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Brake Drum -Red #3107754 01/02/23 06:03 PM 01/02/23 06:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 Kentucky USA R RR6BBL1969 OP enthusiast
RR6BBL1969 OP enthusiast R Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 Kentucky USA	I have a 1971 Demon, Orange Paint. While cleaning the rear brake drums , I noticed black paint on the face of the drum but underneath was red paint. Should the drum facing be red?

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: RR6BBL1969] #3107756 01/02/23 06:11 PM 01/02/23 06:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims	If it originally had Rallye wheels, I guess they did that on A-bodies like they did on Bs with Road Wheels (Magnums) & Rallyes ? Or somebody did it a long time ago... I'd bet Rhino knows.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: topside] #3107967 01/03/23 11:33 AM 01/03/23 11:33 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,714 North Dakota 6PakBee I Live Here
6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,714 North Dakota	I don't know how applicable this is but.... "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: 6PakBee] #3107971 01/03/23 12:19 PM 01/03/23 12:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims	An unimpeachable source - who no longer posts, but watches over us - informs me that A-bodies with Rallyes did get the red painted drums like B-bodies did. Or at least they were supposed to.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: topside] #3107975 01/03/23 12:30 PM 01/03/23 12:30 PM
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bigdad Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,884 S.E. South Dakota !	back in the day , day glo colors were hot ticket lots of kids painted them florescent, Pink, orange, green, blue .. trippy for a few years The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: RR6BBL1969] #3108011 01/03/23 02:28 PM 01/03/23 02:28 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,228 Colleyville 3hundred I Live Here
3hundred I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,228 Colleyville	After a lifetime career in the structural steel business, that red looks like red oxide primer. The factory wouldn't have bothered priming brake drums, but perhaps a previous owner did long ago? Maybe when the drums were replaced? '68 Fury Convertible '69 300 Convertible '15 Durango 5.7 Hemi '16 300 S Hemi

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: topside] #3108067 01/03/23 02:54 PM 01/03/23 02:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,076 Benton, IL. D DaveRS23 Special needs idiot
DaveRS23 Special needs idiot D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,076 Benton, IL.	Originally Posted by topside An unimpeachable source - who no longer posts, but watches over us - informs me that A-bodies with Rallyes did get the red painted drums like B-bodies did. Or at least they were supposed to. If applicable, my all original '71 GTX had the rear drums painted under the rally wheels. They used regular red body paint slathered on with a brush rather liberally. Enough so that on one it had dripped onto the wheel itself. Typical Mopar quality as the car sped down the line. Master, again and still

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: DaveRS23] #3108105 01/03/23 03:13 PM 01/03/23 03:13 PM
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a12rag master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,918 Calgary, Alberta Canada	I would say YES the brake drum was painted if it had rallye wheels from factory. My 1974 Duster360 with rallyes, had the OE rear drums on it when I got car, they were painted red. Gotta say, love it when you look thru the "slots" of the wheel . . . here is my Sport Satellite, that came with road wheels (magnum 500 style) . . . love it when light hit it ! Cheers M

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: topside] #3108189 01/03/23 04:14 PM 01/03/23 04:14 PM
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RR6BBL1969 OP enthusiast R Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 Kentucky USA	Originally Posted by topside An unimpeachable source - who no longer posts, but watches over us - informs me that A-bodies with Rallyes did get the red painted drums like B-bodies did. Or at least they were supposed to. Makes sense to me, I will paint the faces red then. Thanks

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: RR6BBL1969] #3108305 01/03/23 11:18 PM 01/03/23 11:18 PM
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mopars4ever I Live Here M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,585 md	My 73 Charger had red paint under the black paint on the rear drums also.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: 3hundred] #3108343 01/04/23 05:14 AM 01/04/23 05:14 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,653 Cut and Shoot, TX kentj340 top fuel
kentj340 top fuel Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,653 Cut and Shoot, TX	Originally Posted by 3hundred After a lifetime career in the structural steel business, that red looks like red oxide primer. The factory wouldn't have bothered priming brake drums, but perhaps a previous owner did long ago? Maybe when the drums were replaced? Me too. I don't see any bright red enamel, just what looks like red oxide primer. Besides, it appears to be painted in the "wheel contact area", contrary to note 6 in the drawing. If you don't see two dolphins, you need a vacation.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: kentj340] #3108408 01/04/23 12:34 PM 01/04/23 12:34 PM
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topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims	Over the course of 52 years, I'd suppose the drums have been replaced; maybe more than once. Very few cars remain as they were originally produced, unless the have very low mileage and owners who maintained their originality.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: mopars4ever] #3108504 01/04/23 04:14 PM 01/04/23 04:14 PM
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RR6BBL1969 OP enthusiast R Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 391 Kentucky USA	Originally Posted by mopars4ever My 73 Charger had red paint under the black paint on the rear drums also. i Mine has black over the red too, maybe they blacked them out at the factory depending on the wheels installed? Anyway, here is the finished drum. The paint on the drums were a bright red with an orange tint. Last edited by RR6BBL1969; 01/04/23 04:15 PM.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: RR6BBL1969] #3108519 01/04/23 05:03 PM 01/04/23 05:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,652 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,652 Hamtramck, PA	That looks like ruddy brown primer under the black, not red. Also, the red was painted on with a brush right before the wheels were installed.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: Alaskan_TA] #3109062 01/05/23 05:47 PM 01/05/23 05:47 PM
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70sixpkrt master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,682 South San Francisco, Ca	What paint does people use now a days to paint the drums? [img]http://www.imgur.com/hxlGUJt.gif[/img] 4-speed 3:54 Dana 13.01 @107.93 with street tires (not hooking up)

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: 70sixpkrt] #3109164 01/05/23 08:56 PM 01/05/23 08:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims	Last ones i did, I used a bright red engine paint (rattle can). Factory just brushed some paint on - looks like R4 red - and I'd bet it was just paint, not high-heat stuff.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: topside] #3109166 01/05/23 08:58 PM 01/05/23 08:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,918 Calgary, Alberta Canada a12rag master
a12rag master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,918 Calgary, Alberta Canada	I used rust o leum red.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: a12rag] #3109243 01/06/23 12:49 AM 01/06/23 12:49 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,765 A collage of whims	Got this photo from Scott Smith. Both original A-body drums, one as removed and one after a soak in Evaporust. The conventional wisdom of R4 appears to be incorrect, looks more like the shade used on LA engines.

Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: topside] #3109297 01/06/23 10:21 AM 01/06/23 10:21 AM
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Re: Brake Drum -Red [Re: a12rag] #3109876 01/07/23 07:32 PM 01/07/23 07:32 PM
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PhillyRag top fuel P Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,754 Phila	Originally Posted by a12rag I would say YES the brake drum was painted if it had rallye wheels from factory. My 1974 Duster360 with rallyes, had the OE rear drums on it when I got car, they were painted red. Gotta say, love it when you look thru the "slots" of the wheel . . . here is my Sport Satellite, that came with road wheels (magnum 500 style) . . . love it when light hit it ! Cheers M Red showing ONLY thru the rear rallyes kinda looks goofy. Why didn't they balance it out by red on fronts?

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