> It's going to be tough figuring out what you have there. The
> Microcam adjuster shown in the second picture does not make sense on any
> British backing plate. The knockoff adapter looks like it is probably a
> Triumph bit. Check the bolt pattern, if it is 4 X 4 1/2" then the adapter
> is TR3-6.
Nope, the knockoffs aren't TR... check out the fine threads on the end, for
the spinner (that is highly un-British). The general shape of the splined
hub is also very not TR.
> My WAG is that you have a heavily modified race rear end, where the
> fabricator played silly bu**ers with whatever was lying around. I'm
> guessing that the center section is a limited slip Jag unit. Are the
brake
> drums alloy? If so they may be Datsun Z, but I can't recall if the Z used
> microcams. The only reason for this much work would seem to be a big
> engine that needed limited slip and better brakes. Quite a b***tard.
>
> Kelvin.
Those alloy drums aren't Z car either (although I can understand your logic
since you thought the hubs could be TR, and thus a common swap is to use Z
car drums on TRs). The depression in the center of the drum and shape of
the fins are not like the drums I've seen of Zs.
I will agree that it was definitely a competition rear... someone went to
extremes to drill those back plates out! No heat build up there.
Kai
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