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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What does this look like to you? |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:55 pm ] |
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Differential gasket or a center gasket on a manual transmission. How thick? Paper thin is probably for a tranny. |
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| Author: | DusterIdiot [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rear Axle |
This is like a Rorscharch test for enthusiasts... Looks like a gasket for a 9 bolt 7 1/4" rear end I think...of course I just took a 7 1/4" out of the BV so I might be just hallucinating... -D.Idiot |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:40 pm ] |
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It's about .188" thick. I made it this evening. |
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| Author: | DusterIdiot [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lol.. |
That was next...it looks a lot better than the paper thin Felpro gasket... Actually it looks really good, what did you use? -D.Idiot |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:28 pm ] |
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It's aluminum. It's not a gasket. It is for a 7 1/4. There will be more later. |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:49 am ] |
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No more guesses? |
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| Author: | stonethk [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:01 am ] |
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Is it a ring that secures a translucent rear end cover? |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:04 am ] |
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No, it's just the flange for a fabricated aluminum rear cover. I want a little extra fluid capacity and cooling. Might even have fins like a cast AL valve cover. I've seen factory finned diff covers on later model Ford and Nissan pickups. |
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| Author: | Shaker223 [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:31 am ] |
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Why bother with the 7.25? Seems like a bandaid for something that will break anyway. Why not put an 8.25/75 in it and forget about it? |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:36 pm ] |
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Shaker, just send the extra $400 I need and I'll be happy to have my C-body 8 3/4 housing narrowed, my D100 axles shortened and my drive shaft shortened. The rear end will not be shock loaded like a drag or even a street car. It only has to put about 250 hp or so to the salt for a few minutes. |
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| Author: | Shaker223 [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:19 pm ] |
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If you look, I know you could find a 8.25 for cheap and focus your efforts elsewhere. BTW, my 8.75 w/o center section was less than $400 with axles and brakes. I'd hate to have it break under load at 100+mph. Just saying is all. |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:32 pm ] |
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C-clip axles are not allowed at Bonneville so the 8 1/4 is out. Even if I had an A-body housing I'd still need to have my D100 axle shafts shortened as I will not be running small bolt pattern wheels. I can throw money at the axles or the wheels. Since I already own wheels I can use it's just as cheap to go big bolt pattern. Also big bolt pattern factory axles make an A-body 8 3/4 about 3/4" wider than stock. If I can get the 3.55 gears out of a Dakota and swap them into the free big bolt pattern 7 1/4 I've been offered I'll save myself about $600-700 over building an 8 3/4. The $400 difference I mentioned earlier assumed buying new gears and bearings for the 7 1/4. This rear end cover will cost me very little as I had the aluminum plate sitting on the shelf. My welder friend probably won't even charge me more than lunch to weld it up if I fit it all together nicely. |
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| Author: | Kidd [ Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:23 am ] |
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Thats cool Josh......I will try for a fabricated valve cover before long....trying to get projects out of the way first.LOL Andrew |
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