oval front ends

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 10 Nov 2008, 8:08 pm

#679052

with the Great Wall of Flinders just about finished (along with a reminder I got today) I'm thinking its about time my baby came home from boarding school. I need to put a front end on it though. The one on it at the moment is temporary, pretty much just holding it up off the ground.

It's going to be a faithful as possible resto job so I want to get the correct bits. So, are link pin front ends all the same? I know they will all fit, thats not the issue. When I take it to Valla in 2020 I dont want people telling me its not correct. And what about brakes?

and have you got one lying around?

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Nov 2008, 6:19 am

#679100

the trailing arms are different of early models to say 60 on they didnt have grease seals but basically they look the same the later arms are better and probally less worn around the bearing area

the brakes wheel cylinders are 2 bolt x 6mm instead of single bolt x 8mm

the brake drums have an Oval shaped adjusting hole instead of a round one

but all of these things can be hidden and not a worry

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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