real good with those brakes... NOTHING wrong with drum brakes.... That's all I own!!

 

If you are looking for Bendix brakes, 51-54 would work too. If the Huck brakes are what you looking for, then almost anything pre-51 should fit. If you search the HAMB for "chev brakes" there are a lot of posts on these.

 

Thanks for your helpful responses.
I checked out Kanter website they had almost all i need, except for the link arms between the shoes. I am sure some will come up if i keep looking.I will email them today.
So as its only a weekend car anyhow i am sure i can handle the frequent adjusting of the huck brakes. They will be stopping an inline 216 Chevy motor, the Pontiac split head six is a garden ornament now.
in the meantime i can keep my eyes peeled for a cheap 51-54 or 55-59 1/2 ton setup.
thanks again..

 

Good plan... in my opinion...