Dirty D - 73 Duster Street/Strip Build
Decided to go with an explorer 8.8 due to cost, however in the end I'm not sure I saved any money. These things aren't inexpensive anymore and there were non locally up for grabs. The recycler I went to had to ship one in from out of state. For a few more dollars, probably could have gone with a barebones ford 9" or S60. Oh well.
New axles, new brakes, and a fancy diff cover.
As received, rustier than hell:
All cleaned up, perches removed, and shortening the drivers side:
Axle tube sectioned and end tacked in to place:
All done. Probably should have run a hotter weld, but didn't want to warp the tube:
Nice and purty:
Decided to go with an explorer 8.8 due to cost, however in the end I'm not sure I saved any money. These things aren't inexpensive anymore and there were non locally up for grabs. The recycler I went to had to ship one in from out of state. For a few more dollars, probably could have gone with a barebones ford 9" or S60. Oh well.
New axles, new brakes, and a fancy diff cover.
As received, rustier than hell:
All cleaned up, perches removed, and shortening the drivers side:
Axle tube sectioned and end tacked in to place:
All done. Probably should have run a hotter weld, but didn't want to warp the tube:
Nice and purty: