17-10-2019, 02:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 17-10-2019, 02:39 PM by Stuart Giles.)
It shouldn't be too difficult to find a used set of backplates -they take unmodified standard Morris Minor components. Many purists have reverted their cars to cable brakes. Otherwise, Tony Betts used to do a set of Aluminium backplates that took Minor wheel cylinders etc. He may still have the casting patterns.
The steel backplates used in many of the kits are Minor pre 1963 front backplates (later ones are 8") and any 1952 onward Minor rear backplate (all OHV Minors had the same 7" rear brakes) these backplates had an offset centrepiece welded in so that the Minor brake shoes line up with the A7 Girling style brake drum when the backplate is bolted to a Girling style axle. Starting with some secondhand Minor backplates, they're a fairly straightforward fabrication job to modify if all else fails.
The steel backplates used in many of the kits are Minor pre 1963 front backplates (later ones are 8") and any 1952 onward Minor rear backplate (all OHV Minors had the same 7" rear brakes) these backplates had an offset centrepiece welded in so that the Minor brake shoes line up with the A7 Girling style brake drum when the backplate is bolted to a Girling style axle. Starting with some secondhand Minor backplates, they're a fairly straightforward fabrication job to modify if all else fails.