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Rear End Upgrade
- Thread starter Rickys61
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That's funny Don... I'm sure I won't be able to keep it cooped up too much, just going to give it a little break on some of the longer trips.....Ricky a little warning buddy!If after all these years that car has roamed free in the streets,you decide to coup it up on a trailer,that car is quite likely to get pissed of at you.Gremlins you never dreamed of will appear.Don't do it!
Jason I will get some full shots of the car in the next couple days...
Me and Ray are going to meet up around 79 and the turnpike if you want to tag along on the way to mason dixon
Will definitely try to hook up with you two Bryan... Might need a head start though.. Not sure if I'll be able to keep up!
Rear End Downgrade:
We took the '61 to Quaker City today for the first UMTR race .... It wasn't good. I'm a little embarrassed to post these, especially after it was suggested that I do some more work, particularly in the bearing cap area.
I guess I just gotta be stupid and figure things out on my own..
So now I've downgraded and put the stock axles back in and a peg leg 3:55 until I figure out my next move..
I'm leaning toward giving the stock rear another chance... Upgrading the spider gears since I need axles again anyway,and of course some sort of girdle on the caps..
All thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated and welcome.. I've got some time to decide since I'm broke right now...
Rick
We took the '61 to Quaker City today for the first UMTR race .... It wasn't good. I'm a little embarrassed to post these, especially after it was suggested that I do some more work, particularly in the bearing cap area.
I guess I just gotta be stupid and figure things out on my own..
So now I've downgraded and put the stock axles back in and a peg leg 3:55 until I figure out my next move..
I'm leaning toward giving the stock rear another chance... Upgrading the spider gears since I need axles again anyway,and of course some sort of girdle on the caps..
All thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated and welcome.. I've got some time to decide since I'm broke right now...
Rick
OUCH, make"s me sick just seeing that , not alone how you must feel.I can relate to that after doing that to my car back in the day ,plus bending the two piece drive shaft.Look"s like a 9"" is in the future.
Sorry to see the carnage,but.......you are having fun and DRIVING it.........Rear End Downgrade:
We took the '61 to Quaker City today for the first UMTR race .... It wasn't good. I'm a little embarrassed to post these, especially after it was suggested that I do some more work, particularly in the bearing cap area.
So now I've downgraded and put the stock axles back in and a peg leg 3:55 until I figure out my next move..
I'm leaning toward giving the stock rear another chance... Upgrading the spider gears since I need axles again anyway,and of course some sort of girdle on the caps..
All thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated and welcome.. I've got some time to decide since I'm broke right now...
Rick
Holy shit! Guess those tires work. A think a set of cap girdles would have saved you but those axles look horrible!
And let's analyze this a little but more...interesting it sheared some teeth off the ring gear. Unless that happened right when the cap broke? Can't say I'm too surprised it shit the cap. Especially with slicks on it. What rpm did you try and launch the car at?
Those are Mosers only been in the car a couple weeks..
Yea Jason.. I'm not impressed.. I'm thinking it twisted when the cap let go?? Could you imagine what a stock axle would look like?? I can't believe my "little motor " would do this..
I think the teeth got sheered when the cap let go.. This actually happened on the 1-2 shift.. Came out of the hole spinning... 2.00 60'... Ran a 27 second pass at 19 miles an hour... Lol
Dr Richard Kimble
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You went drag racing with steep gears , and broke a left bearing cap?
noooooooo , can't be?
noooooooo , can't be?
What rpm did you launch the car at? And still at 30psi or did you air them down?
Yes I deserve this... I'm expecting to get a little ribbing...You went drag racing with steep gears , and broke a left bearing cap?
noooooooo , can't be?
I came out at about 2500 RPM, tires had about 25 psi in em...
Steve, these are the street axles...
I'm not going to rib you at all Ricky because I know how much that's gotta hurt. Besides I was expecting it to hold up okay for awhile at least.
I know some people are able to get the stock rears to live with a lot of upgrades, but I just can't see spending money on one that could go to an upgraded rear that you won't break until you're making stupid power. Just think how much the parts you broke costs and how far that would go on a 9" swap (or olds/Pontiac....or 12 bolt).
I know some people are able to get the stock rears to live with a lot of upgrades, but I just can't see spending money on one that could go to an upgraded rear that you won't break until you're making stupid power. Just think how much the parts you broke costs and how far that would go on a 9" swap (or olds/Pontiac....or 12 bolt).