Yup, you are correct. The 240Z drums ar 9.035".
Now I am curious. How do you get a 10" drum to fit over
the stock 9" backing plate and pads? Clearly it is not
going to work for stock Stanpart parts, and must
require some smart fabrication and parts outsourcing.
Maybe Alfins came in many different sizes?
Shane
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Dean Tetterton" <richtr@erols.com>
To: "'SHANE Ingate'" <hottr6@hotmail.com>
CC: <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [FOT] Re: 10 in Alfin Brake Drums
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 17:35:58 -0400
AS I identified these as Al-Fin drums, I feel I should explain why I think
they are.
First off 240Z drums aren't made in 10in.
The shape of the front is the same as the 10 inch Al-Fin drums that came on
my 58 TR3 that I have owned since 1964. My car now has 9 in drums that are
from a 240Z so I know what they look like also.
The drums in the ad have no groove on the back edge for the backing plate as
they fit over the outside of the backing plate.
The ad says they are not marked. Could be they are, as mine have very small
letters opposite the inspection hole and are very hard to see. Mine are
marked Al-Fin with the dash in the name. Now they may not be Standard
Triumph drums but were sold during the period. Mine were on the car in 1964,
long before there were any 240Z drums.
Dean T.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of SHANE Ingate
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:06 AM
To: richtr@erols.com
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: [FOT] Re: 10 in Alfin Brake Drums
Dean tetterton wrote:
>I noticed a set of Alfin drums for sale on E-Bay. 4636881960 They
>look "cool" on a nice early TR3 street car or Vintage Racer.
They look more like Datsun 240Z drums, which are readily available.
Alfin drums have more finning, are rarer, and are generally a whole lot
more expensive.
Shane
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