If you will avail yourself, the SEARCH box in the upper right of most FBBO pages will lead you to
a wealth of information - like when I did my own drums last year (same exact ones you have):
https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopa...l-now-for-something-totally-different.218808/
1. In a nutshell, if you insist on all USA-made stuff, get ready for quite the hunt.
I'm pretty sure I got the last of some of the parts I sourced...
2. It isn't hard to convert the front brakes to self-adjusting ones - I did it, quite easily.
2a. New wheel cylinders are spotty out there USA-made; old stock new ones from the
aftermarket are your best bet. All 4 of mine got replaced with either Eis, Wagner or B-W.
3. What Rick sells isn't exactly all USA-made; be very careful about that with him.
I respect Professor Ehrenberg mightily, but that became a real bone of contention between us
(he fibbed some).
4. Unless you get REAL lucky (or the resident "I got all you need" fella buzzes this thread, which
I bet he does eventually), USA-made shoes are not gonna happen - UNLESS you choose what I did,
which was to have Porterfield Brakes out in California make you a set.
Yes, I said "make" - as in fresh, right after you order them.
They have a really aggressive "street" formula and a full race one; I chose the street one and these
rascals pretty much bite hard, like new semi-metallics would.
www.porterfield-brakes.com
5. Drums are an issue if US-made is desired...and forget NOS ($$$$).
They may be the one area where some compromise is needed; fortunately, I had collected enough of
both the 2.5" and the 3" wide ones to come up with a good set that machined fine.
All in all, not a hard project. The usual - do your homework, do the chasing, slap it all together!
