Help on rear end

37 Pontiac

 

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Havent used this app before on my phone I have a 37 Pontiac coupe that I have repowered working front to back. Got to rear end that previous owner put in. Need to get a postive id on it. It has 10 bolts on front smooth on rear I hope pics come out ok. Last owner seem to think it was a 57 chevy, it needs all new shoes spring cylinders maybe drums so I have to pin it down

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Also missing the front piece that clamps the u joint. I'm going to try to find a combination u joint to mate it to a drive shaft out of a 83 mustang

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that could well be a 57 chevy rearend. You can buy the U joint U bolts at a parts store. The flange will come off the Ford driveshaft...it may have the correct size U joint already, both Chevy and Ford used the 1310 series Spicer joint in many cars for decades.

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Yep, 55-57 Chevy rear assembly. In 58 they went to coil springs, but 55-57 had leaf springs.

Don

 

Thanks guys I looked them up in a Spicer catalog and chevy uses a Spicer 1310 but the mustang uses a Neapco 1-5900 found a combination U joint here http://www.drivetrainamerica.com/p-6059-neapco-1-5900-s55-1310-u-joint.aspx and with allot of luck the drive shaft length is going to work

 

looks to me like the driveshaft will be too short. you need it to fit into the transmission end pretty far...

 

Good catch on your part, but rear end has to move forward at least 3 inches to center the wheels in the wheel wells so it will be OK. Got the u bolts for the rear u joint today and ordering the u joint Monday as soon as vendor gets back to me on the Mustang end. I found some conflicting info on the internet. I also got some 3" lowering blocks I need to put on before firming up the axle position. All this because I wanted to mount gas tank but had to deal with axle first.

 

got axle lowered moved forward and mated to mustang driveshaft

 

Progress pictures drive train in ,brakes and wiring. lowered all around. put keyless door locks in today. Having windshield put in after Christmas, then I'll regester it. I put in the rest of the fixed glass. just put on 15" rims on back with bigger tires.

 

That is a beautiful car! I like it a lot, tell more!
Engine,trans, color and plans?

 

Just a small tidbit of info for you is that the rear axle assembly most likely is a 55-56 Chevy rear. 57 rears have a drain plug in them. I think axle bearings are slightly different in 57 from the 55-56 rears. Good knowledge to have when ordering parts.

 

Yes the went to a bigger axle bearing in 57.

 

55/56 bearing 2.835" O.D.
57-64 bearing 3.00" O.D.

 

3.8l ford v6, c5 auto got it registered 3 weeks ago...just finished duel exhaust, working on interior now, finally get to drive it around.....

 

This is what she looks like now...working on interior now and having allot of fun driving it....lots of thumbs up

 

work on it this summer slowed down alittle...driving it allot, quite a few cruise in and 4-5 local shows, fun project

 

Neat car,not one you see every day. interesting engine choice.