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Warhorse - 1979 V8 Drag n Drive / Bracket Car Project
firepinto:
Pulled the Pinto out to bring the snow plow in for repairs. That air dam is sitting low! I eyeball it with the bottom of the floor. Good thing this is a summer car. Lol
Wittsend:
"Good thing this is a summer car. Lol"
Did you mean to say, "Good thing, this is a Fourth of July Car." ;D
firepinto:
I ran into a snag with the axle I bought to swap into the Pinto for V8 power and 5 lug conversion. It will still solve the 5 lug issue but will have 2.47 gears. Apparently it is a Ford WER 8.7 axle that all parts are discontinued on. It was from a V8 car, but will not be a good candidate for racing.
https://odysee.com/@firepinto:4/ford-axle-not-8.8-not-8:1?r=7AfRadTDoboqyWTcQBBHUa7mvkaVyYqe
It will still go in the car for now, while I drive it on 4 cylinder power. On the plus side, it is in very good condition inside. Probably will get awesome gas mileage, which will be a good thing with the current clown show going on in the economy. lol Now to find a cover gasket...
I don't know if I'd be able to find better gears. I think the lowest I've seen for these WER axles is 3.25. I will probably start gathering parts to do the Explorer 8.8 axle modification. One side gets cut down to use another short axle, making it a centered differential.
firepinto:
Well I found the gasket, pretty cheap even! Summit also has it for $8 and verifies that it is for a 8.5 or 8.7. But Amazon is slashing prices on it.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fel-rds55003
https://www.amazon.com/FEL-PRO-RDS-55003-Cover-Diff/dp/B000C2AMAY
firepinto:
Doing some searching, and found someone may have put 8.8 lockers in an 8.5/8.7?
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/ford-8-5-rear-axle.270912/
Maybe I could put an 8.8 mini spool in it?
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