Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
The annual Fremont, Nebraska Fall swap meet was today. I didn't have high hopes of finding anything we needed but ended up buying a 9" Ford pumpkin with a spool and a fresh set of 5.29 gears. My original plan was to scrap the 9" housing that was in the car and build a Dana for it. I would have liked to have stuck with that plan but by the time I would have bought another rear end, had it narrowed and bought a spool & set of gears for it - it would have cost me quite a bit more. I paid $180 for the swap meet find. I still need axles and brakes but I don't think I'll get those soon.
With the center section in place I can see just how little room I will have between the driveshaft and the bottom of the seat. There may be some future tinkering with the rear end's location yet. I know I'll have to modify the driveshaft loop position already.
The annual Fremont, Nebraska Fall swap meet was today. I didn't have high hopes of finding anything we needed but ended up buying a 9" Ford pumpkin with a spool and a fresh set of 5.29 gears. My original plan was to scrap the 9" housing that was in the car and build a Dana for it. I would have liked to have stuck with that plan but by the time I would have bought another rear end, had it narrowed and bought a spool & set of gears for it - it would have cost me quite a bit more. I paid $180 for the swap meet find. I still need axles and brakes but I don't think I'll get those soon.
With the center section in place I can see just how little room I will have between the driveshaft and the bottom of the seat. There may be some future tinkering with the rear end's location yet. I know I'll have to modify the driveshaft loop position already.