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I'm interested in the fenderwell chrome. Contact me off line at Mcknight77@... Jim McKnight ... __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Get...
Hello all- I looked over all the suggestions on the '76 sedan rear end posts that y'all put up (by the way thank you everyone. VERY helpfull) But anyway, I...
My condolcences, I thought "I" had issues......... Fred ROBERT BANNISTER <pintobobster@...> wrote: Thankx Tony, BUT! If you knew me you would not have...
Hey Kit- I put a Detroit Locker into my Mustang II 8-inch... Its actually pretty driver-friendly, you hardly know its there until you "need" it... then it ...
How tall a tire are you going to run? Shane 306 N2O Pinto ... __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun...
One reason he wants to run something lower than a 3.00 ratio is that he's also using a T5 tranny with the overdrive fifth gear. I suggested to Kit that with an...
Hello Group, I need a little schooling on this Rear-End Ratio thing. I was always told that the Transmission was what had alot to do with the RPMS to SPEED...
a 3.00 gear will require the driveshaft to turn 3.00 times to turn the wheels once. Say you have a 3.00 Transmission gear, the engine will have to turn the...
In a message dated 6/1/05 5:47:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mart4@... writes: Kit's car with the 2.3 turbo motor is going to have much more low end...
I have spring perches and all attaching sway bar hardware on a 6.75" rear end. Is there a difference between the 2 rears that I don't know about? I don't...
I'll vouch for Richmond gears. Got 8inch 4.11's in my 72 Sedan W/5spd, 15X7 50 series tires. 13 years, no problems. I'm plannin' on a Currie "Torque sensing" ...
Hey Kit, Mart and James have it right here. Rear axle ratio and rear tire diameter must be addressed as a unit for best results. Changing an 8" differential...
I am going to kansas city in my 76 sedan on saturday morning. The steering wheel has a little play in it, and a bad rubber steering joint. I was going to...
Hello James, You have to take the steering shaft off. It is connected to the steering wheel shaft. Un-bolt what you did before and un-bolt the shaft from the...
Somone emailed me about this and mentioned i also needed to adjust something....im afraid if i take it apart, i may not get it back together right. lol. I may...
Hello all- Things are going well with my 8" rear project. I now have it in my possesion and I'm thinking about a detroit locker. Looking at the price of...
In a message dated 6/3/2005 2:14:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, kitmburau@... writes: Kit, 23 inch tire with a 4:11 rear gear is about what you would want...
It's sounds like your making pretty good progress gathering up parts and figuring out what you want and need. Do you have any more info on this 'E-Z Locker'...
In a message dated 6/3/05 2:46:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Diamond_Rio@... writes: Somone emailed me about this and mentioned i also needed to adjust...
Hemmings Motor News is not just classified ads of old cars and parts for sale. I haven't seen the issue so I don't know in what context Bob got a picture of...
I'm an editor at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass., and I'd like to hear from a club member from our circulation area. (If you live there, you know what it...
In a message dated 6/2/05 6:03:11 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Diamond_Rio@... writes: Does the whole rack have to come off to replace that joint? Yes....
First a 4.11 gearset is hardly something "for 1/8 mile racing". Any serious 1/8 mile car usually uses something down around 5.57 or lower. Quarter mile cars...
I went to the mall last night, they still had Junes issue of Hemmings. Maybe when I go next week I can check it out. Always great to see a Pinto in a Nat'l ...