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On 20 Apr 2005 at 23:35, David V.N. wrote: > Cast iron.Cuts like butta. > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > > On 20 Apr 2005 at 9:00, Matthew Jones wrote: > > > >> 1. If the drums are scrap, drill more "inspection holes" on > >> the outside so you can get a drift onto the other side of > >> the shoes. > > > > Hmmm, this just might help. I have no idea how tough the steel side faces > > of the drums are, however. You may never have noticed that the they are actually 2 pieces. The rims are cast iron, but the face, or disk, is a pressed steel plate. The rim is cast onto the disk. There are 1 piece solid cast drums from Brazil, but I'd avoid them, because these have a thicker face, which makes the lug bolts too short. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~