rear drum brake adjustment

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So I've taken up all the cable slack to the rear brake drum and with the spring locked up tight theres nothing left to adjust. At the drum the lever points almost vertically downward (as opposed to back about 5pm) and in use I'll be pushing the brake foot lever down about 8 oclock with the toes before the brake bites. Pads are fresh, like new really, and in use i can easily lock the wheel. Consulting the manual and looking at the geometry, sounds like it wouldn't be a stretched brake cable - any ideas out there ?
 
Ha! Braggart! We should all have such rear brake trouble as its very hard/rare to get rear to lock up tire - ugh even on loose slick surfaces standing on lever, ugh. Trixie '72 that sat up a decade+ in a shop had step on lock up impressive rear brake, till deer strike take down - I replaced bent fork tubes and decided to go through rear drum on the down time and its been barely adequate since, even after a number of times sanding new clear surfaces and adjusting to a bit of drag, ugh. So what is your secret effective brake trick?
 
Is it possible your chain may be too short causing the wheel to be too far forward?
I think they make half links. That would bring the wheel further back and allow the cable to have more adjustment.
 
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