our fabricator is ready to start making tubs for the pro-street cars. ted
Jack Emery wrote:
> I agree with Jim, stroking a 215 is very expensive. Start with a 3.9 and
> save $800 worth of sleeving. Used 3.9s are 2-400$ and you can sell the crank.
>
> Building a $8,000 aluminum 302 Ford would come out about the same $per hp
> as a 215 stroker. But when it's bragging time the stroker gets automatic
> "kool" points. Not as many as an aluminum big block though......
>
> We have done 6 Jeep rears....ain't a bit cheaper than a Ford. Every seal
> and bearing in it is double or triple Ford costs. The rear brakes are
> expensive and require enough machine work to cost more than splining axles.
> The posi units are strong but after 200k miles of a Govt. employee taking
> out his angst.......check them closely. The axles are big and beefy, your
> 5.0 will not break them. Just be sure to pull the axles before any cutting
> or welding is done on the housing.
>
> Now....Jeeps use 3 different rears and 2 suck. Only the flange axle 44 is
> usable. Ratios are 3.08, 3.54, and 3.73. 3.54s are rare unless you use a
> Dodge gearset. CJ5 axles are long and short. Djs are equal length.
>
> All said and done, if you do not own a machine shop the costs come out
> about the same. But the killer for me is that the Dana weighs 38 pounds
> more than the 8 inch Ford. Weight removed is free horsepower.
>
> Going to miss the V-8 convention in Sept. Hoping to do the Florida one in
> the Spring.
>
> MGs with posi rears drive just fine. A 195 tire will only transfer about
> 150hp. After that they act as a safety device to prevent driveline
> breakage. Easier changing tires than clutches. So how are you guys with
> the big honkin' Fords goin' to launch those suckers? I sense a trend
> toward pro-street MGBs.
> Jack Emery
> Glenburn Maine
> 207-884-8523
> '67 MGB V-8
> '77 MGB v-8 under const.
> '80 TR7 v-6
> '66 BSA Lightning
> various other hot rods
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