63 notch hacked up

[Bobnotch]

[65wagon]

I’m Looking at going forward with replacing them rear torsion housing,will a 65 k member be ok ? Is year specific or any type 3 be ok pending it being a swing axle it appears that some brackets were welded on mine for transmission and thought that was more typical or needed for an irs tranny mount.

[Bobnotch]

[toddgsanford]

rotors and calipers on rock auto are probably cheaper than having some one cut or rebuild them look at KG years wheel bearings may be different. last time I checked rotors are @ 14.00 each and calipers were like 80 per set for new replace hoses as well Rear brakes do not look like type three Possibly bug also check shoe width rear engine hanger is pretty jankified but it is a notch so its worth fixing. and in Cali you can probabaly find parts kind of local Isp West is the best reliable source for all things type 3

[Boogievan]

[65wagon]

Good stuff all, thanks for the tips, I took the advice and went ahead and replaced the torsion housing as suggested and got it bolted back in. I'm giving some good consideration to going ahead and installing Gerson pans as I review the write ups that have been done on this before, Is there a preference what side gets welded to the tunnel. I've seen some take the lip of the new pan
and have it sit on top of the remaining lip(remaining piece of metal from tunnel from front to back) while another write up shows it welded from the bottom side, therefore the pan is hanging instead of sitting on what could be considered as additional support or is it really a non issue, seems like either way will work. My plan of attack is to unbolt the body and lift it only enough to get the new pan in, skill set, and space are factors =0) , my hopes are that by limiting the body
from pan off I can get the new pans to properly align before going in and welding it back into place. I assume this method will also allow me to get
the pan gasket back in there a well, seems like just buying a new gasket is the way. thx

[Bobnotch]

[65wagon]

Bob


can you tell me what years if at all are compatible for the rear
apron, I circled the area that I'm looking to repair was thinking
about just cutting out this area instead of the entire apron.
Fastback and squareback parts seems readily available?
Picture shown is not my car but a part for sale.

thx

[Bobnotch]

[65wagon]

Much appreciated!

[65wagon]

folks

is this the Bentley manual i should acquire , i have the haynes book
but that just covers some of the things I need.

[Mike Fisher]

Yes, that is the early Bentley that you should have for an early '65 Type 3.
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[Bobnotch]

[65wagon]

thanks gents...guess I know what my next purchase is =0).

[65wagon]

Finally got my master cylinder out, been working on loads
of things so Im bouncing around here a bit, I did get
to the rear torsion housing and put in a refurbished
unit thank you for making the suggestion, wasn't a bad job at all.
What I wanted to ask was being that my current setup was with
disc brakes in the front and drums in the back, I've read
that i should be on the dual circuit not single, thoughts
advice on that please ? I would prefer NOT to have to change
out my existing metal lines that span out from the master
they are good, will replace soft lines and main line
that runs from the front to rear as that is shot.
looking for options my cylinder is stamped with the 19 followed by a 6 and a 2 on the back side.

[Erik G]

get the dual circuit for sure. I didn't change my metal lines on my 65, just used a brass plug on the extra ports. Use the brake light switch closest to your foot if you don't want to wire both up. the closer one turns on sooner than the second. I used as T from the original reservoir, but some have used the dual reservoir with some fabrication.
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[jadney]

[Bobnotch]

[65wagon]

I'm going through the entire braking system, in the
rear I've got drums but not sure about what has been done by previous owners.
I'm trying to identify what I have so I can order new cylinders. Looks
like ATE brand and from what I see, the markings stamped on there show "17"
I can not make out the 3 numbers, 026 maybe or 626- its pitted so hard to read... thoughts on identifying it and what replacements I can use.
the rubber boot is marked with 3.3403-8900.1 H28

thanks all.

[Bobnotch]