On 3/16/10, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
...

>
> the newer type brakes start in 86 models.
> there are 'two kinds' of 85's...
> early ones and later ones.
> the early ones have some 84 parts on them...
> namely metal coolant pipes, the older style weak parking brake handle,
> and the stamped lower control arms with associaed parts in the fronts
> suspension.
>
> at some point in 85 production they change that to plastic coolant pipes,
> the better parking brake handle...
> and the cast lower front control amrs, with assoicated parts.
>
> I have seen a bit of mixing too.....some later ones have one or two of those
> changes, but not all three.

> I have never seen the newer brakes on any 85,  only  86 and up.

Thanks Scott!

Neil.

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