Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Private_collector]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Yes, that was part of it - I can remember the sense of triumph trying to push the back across as the wheels spun so you could escape the tree. It would have been a long walk out.

Firstly: Keith & Tony.......You pair of knockabouts. Couldn't be described a 'wreckless' though.

CMP brake shoes. I'm looking (and bidding, take note) at an auction on ebay for a quantity of Ford CMP brake shoes. The listing states "WW2 Military Ford Blitz Brake Shoes - full set", but to me they all look to be the same size and width. That said, I have not yet taken the front wheel hubs off, and to date, NEVER seen a Ford front brake shoe. I was expecting there to be a visible size difference in width at least.
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The auction interests me because I know for a fact that there are at least two brake shoes missing from my front brakes. Wheel cylinders were taken off at some point. Not by me! Presumably due to pads sticking to the hub and making pushing the vehicle around very difficult. With cylinders off, the shoes fall together.....no more pad to hub problems.

If the front and rear brake pads are identical (that's my question, by the way), I can use pads from my spare rear axle instead of hunting for front ones.

Still wouldn't mind the ebay ones. Would be handy to get a set relined as spares for the future.