68 GT convertible project
The rear end assembly is done. Everything is from Dr Diff. Gears, sure-grip, bearings, axles and disc brake kit. I bought the 741 housing cheap at a swap meet. It had a grenaded cone sure-grip in it and junk gears.
A buddy offered to blast and powder coat the case for me so that's what I did. It was blasted and coated with a clear powder.
The brake lines are from Fine Lines. I bought them years ago when I was planning on using a Wilwood disc brake kit. They are actually too short for the Dr Diff kit so I had to route the brake hoses differently. I drilled and tapped some holes in the axle tubes to attach the stand-off brackets. I used some thread sealer on the screws so I shouldn't have any leaks.
The housing is an old C-body unit that I had cut down. It's a little narrower than stock A-body width. Any shorter and the outer U-bolts would hit the housing ends. The perches were also moved in 1/2" per side for the Dr Diff spring relocation brackets. I stripped the housing, filled the pits and painted it with Eastwood's Extreme Chassis Black satin.
I added a drain plug to the bottom of the housing.
The rear end assembly is done. Everything is from Dr Diff. Gears, sure-grip, bearings, axles and disc brake kit. I bought the 741 housing cheap at a swap meet. It had a grenaded cone sure-grip in it and junk gears.
A buddy offered to blast and powder coat the case for me so that's what I did. It was blasted and coated with a clear powder.
The brake lines are from Fine Lines. I bought them years ago when I was planning on using a Wilwood disc brake kit. They are actually too short for the Dr Diff kit so I had to route the brake hoses differently. I drilled and tapped some holes in the axle tubes to attach the stand-off brackets. I used some thread sealer on the screws so I shouldn't have any leaks.
The housing is an old C-body unit that I had cut down. It's a little narrower than stock A-body width. Any shorter and the outer U-bolts would hit the housing ends. The perches were also moved in 1/2" per side for the Dr Diff spring relocation brackets. I stripped the housing, filled the pits and painted it with Eastwood's Extreme Chassis Black satin.
I added a drain plug to the bottom of the housing.
