The mystery deepens
Got a pallet of parts from a yard in Minnesota that had a 63 V8 car they were scrapping. Car was basically a rust bucket, the yard owner said, but there were a few good pieces left. He sent me the torque tube, transmission, diff, dashhead, and brake drums. But when the brake drums arrived they weren't Tempest. They look just like that mystery Ranger drum, but with different numbers.
MAX. DIA. 8.909 8939 Z1
The yard owner swears they came off the Tempest, so apparently Kansas isn't the only place they're sourcing parts for these cars from newer vehicles. They've been spray-painted gray, but the stampings are clearly visible. I'm trying to find out what they're from. I'll also try them out real-world on a Tempest axle along with the other mystery drum from Kansas and see how they fit. Visually the center hole and stud holes look too large, but I'll bolt them up to check.
Chuck
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