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| | | `79 parts on our `72 | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 member | OP member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 | Looking at a `79 parts van to salvage parts off of for our `72.
I already know the front doors will swap, but how about the rear doors and bumpers? TIA
Mark/West Coast Van Club Vista * Keep On Truckin' If You Won't Lead, Let Me By You, If You Can't Follow, Get Out The Way, Your Takin' Up Space. ******************************* | | | Re: `79 parts on our `72 | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,266 Vanner Extraordinaire | Vanner Extraordinaire Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,266 | All doors will work, rear bumper with brackets no problem, front not so much...
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| | | Re: `79 parts on our `72 | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 member | OP member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 |
Mark/West Coast Van Club Vista * Keep On Truckin' If You Won't Lead, Let Me By You, If You Can't Follow, Get Out The Way, Your Takin' Up Space. ******************************* | | | Re: `79 on our `72 Front Suspension | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 member | OP member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 | Looking at the front suspension on these two G20 Vans, it looks like I can swap all the `79 pieces (upper & lower control arms, spindles, disc brakes, shocks, steering linkages, tie rod ends, sway bar...etc.) on the `72. I think the only real difference is how the brake lines are run. I can just use the `72 set up as is.
Am I correct? Anybody done this? The `79 has all new control arm and sway bar bushings.
Thanks for any tips. PB2
| | | Re: `79 on our `72 Front Suspension | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 member | OP member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 | The `79 inner shaft of the lower control arm is much larger than the `72. So the mounting holes for the U bolts in the `72 cross support for inner lower shaft are too close together. About 1/2" difference. Could modify the mounting points and make it work as far as I can tell.
Sway bar bushings are the same........
PB2 | | | Re: `79 on our `72 Front Suspension | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 | PB, would the complete crossmember swap out? | | | Re: `79 on our `72 Front Suspension | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 member | OP member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 145 | It might, never really looked into doing all that.
PB2
Mark/West Coast Van Club Vista * Keep On Truckin' If You Won't Lead, Let Me By You, If You Can't Follow, Get Out The Way, Your Takin' Up Space. ******************************* | | | Re: `79 on our `72 Front Suspension | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,815 veteran | veteran Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,815 | ya i would say that would be the easiest club just luke and a few | | | Re: `79 on our `72 Front Suspension | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,662 Likes: 2 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,662 Likes: 2 | They did make a couple of minor changes to the cross member though the years.79 being a change over year there might be some differances.......
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