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I think it's rather brave of him pj....
treflip it is said you can convert anything - if pj says this kind of thing I'd be inclined to take it on board as he is knowledgable about such matters. It might avoid Dad's Galaxy lying in pieces for ten years..
if it's vertical dropouts it won't be from a particularly good era of the Dawes saga either unfortunately (in general, not Galaxy and Supergalaxy as these are kind of the pride of Dawes)- if you're a steadfast Dawes apologist like myself then have a look round on ebay, there are some lovely bikes up to about 1985.. I bought my Renown for £67 in March. Reynolds 531, paintwork astonishingly good for age. It's my current roll and yes the decals, for the moment, are staying on as I am proud of my Brummie heritage and don't care about ignorami who might look at my Dawes and see anything of the Dawes of today in it.