8 1/4 Refurbish

[pacuda59]

I picked up an 8 1/4 from a 73 Duster in a junk yard. I thought I'd wait until winter to attack it but I'm thinking of taking advantage of the warm weather.

I'm going to have it blasted, primed and painted. What should be removed, what should stay in place to be blasted. I've removed the brake shoes etc, leaving on the backer plate. I plan to drain it and I'm thinking the access plate should be removed and a new gasket put on.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Oklacarcollecto]

Have you identified the ratio? I always tear mine down and check to make sure the guts are in good shape before I get too far.

 

[pacuda59]

Um...no.
I have no idea how to go about that.

 

[pacuda59]

I should add that this came out of a Duster with a /6.

 

[pacuda59]

When I picked up the rear end I also liberated the fender tag. After soaking it in Evapo-Rust for a few days I could decode a few essentials. It seems it's a 74 built on Jan 24. I was told it was a 225 but the tag reveals a 318 with a Torque-flite. Based on that , any ideas of the gear ratio of the 8 1/4?

 

[68coupe]

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