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

["Ron Kurtz" <Mark268@xxxx>]

Hello, everyone

I bought a couple of 11"x3" rear drums from Kanter last year. The hubs were
not included. I sent them out to a heavy duty brake shop to remove the hubs
from my 11"x21/2" drums and install them on the new drums.

The Kanter price was $150.00 each at the time. (Glad to see your getting a
better price, Gary.) Installing the hubs cost approx. $70.00 for both. Don't
forget to supply the LH studs if they're needed.

Regards,
Ron Kurtz
E#292


----- Original Message -----
From: Gary W Nelson <Gary@xxxx>
To: gadickel <mythmythos@xxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Headliner's and Brake Drums some good news?


> 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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