While I'm listing things I will be looking for at the May meet, there's some things, actually a whole lotta things, that I'll need for the '63 Daytona. One of them is front fenders and crossmember. Looking through my Chassis manual, I have a couple of questions for the Lark guys on these cars. I'm not up on earlier Larks as I am with the Lark types, so I need some questions answered:
Are the 61-63 Lark front fenders all the same? Say, if I get some 61-62 fenders, will I be able to bolt up the '63 front fascia and hood, without the fascia or fenders looking out of place with each other?
Do all of the models (Hardtop, 2dr and 4dr Sedans, Station Wagons, Convertibles, etc) have the same front fenders, hood, and fascia? I.E., can I use fenders that came off of a 2 dr Sedan to put onto a Hardtop, and everything else on the Hardtop will bolt up in front?
The crossmember......I will also need a new rear transmission mount crossmember(or that one piece batwing/transmission mount), as there's some considerable rust in mine. This is the crossmember that goes from front door post to front door post, and bolts beneath the frame rails. Originally, the one on the Daytona was made for a Flightomatic w/column shift. I need one for a Powershift w/floor shift, which I know is a heavy duty Flightomatic with a reversed valve body. I looked in the Chassis manual and my eyes about glazed over at the listing of crossmembers for the sixes, but it seems there's only one for the LHC V8, for all models, and all years.
To install a Powershift, aside from pulling the one from my '64 Commander, or salvaging the one from the Daytona, what Lark crossmember would I be looking for to install a Powershift transmission in a '63 Daytona?
Are the 61-63 Lark front fenders all the same? Say, if I get some 61-62 fenders, will I be able to bolt up the '63 front fascia and hood, without the fascia or fenders looking out of place with each other?
Do all of the models (Hardtop, 2dr and 4dr Sedans, Station Wagons, Convertibles, etc) have the same front fenders, hood, and fascia? I.E., can I use fenders that came off of a 2 dr Sedan to put onto a Hardtop, and everything else on the Hardtop will bolt up in front?
The crossmember......I will also need a new rear transmission mount crossmember(or that one piece batwing/transmission mount), as there's some considerable rust in mine. This is the crossmember that goes from front door post to front door post, and bolts beneath the frame rails. Originally, the one on the Daytona was made for a Flightomatic w/column shift. I need one for a Powershift w/floor shift, which I know is a heavy duty Flightomatic with a reversed valve body. I looked in the Chassis manual and my eyes about glazed over at the listing of crossmembers for the sixes, but it seems there's only one for the LHC V8, for all models, and all years.
To install a Powershift, aside from pulling the one from my '64 Commander, or salvaging the one from the Daytona, what Lark crossmember would I be looking for to install a Powershift transmission in a '63 Daytona?
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