John;
I think you said the magic words "Bonneville salt flats"-- what a deal!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dick J
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:56 PM
To: John Beckett; lsr list autox
Subject: Ford Axle Housings
Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks. After screwing around with
GM rear ends for the last five years, I got frustrated this morning, decided
to take EVERYBODY's advice, and switch over to a 9" Ford. I went to my
favorite U-pull-it junk yard and asked for a 9" Ford. "For what?" he
asked. Well, needless to say, I hadda do a lot of explaining. The old guy
smiled, walked me out to the shed, and showed me a nice Lincoln Versailles
unit complete with 2.47 gears and disc brakes. I shuddered at what the price
was going to be. This thing was so low mileage that it didn't even have dirt
on it, much less rust. It still had paper tags on it! He smiled and asked
if it was really going into a Studebaker, to which I answered yes. "And
it's really gonna be a race car?, again I answered yes. "And you sure 'nuff
race on them Bonneville salt flats? again I answered yes. "Gimme a hunnert
bucks!" he said, and I about dropped on the floor. He smiled and I heard
him mumble so!
mething
about he had a '53 Stude back whe, and they are really cool cars. That's
cheaper than the parts that I needed to set up the GM, AND - it's three
inches narrower - - - -hello, my wheels will now fit INSIDE the fenders
without resorting to black magic and voodoo. Yahooo, I'm back to work on
the Studie now!
Dick J in East Texas
ps: I'm hoping I have the torque to pull 2.43s. But then, blown hemis on
fuel have a pretty good reputation in the torque department.
John Beckett <saltracer@servusa.com> wrote:
2.47 is the best your gonna get (big T-birds and Lincolns etc.) if you got
the torque to pull that kind a gear. So your gonna have to spend some more
time digging in the bone yard. If 6000 RPM is all you got then a 3.0 gear is
only 166 MPH. If your looking to avoid narrowing the housing look for a 67
to 70 Mustang with a big V-8. All the others had 8"ers. Oh yeah try a
Lincoln Versailles too.
JB
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