Re: brake info.

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Copying this to the list.
 I looked at the drums from the Ambassador closer last night.
 I now see that they definitely will not work front to rear. Everythign is exactly the same till you come to back spacing then they are radically differnet. The rear drum has more nack spacing. Then it also appears the stud holes are larger. Center hole and overall diameter is the same and at a close glance they look like they will interchange, but no dice.
  Does anyone know if the Wagner and Bendix rear drums interchange???
Which cars got what? My Convertible is disc brake car, The Flood car is Drum brake car with twingrip. I will be using the flood car axle, if it survived as it has the easier to get aprts for brakes,lower mileage and twingrip. I won't know for sur etill I get it out from under the car and get it opened up for inpection.

Mark Price
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Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car!
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: KSiroonian
Date:  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 14:40:51 EDT

>Hi-mark, thanks for your note. Did you see the note from frank on the list  
>about pedal conversion. good info for you if you are going to do a Power brake  
>change on. also I looked into my AIMCO brake parts book. rear drum 62-66 
>rambler  and ambo brakes are the same but ambo had the 10 inch ones, classic and 
>rambler  they were optional. My book shows NO part numbers for any make front  
>drums-weird, so I don't know what the fronts are or if they are the same. I  
>would think they must have different part numbers, but your idea of the studs 
>is  possible,  but is the hole in the front spindle the same diameter the same  
>as the rear center bearing hole thingy- axle nut or something. well,  We'll  
>have to keep looking. Thanks for the info,. trying to decide if I should buy  
>this convertible, as it needs many things to get it decent, and safe, note 
>even  to a restored condition. the top is good but the rear window is toast. he 
>said  glass windows were standard in 66? is that true. this had plastic. 
>thought glass  was in the 67 's ( except American.) also has a  few 4 inch wide  
>rust  holes in the floor pan by the left side area of the top mechanism, crack in 
> exhaust manifold, leak in heater core, so the heater is not connected, not a 
>big  deal i guess, and the chrome and handles have the usual pits and marks 
>in them,  and I think in new exhaust system. are they hard to get? oh well. Why 
>am I  trying to save all these cars. all for now, here is that note , hope it 
>helps  you some, regards, ken.
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