Using 3/16″ x 3/4″ steel flat stock I fabricated the various brake foundation guides and levers. As this is tedious work, my homemade bender saved the day. It’s proving to be pretty accurate and easy to use.

The plans called for flat horizontal “wings” at the tops of each u-shaped bracket that would contact the bottoms of the frame rails. I opted for a somewhat cleaner appearance and went with a simple u-shaped bracket in which the vertical sides are welded directly to the frame undersides (the frame is upside down in the above photos).

 

To fabricate the brake levers, holes were drilled in 3/16″ x 3/4″ flat stock and the subtle side tapers were machined on the mill. End radii were quickly finished on the grinder and any sharp edges were knocked down with a file.

 

These photos are of the frame upside down and the screws are only temporary…