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Posted: March 14 2008 04:59 PM
 
BigAl Breland (aka BigAlBre) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
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Because the axle tubes are 3 1/4 inches, and the fact that I wanted to use 2 inch lowering blocks, I had to have ubolts made... $52... also Chassis Engineering doesn't make brackets for this rearend so I had to go to the local junkyard and buy all the brackets out of an explorer...$50...story of my life...it's in now and bolted down.... some final checking then tack it in place, take it out again for welding...hopefully it's going to be worth all of this... :) so I've got about $600 bucks in this $300 rearend so far....
 
 
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Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  03/14/2008 05:01 PM
al , next time go to napa for ubolts.
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  03/14/2008 06:34 PM
Ain't streetrodding fun
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Posted by BigAlBre  -  03/14/2008 06:38 PM
Now you tell me Shien
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Posted by blade58  -  03/14/2008 08:54 PM
There is a lot of lowered rides and lifted rides in the Tampa area ,most parts house carry the complete kit if it fits yuor 3 1/4,but ia'm glad to hear you are making progress ,mine is on hold till my wife finds out if she is going to be okay.
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Posted by cr55  -  03/15/2008 10:25 AM
my prayers are with you blade


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Posted by blade58  -  03/15/2008 12:27 PM
Thank you we all could use that!
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Posted by hotrodgene  -  03/15/2008 07:31 PM
Al did you check with Pyramid on 46 ave north.They have don't a lot of this type work for more me.They are a complete machine shop along with being a parts house.Bet they had u-bolts.
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Posted by BigAlBre  -  03/15/2008 10:16 PM
Gene...Pyramid made the Ubolts for me.... Carl welded the pads on today and I got the rearend back in and bolted down tight.... now I gotta start fitting everything to it and hooking up the parking break....I've never been so dirty as I have working on this rearend swap... I think that old gear oil goes bone deep....I'll sure be glad when it's done so I can get back on finishing the interior... I'm thinking Woody style for the headliner and the rear of the car...
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Posted by BigAlBre  -  03/16/2008 06:52 PM
Got the emergency brake installed on one side (took all afternoon).... didn't want to pull the axle's which would have made it simple....
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Posted by blade58  -  03/16/2008 08:29 PM
making good progress i bet after this you will be an expert or give some good advice to other rodders,Experiance is valuable
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