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TR3A, Not quite ready for rear brake drums!
----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Arnold
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:12 pm
Subject: Re: [FOT] 240 Z brake drums
To: atenglish@mindspring.com
Cc: EDWARD BARNARD , "Jack W. Drews" , vintage.racer@comcast.net,
fot@autox.team.net
> 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)
> 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."
>
>
>
> I did not keep who wrote this, so if you are the author, I
> apologize but
> would suspect you do not mind since you shared this info with us once
> before. I know in my own case, I jsut bought new Datsum drums
> and wiened
> the hole with a dremel myself.
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
> On 10/19/06, atenglish@mindspring.com
> wrote:>
> > Unless TRF has received some in the past month , they have
> been out of
> > stock this whole year. I gave up and found some Italian made
> Brembo drums
> > and had them modified for a TR250. I still buy many thousands
> of $'s of
> > parts a year and these drums are the only units that I can
> remember being
> > impressed with the quality. At least the Italians still have
> some pride in
> > their work.
> >
> > Alan T
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: EDWARD BARNARD
> > >Sent: Oct 19, 2006 1:37 PM
> > >To: "Jack W. Drews" ,
> vintage.racer@comcast.net,> fot@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: [FOT] 240 Z brake drums
> > >
> > >TRF shows a listing for these, ready to bolt on. P/N:
> TRFCD63; $89.95
> > each. Your guess is as good as mine on if they're in stock.
> Good luck. - Ed
> > >
> > >"Jack W. Drews" wrote: >Smebody was
> making these
> > drums, brand new, but to the dimensions
> > >>required for TR4's.
> > >
> > >
> > >Try Peter at http://www.nosimport.com/?
> > >
> > >He is also the north American source for point and rotors that
> > >actually work and don't fall apart, plus shock rebuilding and some
> > >trick new shock stuff. A good guy to do business with.
> > >
> > >> > Anyone
> > >> > have a spare set of 240Z rear brake drums for my 1962
> TR4? If
> > >> not, know of a
> > >> > good source? Any reason not to specify aluminum drums
> instead of
> > >> steel? Is
> > >> > the bolt pattern/size identical to the stock TR4 drum? Thanks.
> > >> >
> > >> > Gary
> > >> > '62 TR4
> > >> >
> > >
> > >uncle jack
> > >
> > >
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