Cascade Crew

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject: Chevelle

i bought a 68 chevelle, it's just the shell
i have a 350 motor that's out of a 76 sierra i'm going to put in as a temp so i can drive it around, but idk what to put in transmission wise, and it has a 10 bolt rear end, but no gears..
you guy's being the pros you are i seek knowledge on what to put in
can you help

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:44 pm Post subject:

Alright..no help?
a buddy say's he'll sell me a turbo 400 trans, but i know nothing about rear axle gears..

if anyone's mad about previous posts my bad..just stated my oppinion.

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject:

Well since I don't remember your last post, or if I was supposed to be mad at you, I'll throw my two cents in. Laughing

Is it a drag project? Cruiser? More info on usage would help.

If the 400 is a working 2wd tranny, I would go with that.

Gears are 100% personal choice, but remember that compromise sucks. I run 3.50's behind my C6 with (IIRC) 29" tires, and it's a touch high off the line, and way too low on the freeway.

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:30 am Post subject:

just want a cruiser mostly..later down the road i'm going to either rebuild, or buy a new motor with a little more get up and go.

Al Hasse · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:35 am Post subject:

That might be a 10 bolt rear end, but it's larger than the ones in our F-bodies. We have a 7.5/7.625 inch rear, and doing some research, that era Chevelle has an 8.2 inch rear. You should be able to find some nice gears for it. I have a set of 3.73 gears almost ready to install into my 89 and maybe wake it up a bit Cool

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:39 am Post subject:

If you're going cheap, just throw the 400 in, find a complete 10-bolt on CL, and drive it.

fiveoformula · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject:

Get whatever you can get ahold of to make it drivable, it might be less work if you find a whole complete rearend thats ready to go in, just something to think about..
But just get it to run and drive then eventually you'll want some more power. Very Happy