Chuck,
That would be me. I just looked up Rear Brake Drums (for 1975 TR6 -
should be the same drum for all TR4/5/6) on the Autopartsgiant site
(http://www.autopartsgiant.com) and they still list the aluminum drums
at $80.92 each
Hugh Barber
Stafford, VA
'73 TR6
Chuck Arnold wrote:
> Following is a blurb I lifted from some Triumph mailing list some time ago.
> I could not find the referenced item at the AutoPArtsGieant site, but they
> do list a 1978 Nissan/Datsun rear drum that would be the start.
> "
>
> In order to fit the 240Z drums to a "6", you need to open up the center hole
> a bit and have the rear "lip" machined off the drums (interferes with the TR
> backing plate). Or, if you have not proceeded with any mods to the drums,
> you may want to just return them and buy a set of Autospecialty P/N EBD-044R
> "aluminum replacement drums". Autospecialty is a division of TRW. The
> EBD-044R is a 240Z casting that is already machined to fit our TRs. An
> online check shows that Auto Parts Giant
> (www.autopartsgiant.com<http://mail.google.com/mail/www.autopartsgiant.com>)
> has them for $71.53 each with free shipping, which is probably less than the
> Brembos and might even be less than the machining costs (to modify the
> Brembos). If you want to see what they look like, go to
> http://www.vintageprep.com/drum.html . And of course, I have NFI in any of
> the companies I listed in this email."
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