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looking for suggestions for a upgrade to front disc brakes on my 62 lancer

thinking of upgrading to front discs on my 62 lancer. just looking for suggestions at this time. oem swap?, or aftermarket kits?

i am under the impression from some previous articles that 63 and later heads will work on the alum. block? the special was put on the head in 61&62, because they were a special head in those years. i have a alum. block 62 lancer, and love it. just planning for the future if a head is needed...

problem solved. the a body, and the b body units from 62 are the same except the reverse light switch location, and park levers. found a replacement assy from a 62 valliant. thanks to valliant patrol.

problem solved!!! thanks to all for the input, and valliant patrol for the 62 valliant unit. i compared the 62 a body, and the 62 b body units, and as vdart said , they are the same base unit. with the exception of the reverse light switch location and the park levers etc. the little spring...

so are you saying that any later head 62 up will be o.k on the aluminum engine?

i got one from a 62 b bodie, but it does carry a different part number accordibg to the book. i don't know when i'll get around to trying it in the car. . will pm you to see what you are asking for the correct one

i would think there should be a few heads out there, as the failures were in the alum. blocks corroding away. apparently they scrapped the entire motor instead of just the blocks.

For sale 1962 dodge lancer gt. With alum. Engine 55k miles I am listing my 62 lancer gt aluminum engine car. This car is a true survivor. Although I live in Wisconsin, I am told that the car came here in approx. 1970 from the west. Was then owned by an elderly man until his death, about 8...

max, yes mine has the "special " on it. what i would like to find out is the production numbers of the car with the aluminum engine. from what i understand, there were around 46,000 alum block engines produced

i didn't know about the freeze plugs either, as i just got this aluminum block car a short time ago. oh yes, aluminum will freeze and crack. maybe chrysler engineers consider the whole block a big freeze plug!!!!

i guess the pic did take

wr, yes, the vermilion is a little orangy, but i am going with that as it is the factory color. as a matter of fact i just stopped on the way home to get it, and they ran out of one of the colors they need, so it won't be done till tomorrow. you are right though, the two tone in the elbow rest...

i am finishing up going through a real nice 62 lancer gt aluminum block i was just wondering if anyone knows the production numbers of the 62 gt. i know it is quite rare, and the aluminum block engine adds to that. i am planning on listing it for sale in a week or so, and am sure i will get...

glad you restarted things. i was just poking around the other day, as i didn't know the name for the color of white that my 62 lancer is. found all the 62 paint options for dodge by searching "62 dodge paint colors"