WoodenNickle
Just Damn.....
I have a 72 Swinger HT with a /6, 904, and 7.25 rear-end. My son has an 84 D150 Prospector with a 318, 727, and a 8.25 rear-end. He moved out and left the truck with me. It got me to thinking about cannibalization. I got to thinking about taking my drive-train out and putting his in the Swinger. But I'm not really all that likely too since both run good. (My drive-train is coming out anyway so I can slap the body on a rotisserie for work/paint.) Besides my moral dilemma of cannibalizing a perfectly good contraption, I started to wonder about all the retrofitting involved. I'm pretty sure I won't, but what would I be looking at if I did?
Would his 8.25 even fit in the Swinger? Is there any 8.25 that would bolt in, in place of the 7.25? What Make/ Model would I need to find as a donor? If there's not a direct bolt in, what would be the best suited 8.25 with minimal mods?
Would an 8.25 improve ANYTHING behind a /6? Or would I be wasting my time without putting in a 318? I'm no race-car driver, so I'm not hoping to blow anybody's doors off, but I'd like to be able to get up to a highway speed in the Swinger without people blowing MY doors off.
Thoughts? Suggestions? I have access to some decent pull-a-part yards and I'm not pressed for time.
Would his 8.25 even fit in the Swinger? Is there any 8.25 that would bolt in, in place of the 7.25? What Make/ Model would I need to find as a donor? If there's not a direct bolt in, what would be the best suited 8.25 with minimal mods?
Would an 8.25 improve ANYTHING behind a /6? Or would I be wasting my time without putting in a 318? I'm no race-car driver, so I'm not hoping to blow anybody's doors off, but I'd like to be able to get up to a highway speed in the Swinger without people blowing MY doors off.
Thoughts? Suggestions? I have access to some decent pull-a-part yards and I'm not pressed for time.