1966 alumunim brake drum

[Pete Phillips]

I fixed the brake system, finally found a radiator, and today drove this '66 Electra convertible out of the garage and around the block under its own power for the first time in about 25 years, hooray! However, it needs a front brake drum--finned aluminum. I think I counted 45 fins, and it has the narrow diameter center hole, not the wider diameter hole of the earlier aluminum drums. I have one of the earlier style (1959-1964 full size) to trade for one of the 1965-69 or newer style, or will buy one outright. The one I need to replace has a big chunk out of it (on the bottom in attached photo; 1959-64 style on the top). Does anyone have one of the newer style with the smaller diameter bearing/spindle hole to sell or trade?

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[lrlforfun]

OK Pete: I got one. We still friends?  Mitch

[Pete Phillips]

9 minutes ago, lrlforfun said:

We still friends?

I guess that depends on the price (laughing)!

pphillips922@gmail.com if you want to send me the price privately. I've put my asking prices on this forum occasionally, only to have them undercut or underbid by some yahoo in the next post--it does happen.

Pete

[RivNut]

Pete,

 

Drill out the rivets and swap hubs.  The drums themselves have the same diameter center hole.

 

64 and earlier

 

 

65 and later.  You'll notice the gap between the center hole in the drum and the diameter of the hub.

 

[60FlatTop]

Reminds me of the nice set of '65 drums on the rear of my '64. I found a beautiful used pair. Glass beaded them, epoxy primered them, and gave a finish coat of black epoxy.

 

Then chucked them in a lathe and grumbled while I opened the hole.

Bernie

[lrlforfun]

OK Pete: Shoot me a PM and I'll give you the skinny.  Mitch