David -
Late BN1s and BN2s had a cast "ring" on the front face
of the brake drum and smooth outer curcumfrence, but
other than that all healeys had the same drum.
All 6 cyl healeys have ribs cast into the outer
circumfrence of the drum.
What do your "ribs" look like?
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
--- davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net> wrote:
> "Can we please shift back to the topic of Healeys,
> where we have
> something constructive to say to each other."
>
> ....You got it, Roland!
> I've got an obscure one for y'all. My '62 BT7 has
> brake drums in the rear that
> have shallow "ribs" or "grooves" cast into the
> exterior circumference. I've
> been told that these were not original to the car.
> Can anyone confirm this?
> I've been told that they are correct for an earlier
> model, and that for a BT7
> they should be smooth. (or not groovy :-0 ). If
> I replaced them, what
> would I advertise the old ones as? -For a 100-4??
>
> David W. Jones
> '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> Cumberland, RI USA
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