Hand Brake - Dismantled and Cleaned

The hand brake parts have cleaned up nicely. Have ordered new OEM brake shoes and springs from Rovers Down South, along with the dust cover for the expander unit, and the packing plate, locking plate and retaining spring which go with said expander - these last were completely missing. The hand brake cover, which isn't visible here, has already been cleaned and has received a new coat of Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator, prior to getting final coats of chassis black. The same will be done for the backing plate.

In this view you can the expander and adjuster parts in the plastic bag at top. They are in top shape.

Over the past few days have also started to install the springs on the chassis, seeing as the axles are coming together and it may be possible to make a rolling chassis fairly soon. Today I found a place that will remove the old tires from the wheels, and have already lined up a company that will media blast the wheels. Then the wheels can be painted in Limestone (the original off-white visible on one of the wheels immediately behind the chassis) and the new tires  installed.

The original rear springs bolts are truly seized, and I can't get a good angle to try and get them off, so have ordered new ones (plus shackles) from 3 Brothers Classic Rovers. Was able to use the original shackles and shackle bolts on the front springs.