Where do I get brakes done on my 53 Clipper Delux?

Posted by Brenda On 2017/3/25 22:15:39

I just bought my 53 Clipper Delux and was told that I could get Bendix brakes from Pep Boys. Is that true? Can any decent brake place do my brakes? He said the brakes are swollen due to moisture for 7 years. We can't get the gear shift out of park unless we start the car and it won't "rock" back and forth as he has done in the past to release the brakes on it...for some reason. The car shouldn't be started until all the fluids are changed as well as the gas drained and new fuel added. It is still gasoline, no lacquer. Someone said to use a cooling system pressure kit to force air into the radiator to see where the crack is. $100 at Harbor Freight. But need the money for repairs.

The car will be towed in 9 days to a mechanic. It has a cracked head and the seller said I could use "cylinder seal" to seal it, only about 2 inches or less.

I'd rather get it magnefluxed and repaired but this is his fix to save money for now. All the fluids will be changed, brakes done and hopefully it will start. He said he felt the car missing, pulled into his garage and looked and saw water on the head near the radiator hose that shorted out the 2 spark plugs. He turned it off and later got ill...it sat for 7 years in his garage. It just could be the radiator hose, maybe, hopefully.... though he thinks not. Any advise you could give me on waking up a beauty is most welcome. So far I will need the tow truck guy to put the back wheels on 2 dollys and not drag it because the brakes are locked. He can't even release the hand brake. Brenda