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A guy named Steve at A1 Auto Restorations in Russia, OH. Right now I'm gonna concentrate on the chassis, electrical, and mechanical (and possibly brake) work that I cannot do at home, mostly because I do not have the tools or facilities to do so, and partly because of know-how. I hate wiring.

that's sweet. way better shape than mine. my car only looks good in pictures taken 25ft away. just recently got a quote from a restoration shop in OH. better than i thought, but still a little expensive. Your car looks really good. it looks to be in really good shape to be original. sweet.

Quick question. What are the brake dimensions for the '62 300 Sport? Kanter offers a brake overhaul kit but they require brake drum size. I searched the internet a bit, but no luck. Thanks.

Thanks for the tip. You really got a '62 300 Sport Convertible. You should put up some pics, I bet that's a sweet looking car.

Anyone know where I can find brake shoes for my car. I found some on Napa Online for the rear but I'm not positive they are the correct ones or if they'll even fit. I heard it is possible to get them relined. Is this a good way to go? So far I have had no luck in locating shoes, except for the ones on Napa. Thanks.

Alright, I recently had some leave and when I got home used my hub puller to pull off the hubs. The shoes were pretty thin, but not extremely wore. As I have not yet been able to locate either front or rear shoes in any local auto parts stores, I wiped them down with rubbing alcohol and run some light sandpaper over them and put them back on. I adjusted the brakes as suggested here in this thread and the brakes got a little tighter but still way too much soft pedal. One other thing, when I depress the brakes fully when the car is running, the engine slows/bogs a little (vacuum leak maybe), not enough to quit, but a noticable idle change. I checked for any fluid leaks, none. The brake fluid looks a little old and muddy, if that's of any concern, which I will replace on my next leave. So, I still have a really soft pedal, and not a whole lot of stopping power. Anyone guess what is still wrong. Once again, any help is greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone, I just bought a 1980 Dodge Aspen Wagon with Slant-6 and auto. I also just got a 440 to replace the Slant-6. Anyone here ever done a swap like this before? I know there are motor mount conversion kits made for swaps like this, but I need to know how tight the fit would be? Will I have to sacrifice power steering? How hard would it be to put in a 4-speed? What about a 727? I'm not sure exactly where to start so any help/advice or pointing me in the right direction would be much appreciated. The Aspen is in very good shape and gets some looks with the aluminum mags and fat tires out back. However, it has no "go". It would be great to breathe some new life into this car. Thanks in advance.

Sweet, I just keep learning new stuff about my car. Thanks guys, you'be all been a great help.

I have a hub puller, got it off eBay. It's a universal hub puller, so I hope it works. If it doesn't, then I guess I'll have to keep looking. Maybe I will find one at the Nats. Thanks for all your help, everyone.

Thanks. Your help is much appreciated, and you guys have been a great source of information thus far. Hopefully, this will solve my soft pedal problem, and replacing the rear shoes of course, since I do not even know what condition they're in. Thanks again.

I looked on the backing plate. I do not see the slots you speak of. I know what you're refering to, on the '66 Dart I used to have, on the lower end of the backing plate were two slots that a tool could be inserted and used to rotate the adjusting screw(?) that was use to push apart the shoes. I have the tool (unless something unique is needed for this early of a Chrysler) but on the 300, I cannot find the aforementioned slots. Am I just overlooking them? I've crawled around underneath with a light, and still did not see any slots. Thanks.

Thanks for the help everybody. Another quick question, since this is my first time dealing with manual adjusting brakes, how do you adjust them? Thanks again in advance.

I have a question concerning my car ('62 300), there is a lack of pressure when the brakes are applied. The car will still stop, eventually, but the brakes do not begin to work until the last inch or so of pedal travel. It seems I've read something about early Chryslers having non-self-adjusting brakes, that the self adjust brakes didn't appear (on the 300s anyway) until '63. If it's of any significance, the car has power brakes (not the accordion looking booster) and the front shoes are worn but show no excessive wear, the condition of the rear shoes are unknown, as I have not yet aquired a hub puller, but I imagine they are not in the best condition. The brakes have been bled thoroughly all the way around. Any more info needed I will gladly provide to the best of my knowledge. I am fairly new to the 300 series and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Adam