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Kage87Z

Well, I'm looking at getting the 87z to PIR, but I know I'd blow the 2.73 to pieces with slicks.

So... since the 69 is retired from racing, I'm thinking, if it's possible, about swapping the 69 rear end into the 87z.

I understand the difference between the leaf spring set up on the 69 and the system on the 87. What I don't know is if there's brackets or something that could be welded onto the 12 bolt housing on my 69 that would get it to bolt into the 87.

Any ideas? Thanks!

izcain · Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject:

Gonna need to fabricate a torque arm mount but it shouldn't be to hard. The width is where it might get ya and I am not sure the difference there.

Why the retirement for the 69?

Kage87Z · Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 6:59 pm Post subject:

Well... I want to go quite a bit faster... I'm looking at some point to get to 150 or so.

The faster you go, the more "stuff" you have to do to the car... roll cage, back half (which pretty much takes out the back seat) and so forth. W/2 kids, I need the back seat.

We've put a lot of money into this car, and my wife is concerned about "butchering" it and/or "bending" it (I "bent" it once before: it was a $12,000 dent.)

If I "bend" the 87, I can go out and get another one for not a lot of money and be back up and running in no time.

If I "bend" the 69, I'll never hear the end of it... and it would cost major cash to fix.

Also, I'm interested in making the 69 more streetable and into more of a cruiser.... a lower geared rear end and a drive train swap from the 87 to the 69 and back looks promising in that regard. This 5 mile a gallon thing just sucks.

If I can figure out a realistic way to use the 12 bolt in the 69 instead of going out of pocket for one that will bolt into the 87, then that seems to be a good way to go. I've got a low=geared 10 bolt already, though I understand I'll need to go to the single leaf spring set up instead of the 4 or 5 leaf its got now because of the perches.

But I figure replacing the 454 with a 383 and the 700R4 with the 2.73's or whatever in the 10 bolt will make it a much more "cruisable" car that will get driven a lot more.

Always open to suggestions, tho.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 5:54 am Post subject:

Leave the '69 In tact.

This is starting to sound kinda back yardish for what I've seen you put into your cars.

There's a good chance the widths wont be right either.

Moser/Currie etc make complete rear's for our cars.

I built my own 9" for mine. ALOT of work and it came close to what buying one would have cost.

Can't seem to find my post on the rear but here is the Torque Arm Post.
http://www.cascadecrew.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5264&highlight=torque+arm

izcain · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject:

Kage87Z · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:36 pm Post subject:

izcain · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject:

I put a moser 9 under my car and never looked back haha (except for twisting the splines on the nice moser axles)

What heads are on the 383?

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 5:44 am Post subject:

I twisted the splines on my Moser axles also. They told me to run it....

Kage87Z · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 6:55 am Post subject:

izcain · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 7:15 am Post subject:

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:53 am Post subject:

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 11:54 am Post subject: