1940 Ford Pickup Brakes

Early Ford Bolt-on Brake Conversion

For those of us afflicted with the car bug, one of the greatest things we can hope for is a spouse or significant other that gets it and supports our obsession.

In this Tech Tip, a customer asked about finding a set of disc brakes for his 1949 Ford F1 pickup, with one caveat. He wants to use the factory wheels.

When it comes to a traditional style build on an early hot rod it just has to be rolling on a solid front axle of some sort. In this buyer's guide we take you through I-beam and round tube solid axles, spindle choices, radius rod needs, and more.

We take a look at some parts going into a 1951 Chevy Truck project. We highlight a few key pieces including the 1947-1954 Chevy Truck EFI Fuel tank.

Tim talks about some of the 1940 Ford dash items we offer.

Speedway Motors now offers a traditional-looking upgrade to those ancient drum brakes on your early Ford hot rod.

Tim talks about the options we have for early Ford drum brakes.

Check out the 410 sprint car brake installation and bleeding the brakes! We're making serious progress on our build.

Tim talks about the difference between juice brakes and self-energizing brakes.