Wish I had your energy. Do you ever sleep? 8 3/4 are difficult to find, expensive to buy, and very expensive to rehab. I found one with a gear ratio I liked but purchasing it and rebuilding it would cost more than a new 9" from Speedway so that's the way I'm heading. Nothing wrong with an 8.8.
yeah that was the boat i was in. i was actually looking at piecing together one of those speedway 9" too. prices werent too bad if you dont wanna spend a big chunk o change at once.