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Subject:Re: Comments on Splittie (brake circuits)
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:30:55 +1200

>Hey Andrew,
>
>It's not exactly a "cinch" to swap over a "bay" front end to a splitty, but
>it is possible.

Is the mounting bolt pattern slightly different, or the mounting
plates different spacings apart? If so, this was utterly unnecessary
on VW's part. Or were the steering box connections or pivot different?

>Most of the guys in my split window bus club (Strictly
>Vintage II's) prefer to swap the single curcuit pre '67 master with the one
>year only '67 dual curcuit. They are sometimes hard to find ($$$), but they
>swap over very easily. The local companies sell front disc conversion kits
>in the neighborhood of $1000, so they are pretty pricey as well.

I'd go for the T2 conversion myself...
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut