I've just joined this forum in the hope that someone out there can help, having tried everything and everywhere else, including suppliers in Italy.
I have a 1971 Giardi which has a bent front offside backplate, so bent that the wheel bolts clunk against the wheel cylinder. I've straightened it as best I can, but I still need to use short bolts (from a Beetle) to get the wheel to go round. The brakes aren't very good as a result of this distortion.
So buy a new backplate, I hear you cry. Problem, they aren't made for a Giardi. They're bigger than on the saloon, same size as the late 126, but the bolt pattern differs, and the Giardi drums have the bolt holes in the drums, whereas the 126 uses hubs at the front.
So, I really need a new (or at least unbent) offside front backplate for my Giardi .... anyone got one?
I also have 1972 saloon.
I have a 1971 Giardi which has a bent front offside backplate, so bent that the wheel bolts clunk against the wheel cylinder. I've straightened it as best I can, but I still need to use short bolts (from a Beetle) to get the wheel to go round. The brakes aren't very good as a result of this distortion.
So buy a new backplate, I hear you cry. Problem, they aren't made for a Giardi. They're bigger than on the saloon, same size as the late 126, but the bolt pattern differs, and the Giardi drums have the bolt holes in the drums, whereas the 126 uses hubs at the front.
So, I really need a new (or at least unbent) offside front backplate for my Giardi .... anyone got one?
I also have 1972 saloon.