1968

[jonny..2008]

Originally Posted by gdavis

the ball joints are not the only issue. They are longer that the drum brakes.

IF I understand and have not confused myself about the situation:

you shouldnt nee to pull the motor or change the cross member.
change the ball joints to match your spindles, get the 72 flex brake lines/ m/c /disc drum prop valve and be back on track.
why would the cross member have to swap?
like i said i may be confusing all my info from the last few weeks with yours, but check before you back up. it might save you a day.
good luck in either case and nice work on the sheet metal so far.

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by jonny..2008

IF I understand and have not confused myself about the situation:

you shouldnt nee to pull the motor or change the cross member.
change the ball joints to match your spindles, get the 72 flex brake lines/ m/c /disc drum prop valve and be back on track.
why would the cross member have to swap?
like i said i may be confusing all my info from the last few weeks with yours, but check before you back up. it might save you a day.
good luck in either case and nice work on the sheet metal so far.

The reason I am advising him to change the crossmember is because the 1972 brake lines are routed completely different then all other years and the brake lines route up over the top of the crossmember under the motor mounts to the front of the cross member and the hard point to mount the flexible rubber brake hose is on the front of the crossmember.
While it is true you could just relocate the brake hose brackets from the back of the 1967-71 crossmember to the front you might as well change out the whole crossmember to the 1972 version since he has one handy, also the 1971 brake line kits are on backorder untill the end of time and the 1972 brake line kits are in stock and ready to go, however its six of one half dozen of another, both ways will work just fine. In my opinion the 1972 brake line routing is superior to all other years, there is a reason why they changed the routing for the 1972 model year, if you study the design you will figure out why.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by jonny..2008

IF I understand and have not confused myself about the situation:

you shouldnt nee to pull the motor or change the cross member.
change the ball joints to match your spindles, get the 72 flex brake lines/ m/c /disc drum prop valve and be back on track.
why would the cross member have to swap?
like i said i may be confusing all my info from the last few weeks with yours, but check before you back up. it might save you a day.
good luck in either case and nice work on the sheet metal so far.

the bracket for the brake line is on the wrong side. And if that is different what else is different. I have the whole unit I might as well change it. I am not sure if the angle on the cross member is different. as far as the spindle.?????????

[Xeen]

Originally Posted by gdavis

the bracket for the brake line is on the wrong side. And if that is different what else is different. I have the whole unit I might as well change it. I am not sure if the angle on the cross member is different. as far as the spindle.?????????

If there are other differences they are minor and wont cause any problems.