Re: [Chrysler300] Headliner's and Brake Drums some good news?

[Gary W Nelson <Gary@xxxx>]

Hi All

I Called Kanter today re: the drum subject. For under $100 I wanted to find 
out what we would get. As I expected you do not get hub. When I asked more 
questions he did not sound to informed. After, I went to inspect my 57 
drums. They are a 3 piece unit. The cast iron drum, center plate and hub. 
If the drum and center plate come as a unit them the studs and hub will 
need to be pressed out. If it is only the drum then it will be one heck of 
a job to replace as the drum is staked onto center plate at 19 places 
around the perimeter. If it only requires pressing out the hub then that 
will have to be done very carefully with press fixtures. If one starts 
pressing on the hub with out support fixtures it will distort the center 
plate and trash it.
For what it is worth I suspect that it will be a Chinese part. Who in the 
US could tool up, sell low quantities to a vendor and the vendor mark up 
all for under $100. That said it does not mean all bad. I could be proven 
wrong.

Gary, The Parts Doc

At 03:16 PM 07/01/2003 +0000, gadickel wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Glad to learn that Kanter's Boontown, New Jersey, will be offering
> reproduction brake drums for 1957 - 1962 era Chrysler products
> starting later this summer. So says Fred in the latest catalog. It
> appeares they will be priced within reason too. Could be we will see
> them offered elesewhere as well. That is good news.
>
> Also right now on Ebay there is a fellow offering "correct"
> headliners for 1962-1967 Chryslers if my memory serves me right. He
> mentions these are correct for each year he is offering, and when he
> correctly mentioned the "basket weave" pattern of the 62, I started
> to think he is probably telling the truth. I bought my new headliner
> about two years ago on Ebay and I think it is the same guy. In my
> case the pattern was 100% correct and the material "alive" (not dried
> out) and in good shape.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
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