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have posted here.<br>
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For #1:<br>
Drop spindles have been made by two people:<br>
<br>
Bert in UK made 2 runs of 50 from billet, but they are all sold now.
They sold for about $700/pair.<br>
Russell at OldSpeed can weld custom drop spindles using original cores.
A bit less than Bert's.<br>
Here is the OldSpeed FB page:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Speed/169701649711870">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Speed/169701649711870</a><br>
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<span>Some people stuff in a Type 1 beam and use Type 1 drop spindles,
but most of us turn our noses as it's a big sacrifice in ride quality.<br>
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-Brent</span><br>
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__pbrmquotes="true" class="__pbConvBody"><pre wrap="">On 18 May 2015 at 0:32, Ray Gifford wrote:
</pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hey gang, decided to use the list to get some question answered. You
guys seem very willing to sling about your knowledge, so I am holding
out my cup. I have a 65 notch, 12v (I assume it was converted?), it
has been converted to 4 lug and front discs by PO.
1. I want to put drop spindles on it, and I have been eavesdropping
here about some different front ends around 72? Do I need to worry
about that and/or figuring out what front end it has on it? Or will
any set of DS work? I assume they have to be type 3 drops?
</pre></blockquote><pre wrap=""><!---->
In order to reuse as many of the parts you already have, you should
stick with early, '66-71, Type 3 disk brake parts. That said, I've
heard that someone tooled up to make Type 3 DSs, but that project
fell thru, or at least they are NLA. Someone else here may know
better.
</pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">2. My windows suck. Sticky, grabby, very hard to get up and down.
Anyone know of a diagram on how this system is supposed to be so I can
see what I need to do to fix it?
</pre></blockquote><pre wrap=""><!---->
The common problem is dried up grease in the channel that clamps to
the bottom of the glass. There's a slide that needs to ride back and
forth in that channel and it moves MUCH better with fresh grease.
You have to remove the door panel and then the inner plastic liner.
Preserve the liner to reinstall later, as it is critical to keeping
water from destroying the door panel when it rains. Once those are
out of the way, you can roll the window down partway and see the
channel, which actually faces away from you. Still, you can reach in
and clean it out with a rag, and then smear fresh grease in there.
This will make a huge improvement.
</pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">3. Is a type3 swing axle different than a type 1 SA? Looking at
replacing mine and have access to a T1 tranny.
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They are mostly the same, but there are minor differences. The ratios
will probably be different, and if the Type 1 is '73 or later there
are differences in the nose cone and one of the main bearings under
the nose cone that make swapping difficult or unadvised. There are
also differences in the length of the axles that depend on the year.
The Type 3 version also has larger brakes. None of this will be
obvious at first, but in the end, it's probably best if you can
figure out a way to stick with the Type 3 tranny.
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<font color="#9FA2A5"><span style="padding-left:6px">Monday, May 18,
2015 4:32 PM</span></font></div></div></div>
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__pbrmquotes="true" class="__pbConvBody"><div>Hey gang, decided to use
the list to get some question answered. You guys seem very willing to
sling about your knowledge, so I am holding out my cup. I have a 65
notch, 12v (I assume it was converted?), it has been converted to 4 lug
and front discs by PO.<br><br>1. I want to put drop spindles on it, and I
have been eavesdropping here about some different front ends around 72?
Do I need to worry about that and/or figuring out what front end it
has on it? Or will any set of DS work? I assume they have to be type 3
drops?<br><br>2. My windows suck. Sticky, grabby, very hard to get up
and down. Anyone know of a diagram on how this system is supposed to be
so I can see what I need to do to fix it?<br><br>3. Is a type3 swing
axle different than a type 1 SA? Looking at replacing mine and have
access to a T1 tranny.<br><br>Ok... That's all I will hit you with
today, tyvm.<br><br>Ray<br><br>65 notch<br>64 bug<br>69 bus<br><br><br>Ukiah
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