17-10-2019, 05:12 PM
Hi
This has been well covered in previous posts, try using the search button!
I think John Barlow also does aluminium back plates.
However doesn’t your Ruby have rod brakes on the rear? If so the fuss of converting to hydraulics is probably not worth it. I built my previous 1936 special (now sold) with hydraulics and ,to be honest, they were a pain to set up. The major difficulty is getting enough movement on the master cylinder push rod. Other problems came about with the cam adjusters. Original minor ones are like gold dust, new ones break very easily. You also have to decide how to bleed the front cylinders as the steering arm sits just where the bleed nipple fits!
Having now rebuilt and driven a 1930 saloon (not reputed to have the best brakes) I can say that a well set up cable system is quite adequate to stop our little cars.
Cheers
Howard
This has been well covered in previous posts, try using the search button!
I think John Barlow also does aluminium back plates.
However doesn’t your Ruby have rod brakes on the rear? If so the fuss of converting to hydraulics is probably not worth it. I built my previous 1936 special (now sold) with hydraulics and ,to be honest, they were a pain to set up. The major difficulty is getting enough movement on the master cylinder push rod. Other problems came about with the cam adjusters. Original minor ones are like gold dust, new ones break very easily. You also have to decide how to bleed the front cylinders as the steering arm sits just where the bleed nipple fits!
Having now rebuilt and driven a 1930 saloon (not reputed to have the best brakes) I can say that a well set up cable system is quite adequate to stop our little cars.
Cheers
Howard