1959 Self Adjusting Brakes

[Bob S]

Hi ,
I was wondering if anyone has converted there 59 brakes from manual adjusting to self adjusting?  What parts would I need to do this?  How long  did it take?
Thanks in advance,
Bob

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

All you need is the mechanism from a 1960 car, and the Backing Plates.

If you don't get the Backing Plates, you will need to cut a slot in the bottom of the them to access the "Adjusting Wheel" so it can be backed off when removing brake drums.

Bruce.

[TJ Hopland]

Were those a cable or lever sort of setup?

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

Lever.

Bruce.

[Bob S]

Hi Bruce,
Thanks for the reply.  The pictures were a great help.  So what I think I need are the rod, level and the star wheel adjuster. 
Thanks again,
Bob