A. This is a so-called cam-operated drum/shoe brake design. The amount of shoe pressure against the inside of the drum is a function of cam rotation; more rotation, more pressure. This type of ...

While many hot rods are driven with rough-running engines, suspensions that are too stiff, or horns that don't work, no car, hot rod or not, should be driven with brakes that aren't 100 percent. Since ...