Glen :
Wow. I hadn't yet noticed that the shoes and drums were NLS. That just
happened in the latest Moss catalog, they were still listed in the Oct '88
version.
Anyway, it should be easy to find someone that will reline your shoes, and
I'm told there are several 10" brake drums that can be easily modified to
fit, including the aluminum drums used on Datsun 240/260/280 Z. Might be
an interesting alternative, if you are just converting to readily available
parts, or trying to save weight. I understand the Datsun drums are
accepted by VARA as a replacement for the factory optional Alfin drums, but
I don't know about SCCA, etc.
Randall
On Monday, May 17, 1999 1:35 PM, Glen Murdoch [SMTP:glen.murdoch@gat.com]
wrote:
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> I am in the process of getting a '58 TR3A back on the road. I plan to
use
> the car for auto crossing and as daily driver during the summer months.
> This car is not going to be a restoration, although I don't want to make
> any changes that cannot be undone by unbolting one part and bolting on
the
> correct one. Once this one is back on the road a ground up restoration
of
> a '60 TR3A is next.
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> Currently I have Girling 10" rear drums that are in good condition.
> Looking through the various parts suppliers I have noticed that parts for
> the 10" assemblies can be very expensive. Also some of the parts, at
least
> from Moss are not available (shoes and drums).
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> With all that said I would like to do a conversion to 9" brakes and save
> the 10" parts just incase I want to restore at some future date...So does
> anyone have a set of 9" backing plates from a late TR3 or TR4 they would
> like to part with. I don't mind if the plates are bare or include
> adjustors and wheel cylinders. You can email be directly or through the
list.
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>
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> Glen
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