Trying to get better braking out of my 67 GTX 11” drums

[AR67GTX]

Back on track - Craig at mobileparts is working out something for me.

Thanks.

 

[moparedtn]

I don’t mind sending a check. Did business that way for many years. Worse think about doing it now are the thieves in USPS.

Yeah, there's too many hands that method involves anymore for my taste.
Electronic transfer is safer and quicker for both parties.

 

[Cranky]

If you can get them, no substitute for original parts. When I bought Baby Blue the second time in 2013, I had a leaky master cylinder I replaced with a good reproduction of the original Bendix unit. Car still had the original drums, and asbestos brake linings my friend Bob had installed at 80,000 miles before he sold me the car in 1983. The guys at the shop who did my Pennsylvania state inspection were awestruck seeing the real deal linings, and told me to never change them if possible, they were amazed at the performance when they test drove my "antique."

You mean PA pulls the drums off to check your brakes?? Reminds me of what they do in Germany....if you bring in your car for a repair, they pretty much do a full inspection and fix whatever is wrong with it and without asking if you want to do that or not! There are some inspectors here that give it a good going over but none pull drums off but none ever check the aim of the headlights anymore.

Based on the years here, what Craig has been through the past year or so and ZERO bad posts about him... I'd send him Cash in an envelope....

I've dealt with cash in the mail before too.....sent and others sent to me that way. Just need to put it in a wrapper before putting it into an envelope and it doesn't hurt to sent it registered mail but lately, not sure I want to do that anymore either!

 

[68BabyBlue]

You mean PA pulls the drums off to check your brakes?? Reminds me of what they do in Germany....if you bring in your car for a repair, they pretty much do a full inspection and fix whatever is wrong with it and without asking if you want to do that or not! There are some inspectors here that give it a good going over but none pull drums off but none ever check the aim of the headlights anymore.

I've dealt with cash in the mail before too.....sent and others sent to me that way. Just need to put it in a wrapper before putting it into an envelope and it doesn't hurt to sent it registered mail but lately, not sure I want to do that anymore either!

PA not only pulls the drums, the lining thickness is noted on the inspection form. For many years it was a twice a year deal for cars, and it wasn't until the year before I retired that it went to once a year for commercial trucks. I licensed Baby Blue as a "classic," requiring the annual inspection, rather than an "antique," which doesn't, so I could reuse the same "classic" plate I had been issued in 1985, the first time I owned the car.

When I brought the car back from Tennessee in 2013, I pulled out the old pink slip, slapped the plate on the car, and drove home. I figured if I was stopped, the VIN and tag would match the paperwork. The date would be off by 28 years, but I figured the story was bizarre enough I'd get away with it. In PA, you can re-use antique and classic plates, without having to buy new, they stay with the tag holder, unless you execute a transfer affidavit.

I've purchased three GTXs using checks sent through the mail, and sold one the same way, but I think that day has passed.