: I will soon be the proud new owner of a 61
: lancer! It originally is equipped with power
: steering, but the gear box is mounted to the
: frame. I already have a rebuilt manual gear
: box for an A-body. So, my questions are...
: #1 Can a Lancer k-member be swapped with an
: A-body k-member? If so, how much trouble
: will I be getting myself when I try it?
: THANKS! Darrin

: I will soon be the proud new owner of a 61
: lancer! It originally is equipped with power
: steering, but the gear box is mounted to the
: frame. I already have a rebuilt manual gear
: box for an A-body. So, my questions are...
: #1 Can a Lancer k-member be swapped with an
: A-body k-member? If so, how much trouble
: will I be getting myself when I try it?
: THANKS! Darrin

: i believe it will work....i know of a 61or62
: with a newer K and the disc brake swap..all
: with no mods....was a s/b car...now has a
: 426 max wedge !
:
: just to be <A HREF="mailto:sure....email..bananas@dp.net">sure....email..bananas@dp.net</A> for
: info on this K swap

: Darrin, I'm not sure, but I believe that
: Seymour told me that the pre-'64 K-frame is
: completely different than any other K-frame.
: (The discussion took place after he bent the
: one in his '62 down at Bristol a couple
: years ago)

: I will soon be the proud new owner of a 61
: lancer! It originally is equipped with power
: steering, but the gear box is mounted to the
: frame. I already have a rebuilt manual gear
: box for an A-body. So, my questions are...
: #1 Can a Lancer k-member be swapped with an
: A-body k-member? If so, how much trouble
: will I be getting myself when I try it?
: THANKS! Darrin

: This is a "do-able" swap that is well
: worth the effort. As you already know, the
: 60 -61 Valiant / Lancer front suspension is
: completly different from the 62 - 66 A-Body
: set-up.
:
: Here's the good news, mounting positions are
: the same for all A-Body cars, 60 - 66 so if
: you get *all* the 62-66 front-end stuff, it
: can be swapped-in.
:
: I have seen this conversion done before with
: the only real "tricky" custom
: modification being the creation of a
: clearance "dimple" on the edge of
: each frame rail. This "dent" is
: needed to provide clearance for the torsion
: bar adjustment lever's tip, which is
: "sandwitched" inside the lower
: control arm on the 62 on up applications.
: (the 60 & 61 had the t.bar adjuster at
: the rear of the bar, in the tranny
: crossmember structure) If you have a torch,
: the dent is "fast work", just heat
: the proper location and hammer as needed.
: "Mock-up the parts or use a 62-66 car
: as a location guide.
:
: If you need all the parts for this swap, let me
: know and I can set-you-up. This is a big
: job, basically a complete front-end rebuild
: job so plan accordingly. Now is the time for
: new bushings, ball joints, sway bar, disc
: brakes, etc.
:
: Going to the 62 on up system will make it easy
: to get everything you need for the front
: suspension. Finding parts to rebuild the 60
: / 61 set-up is difficult and expensive these
: days. (offered for two years, A-body only)
: DD