Rear End

lemondana said

My 71 Polara in my avatar had been sitting in a junkyard for close to 30 years. When I was working on it to get it back on the road, I pulled the pumpkin out expecting to find at least flash rust on the gears that weren't in the oil. It was perfect. No rust, clean oil, the axle seals were nice and pliable. Since I had it out, I decided the put one of my 2.76 SureGrips in to replace the 3.23's, I do quite a bit of Interstate driving.

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My '62 had been sitting since 1978 in a garage and the rear end was still like new with no rust inside.. got real lucky, i am praying the transmission is as good.. My entire build is around saving the pushbutton setup.. if i end up with a floor shifter i will be pissed as i could have just gone with a 440/newer trans and made life a lot easier :)

P.S. hoping to find a 3.55 or 3.91 sure grip before next spring that isn't insanely priced.. still shocked at ho much it has all gone up.