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>If you can find the parts locally that would probably be the best >bet, but if you can't, I have a good set of used parts here. > >-- >******************************* >Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org >Madison, Wisconsin, USA >******************************* Thanks for the offer Jim but I'm in New Jersey and I think the shipping would kill me. >Just get a complete 66 or later front beam. You get the stock Type 3 >front disc brakes with it. You also get 4 lug, instead of the wide 5. >I would want to convert to the 4 lug in the rear also. Maybe swap in a >complete 66-68 rear subframe. >Later, >John Jaranson I don't want to go this deep into it, John. My car, albeit a darksider, is all original. No rust, no problems, nothing missing. I know the disc conversion won't be "original" but I'm looking at it from a safety stand point. Iwas never thrilled with the front drums and still have an issue with it to this day. Were all the original disc beams 4 lug? This would mean new rims for me also. I think it's time to start looking in the yards. -- John 65 1500S square (Weezer) 05 Jetta Just cruisin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~