fredsv8shop Posted May 19, 2008 Report Posted May 19, 2008 The new rear axle is under the car, it took me a total of 7 hours work and i must admit it was much easier than i thought it would be. It took some time to get all the parts i needed to make the swap, I purchased a custom driveshaft on ebay and used a rear axle from a 1972 sattelite. The rear axle has 2.73 gears, in combination with the 265 Ci flathead it is a real highway cruiser now. it runs 70 Mph on 2500 Rpm and the engine has enough power to handle these gears. And it is a way to beat the gas prices overhere ( 1,60 Euro / Liter ) Fred Quote
greg g Posted May 19, 2008 Report Posted May 19, 2008 Hey Fred good to hear from you! Sounds like a good imrovement. Have a good summer. Quote
Fireball Posted May 20, 2008 Report Posted May 20, 2008 Hey Fred, is the new axle 8 1/4" or 8 3/4"? Was the width how close compared to original? Quote
fredsv8shop Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Posted May 22, 2008 The rear axle is a 8 3/4 and the width is 2 inches less than the original so no problem and the tranny is the original 3 speed. Quote
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