I need help locating '67 camaro rear brake drums. I smoked and warped the right rear drum when the emergency brake hung up. I've since rebuilt the brakes with new shoes and a spring kit.

I've checked the autoparts store and many of the camaro catalogs and all they have is the GM service replacement.

Ricks first gen has drums but they aren't exact duplicates of the original AND it doesn't have the star wheel adjusting slot on it!

I really don't want to put the service replacment drum on my rear and have two very different looking drums. I would like to a replacement in kind but perhaps I'm being too anal.

What does everyone else do when the drum need to be replaced? What's the max tolerence for turning the drums down?

Dave

Dave,
Let me run this by you. Go to a boneyard and try to pick up two aluminum drums off the rear of say a late '70's to mid '80's Malibou type car. They will fit right on.

And if you want to get fancy, try to find ones off a late '60's thru '70's Olds S/W that are, (I think), 9.5" x 2-1/2" wide and are 5 x 4.75" bolt pattern, but you will need the complete backing plate setup to adapt over.

You can also go the 11" rear brake route by using early Chevy big car brakes that have the 5 x 4.75" bolt pattern, again you will need everything to do this onversion, too.

Just things to think about. pdq67

Will the fronts interchange with the rear?

If so, there are a couple of front's on ebay. There is also a single rear drum up there also.

-Funk

[This message has been edited by CFunK (edited 04-17-2002).]

The fronts are wider than rears...I don't believe they can be made to work on the rear of a first gen.

Do I understand correctly that the finned drums were on the fronts? If that's correct I have finned ones on the rear of my '69. I have never really gotten to the point of measuring the actually width of the finned and non-finned...

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Thanks for the tip pdq67. I'll have to make some calls tomorrow.

No, front drums and rear drums are not interchangeable but thanks for the suggestion.

I may have to break down and buy the GM service replacement, but I'd really like to get a duplicate drum.

Dave

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Scooby Doo:
Thanks for the tip pdq67. I'll have to make some calls tomorrow.

No, front drums and rear drums are not interchangeable but thanks for the suggestion.

I may have to break down and buy the GM service replacement, but I'd really like to get a duplicate drum.

Dave<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

If all you need is one, there is a single rear drum on Ebay, $12.00

-Funk

Thanks, I saw it but I need a finned drum.

Dave

Scoob Doo I think I have a new finned drum. I can check tomorrow, if interested E mail me.

I guess the answer is the junkyards are the best bet since no one repo's this part yet.

Dave

Finned drums were not used on 67"s except BB or air conditioning, I think. Might be std for 68 up Camaros.
Everything I have is plain non finned.
David

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