Ok, like most of you here, I get too many irons in the fire and buy up cars before I get the current project completed. So is the case with my recently aquired 51 Chevy business coupe. My dad and I are planning on making a gasser out of it and it will obviously have a straight axle under it and wear hand lettering all down the sides. My delima is what to run for a rear end. I have my heart set on a Halibrand or Franklin Quick Change, but I am not having the best of luck finding any locally and I don't care to order one just yet. But I have been told that Olds rear ends were used a lot in the 50s and 60s and that they were a lot stronger than Chevy 3rd member-type differentials. I really would like to run something other than a 9 inch Ford.... Any opinions on what would be better to run? I am planning on 4.11 with posi if it makes any difference. thanks in advance.
you must not be looking in the right places with all the circle track racing in mo.if your actually going to race it yes on the olds/ pontiac. but you could probably buy a quick change for what a 411 posi and good axles will cost you. a cheap way to go would be a 57 chevy car rear, will bolt on your leaf springs and 411 for a chev lot easier to find. not as strong as the olds/pont though.
Ist generation big block Camaro 12 bolt is just about perfect I think with the exception you may have to move the perches out a little
I need a wiring diagram for steering wheel column on ford 1956f100. Can anyone help me with this? Thank you, Dan
Will a quickchange handle the shock load of drag racing on pavement? I'd lean more towards the olds-pontiac.
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