I sold a set of 356 brakes complete back in 1971 for about $100, but that
was 70's dollars.  Guy put them on his Beetle and the results were super
brakes. had some adapting to do with wheel bearings etc. but worth the
hassle.

DM&FS
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert LaPorte <BusNutBob@aol.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, September 29, 2000 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: 356 brake drum pricing advice

>In a message dated 9/29/00 4:03:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes:
>
><< During my recent trip to acquire sliding door handles for fellow
Listees, I
> ran into two complete sets of good used aluminum Porsche 356 brake drums.
One
> set finned and one set normal. There were a total of eight (8) drums --
four
> (4) of each.
>
> Does anybody have any idea what these things are worth?
>  >>
> The catch is you need the Porsche backing plates to make them work.  Also
>the inside diameter is critical.  Don't recall what the max dimension is,
but
>if it's larger, shoes will no longer fit, and the steel part of the drum is
>toast.  Be careful about what you buy.
>
>I bought a set of four with backing plates in great shape for $100, but
>that's a steal.
>
>Bob