by AzDon Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:24 am
There have been build blogs in the past, but they may have been lost because I can't find any of them....
Converting an early van to have independent front suspension is a way radical remodel that will require cutting away what currently exists and welding in, with exact precision, complex assemblies....
Once you start down this rabbit hole, there will be no turning back!
At minimum, you will be cutting out the back of the front wheel wells and heavy modification to the frame where the steering gearbox now resides because you will need to install a 90 degree gearbox there to operate a front-steer rack and pinion.....
All this reconfiguring will most likely affect the placement of your radiator and engine....
Each Item that is reconfigured will affect the configuration and placement of at least five other items whose changes will affect still other items.....
I did what seemed like a simple axle flip and learned that it probably wouldn't have worked out if I hadn't already set the engine rearward 18 inches....
You had better be willing to change everything else to accommodate your new suspension and steering....
And when it's all done, pray that all the math was right and it will operate like you hoped....
