Brake Work

The first task at hand for me is to rebuilding the braking system on the Aurelia. After 30 years or so of sitting, the brakes needed a lot of work. I spent quite a bit of time pulling the braking system apart. Almost all of the brake cylinders had seized. I think only 1 out of 6 was not seized, so doing tackling the brakes first was a wise choice I think. See picture:


After cleaning all of the parts it was obvious that new parts were needed to be ordered to properly complete the rebuild of the brakes. I ordered new rubber brake lines and cup seals for the individual brake cylinders, master cylinder and reservoir plunger from a Mike at Lancia Spares. I also received a used front brake drum from Mike to replace one that had been improperly re-rung with a steal sleeve (more to come on that).

The start of a new adventure

For as long as I can remember, cars have been a big passion in my life. Over the years I have had several cars that I have rebuilt, but never have I had a project with as much emotional equity as I have in this most recent adventure I'm about to embark upon. My father has owned his 1958 Lancia Aurelia B24 Convertible since 1971 and it has played a very big part in my passion for cars. Every spring my Father and I would pull all of the boxes off of the Lancia, fire it up and drive it around the block. It was always an adventure, always some new challenge to solve but more importantly it was always fun!

Many years have passed since those days, but the time has come to get this beutiful car back on the road. I'm starting this blog to document and share this new exciting chapter in our Lancia Aurelia B24's history and to capture each step along the way.