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posted on August 17th, 2009 at 01:16 PM
1500S - what drums ?
OK, dumb question time, but here goes....
Does a 1500S use the same drums as any other early Notch ???
Second, are they hard to get, and other than the usual places like Mick Motors, Vintage etc. anyone have recommendations on where to get some from
???
Background is that an older guy I know through racing has a 1500S... a 64 I think he said... and since the drums on it are stuffed he's after either
some very good used ones, or ideally newies. The ones on it are the originals that have been getting properly looked after, skimmed etc. since the car
was new, but the time has come.... so I said I'd find out some of the basics for him.
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posted on August 17th, 2009 at 04:28 PM
If it is an Australian produced 1500S, mechanically it's the same as the normal 1965 model.
See Phil Matthews "history" pages. The only thing in question is that the Australian one didn't have the high compression pistons fitted. It is
quite easy to tell the difference between the Australian and German "S" trim wise but as far as I know the brake drums are the same for the 64 and
65 model. Australia only had the 65 model. Hope that helps with picking up some good drums.
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