Look what I traded an old ironhead basket for

I had a 72 xlch kick only partial basket case sportster that a guy liked and was willing to trade this 59 Sc for.I'm stoked! Although it distracts me from Speedy right now. I have a spare 1600 dp for it until I build a 2 litre to make it go, it came with a large nut trans and a 71 disc brake front end. It came with all the parts except engine and rear bumper.

Either those pictures were taken on different days, with the Ghia being moved over from one side to the other and after the one piece of windshield glass got flopped to the opposite side, or you've got a flipped image there, Speedy.

Either way, my heart just jumped into my throat. You got that thing in TRADE for a motorcycle? DUDE!

That thing's fantastic!

Yeah the photo got flipped,I'm left handed and take photos upside down with my Iphone so I have to rotate them and one got flipped by mistake.
I stole the Ghia last year and my youngest son and I are bringing it back to life, I also super stole a 1970 bus that the same son took over as his new surfwagen! Stinkin kids!

AWESOME score, Greg! Right place, right time!

Yes , very fortunate , the guy I traded with is uberkewl and has tons of splits both bugs and early buses. Good guy to know. I'm excited to get this old warrior back on the road. I don't know if I will bring it back to a full restore or just drive it like it is for a while.

L was thinking of putting a type 3 swingaxle in the single cab to replace the reduction gear boxes and then thought it would be a good trans for Speedy too, can I just change the axles on the transaxle or do you need to install the whole unit in one piece? I tried to find info on the forum but couldnt find that particular answer, I'm sure its there, I probably didnt search correctly.

Keep in mind that the single cab has gear reduction boxes at the outer ends of the axles. If you go with a different setup you'll lower the rear of it by about 8". Also the ring gear is flipped to the other side of the pinon in the trans to account for the rotation change caused by the reduction box gears.

Thanks Doug, actually I was thinking more of the 1968 bug swing axle in the Speedster. I think I will change out the single cab trans to a bug swingaxle too or if I can a type 3 transaxle, I might have to switch out the whole swingaxle in the Speedster too, unless I can just change the axles. I have a CMC flared body so I'm not worried abouth the axle length particularly.

The main reason for type 3 swingaxles in both vehicles is higher gear ratios(4.125 : 1) for higher freeway speeds and the larger brakes.

Please excuse Major Brain Fart! I'm multi-tasking too many things at work and forgot the 1968 swingaxle bug trans has the wider drums and the 4.125 ratio already! Although P.O. must have rebuilt it to a 4.37 in which case I think for a 1600dp the 4.125 will be better than the freeway flyer 3.88.
The single cab will get the same 1968 bug trans I think until 2 litre goes in.

I'm glad you resolved that one for yourself, man. That was a whole lot of numbers there, and I was getting confused! ;)

ADHD or ADD or Alzhiemers I must have them all! I usually some how get in my own way, so when I have a moment of clarity I have to say
"One day (thing) at a time"