Type 3 IRS pan conversion

67fasty Casual Dubber

31 posts · joined May 2006 · 23 May 2006, 1:53 pm

#491705

I have a '67 fasty - swing axle, 4 wheel drums etc... and a good IRS pan from a '72 fastback.

Does anyone know what is involved in fitting the early body on the later pan? The aim is obviously to get IRS, front disks etc...

Anyone done such a conversion?

bus914 Custom Title Time!

1,230 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 May 2006, 2:24 pm

#491714

rear engine mounts are the only problem, far as i can see. you can either weld in the chassis mounts from the later one or weld IRS brackets to your forked subframe and bolt that on or both.:thumb

here's a pic of a swing-axle subframe with IRS trailing arms:

[ Edited on 23-5-2006 by bus914 ]

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 23 May 2006, 9:50 pm

#491916

I hear that converting the early rear subframe to irs is the go. then the motor is properly supported, the early body won't have the right rear body mounts to cope without the chassis horns.

"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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type3lover in the garage...

796 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 1 Jun 2006, 10:30 am

#495361

When I did my conversion that's what I was told too Pete.

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