Craigslist Freak - $400 drum brakes

TV doesn't help. An episode of the new Hawaii Five-O had McGarrett Jr desperate for a master cylinder for his dad's 70's Ford. As a special favor for saving his family, a mechanic came up with the elusive part. Perhaps they don't have Autozone on the island or can't get to rockauto's webpage. Some TV restoration shows run up very high bills doing fairly normal work. FantomWorks often quotes $40K+, but that does depict the reality of paying $50+/hr for skilled technicians.