<VV> Brake frustration

[IntoCorvairs at aol.com]

I have a '65 Corsa coupe.  I did a complete brake job as soon as I purchased 
the car.  I replaced the following: brake shoes, wheel cylinders, hardware kit 
and rubber hoses.  I also had the drums turned and bled the system.  All of 
the metal lines appeared to be in excellent condition.  Test drive: Great rear 
brakes; No noticable front brakes.  I put car on jack stands, spun each tire 
by hand and had helper apply brakes.  Each wheel stopped with similar pressure 
to brake pedal.  I then had a friend who is well versed in drum brakes remove 
everything that I installed, inspect all parts and reassemble and bleed the 
system.  No improvement.  Next, we tightened the front self-adjusters until we 
couldn't turn the drums by hand.  Test drove: still no front brakes.  Then we 
disconnected the rubber hoses (one at a time) to make sure that we were getting 
a good shot of brake fluid through the hose and bled again.  Still no front 
brakes!  After many inspections and brake bleedings, I installed a dual 
resevoir MC.  WOW!  I now have "some" front brakes, but the rear still locks up with 
a quick stab of the brakes and the rear squats heavily when braking.  Any 
helpful advice that would give me great drum brakes would greatly be appreciated.  

Stephen Bujtor
CORSA and CORSA SC
Inman, SC