Archie
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Post by Archie on Jan 5, 2015 23:28:54 GMT -5
I recently found this topic on the net regarding brake drums being painted red for cars with styled wheels (rallyes & road wheels) From what I have found this was done from 69 till at least 71 and quite possibly later. There's a factory service bulletin on the subject. Anyway, I got tired of seeing rust thru the slots of the road wheels on my 72 rallye so what the heck. Here's a pic of the first one I finished tonight. I used ford engine red over cast gray. Not sure how close the red is to original but someone posted that it was. Looks close to hemi orange to me. Have to see what it looks like with the wheels back on. Anyone else done this?
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Jan 6, 2015 0:27:50 GMT -5
I wasn't that picky with the color... simply went with an engine paint can ( for heat and elements resistance ) in common/plain red.
Sorry, my car is allmost a thousands miles from home to take a pic with Rallye wheels
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 4:18:14 GMT -5
As Dave would say, "I did not know that."
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Post by odzking on Jan 6, 2015 10:30:26 GMT -5
What # is that TSB?
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Post by Archie on Jan 6, 2015 12:53:09 GMT -5
Just saw it recently myself. I would have sandblasted the drums but the cold would probably ice up my air line. Here's a pic, see note #6. Doing a quick google search the feeling is the paint was brushed on at the assembly line. Cars with front disk had the drums painted only, no painted rotors. I was wrong it's not a TSB but rather a Chrysler Passenger Cars-Procedure and Materials engineering document or so I'm told. Here's one claimed to be factory painted drums, I have seen several on the forums: One last pic, here it is on my 72. Being a brown car I thought a little color wouldn't hurt. It looks pretty bright with the flash, gotta see what it looks like in natural light. Unfortunately they are not forecasting any sunlight in my area for the next three months
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Post by DynoDave on Jan 6, 2015 18:51:36 GMT -5
Just saw it recently myself. I would have sandblasted the drums but the cold would probably ice up my air line. Here's a pic, see note #6. View AttachmentDoing a quick google search the feeling is the paint was brushed on at the assembly line. Cars with front disk had the drums painted only, no painted rotors. I was wrong it's not a TSB but rather a Chrysler Passenger Cars-Procedure and Materials engineering document or so I'm told. Here's one claimed to be factory painted drums, I have seen several on the forums: View AttachmentOne last pic, here it is on my 72. Being a brown car I thought a little color wouldn't hurt. It looks pretty bright with the flash, gotta see what it looks like in natural light. Unfortunately they are not forecasting any sunlight in my area for the next three months View AttachmentThanks for the document. I like the look!
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Jan 7, 2015 11:34:40 GMT -5
yeap, was brushed... on some Original assemblies you can even see the drips all around the cooling fins.
there was a nice thread on Moparts about that.
Honestly is more redish than orangish.
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Post by Archie on Jan 7, 2015 12:57:31 GMT -5
Thanks Dave, It's better than looking at my rusted drum's. Didn't notice it till I replaced my rallyes with the new wheels. I did find another color (duplicolor engine red) that looks closer to original.
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Post by Archie on Jan 9, 2015 21:16:02 GMT -5
I'm a believer, found factory red under a layer of gray paint on the drums of my 71SE. My 72 has the road wheel option but didn't find any evidence of red, interesting. Both have front disk brakes and are lynch road cars. Assuming the drums are original to the car, it would be cool to determine how long this practice was done. Anyone else? Put off my wiring till next week. To cold lately to spend much time in the garage.
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Post by 71se3834v on Jan 10, 2015 0:21:53 GMT -5
Here's what was left of the red paint on mine: Repainted with Rustoleum Hemi Orange (didn't like it on the engine so I used it up on the drums). 1st pic w/o flash, 2nd w/flash. Last pic was done with some GM blue engine paint I had for a trial but it clashed with the Gunmetal paint on the car so I redid w/the orange.
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