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Beer mods can be pretty cool if you're dealing with serious gearheads. They dig stuff like this and a steady flow of beer keeps everyone happy.
The last thing anyone needs is a drunk hack screwing things up.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

i got a 9" ford full floater posi. 350 gears ( wanna go 300 gears) with disc. and never narrowed it, put it under stock length

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http://bonsaint.com/luvalbum2/index.htm

more pics of my 76 406ci 4 spd posi.

Going to 9inch,2.8 gear complete 1200. The s10 with c-clp elemanaters new brakes,hardware,etc 400. If something brakes it could cost 10,000 and my ass.

Oh no Not Your Ass!...lol..Yeah Breaks Can Be Pretty Spendy.

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if you are not going to tub it find a 55-57 ford fairlane or galaxie and grab the 9" from under it it will go right in the luv and is only 3/4 inch wider, i run a 15x8 weld wheel from under a 68-74 nova with 26x8.5 slick. most of these rears also had a double rib carrier to which is a little stronger thank a single rib. but you have to put down some good power to bust one of these. these rears are hard to find but are worth it.

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74 LUV 355 Bracket Car

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE 68-74 NOVAS

TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try finding a 8.8 out of a late explorer allot even had posi. rears and the width would be close for fit.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

what did everyone do on the rear driveshaft yoke when goin to a 9 inch? did ya get a complete shaft made or weld a rear piece in?

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KEEP A HAND ON THE WHEEL AND A FOOT ON THE GAS

AINT RIGHT MOTORSPORTS

Forget about using the stock LUV shaft. The diameter is too small to fit the slip yoke assy for a TH 350. Find a GM driveshaft with the correct slipyoke assy and have the stock LUV u-joint flange welded on. Going with a completely new shaft, you'll still need the stock flanged ends.
When i jumped to a Ford 9" assy, I went to an all new assy and it cost me over 350 bucks because i took it to a crook.
The crook is no longer in business...

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

The best route is to get a naw shaft made. They aren't as expensive as you might think. If you have a gm shaft that is the correct length though, You can match up a u-joint that will work. It depends on the rear end yoke and driveshaft that you are using as to what part number you would need. I usually get mine from CarQuest. It would probably be best to get yours from a driveline or 4 x4 shop as the national chains usually can't help you if you are looking for something that's not stock for your vehicle. The above is in reference to a chevy trans to a ford nine inch rear.

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If you think no one cares, try missing a couple of payments...



FIAA!

SFPP!

on mine i cut down a camaro shaft in the chop saw and found a ford driveshaft the same diameter (79 ford f150) and carefully ground down the old tube untill it fit snugly in the camaro d.s. i then spun it to make sure it was straight and got it as good a possible and then tacked it in place 12'0clock 6,3,9, then burned it in. My motor dosent make a whole lot of power but so far it has held up to a 125 shot of nos and the best time so far was a 6.84 (1/8} with a 1.39 60ft with no vibration best of luck!!

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74 LUV 355 Bracket Car

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE 68-74 NOVAS

TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats the route i was thinking on. the shaft in it now has a glide front yoke welded to the stock shaft and i never felt any vibrations, the old owner did it himself. he also did the welding on the spiders that has held up to 7.50's in the 1/8th lol

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KEEP A HAND ON THE WHEEL AND A FOOT ON THE GAS

AINT RIGHT MOTORSPORTS

I must be a big puss cause there's no way i'd weld on some spider gears. And i've seen some "good ole boy" driveshafts wipe out a ton of stuff under a car.
Colin (a local LUV member) had got a driveshaft made for 45 bucks when he did his V-6 Buick conversion. This old school geezer used long pieces of string and tongue depressors to square up the parts before welding. It worked for about 3 months and it let go and took out his exhausts and caved in his fuel tank.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

I found a stock GM drive shaft ( I think late 70's early 80's nova two door) that was the right length and found a u-joint to mate the GM drive shaft to the ford rear end.

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Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy horsepower...and that's kind of the same thing...

The Ford to GM u joints are available. I had a new shaft made for mine, no way would I try that myself. My buddy owns a driveline shop and I have seen what just a little un-balanced shaft can do. It will wipe out your rear trans bushing and could cause havock on your pinion brgs.

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Certified pilots, looking down on people since 1903.

well i must be a "good ole boy" because in the past i have welded a bunch of spiders together and made a bunch of driveshafts too, especially when you are young and cant afford posi units. that was years ago and since then they have come down in price,and i have never wiped out any thing under my vehicles. The last one I did was in my 90 suburban 10" lift and 18x39.5 mickeys and it will cruse at 80 vibration free! sorry if doing things on my own makes me look like a hick to some of you guys but I am not going to pay for something if i have the ability to do it myself

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74 LUV 355 Bracket Car

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE 68-74 NOVAS

TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well apparently you have the skills to do it right. In my case, being brought up in a little town only gets you hooked up with a bunch of experts that think they know how to do things.
Things like welding spider gears has been around for decades. I've seen guys run them with no problems and i've seen them destroy rear ends.
For me, i cant bring myself to do stuff like that because i dont have the skills and i dont trust anyone that well.
If you know how to do it, and do it right the first time, then it's all rock and roll for you.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

i too grew up in a small town but lucky for me at a young age i got hooked up with a bunch of great guys who were smart and willing to help out a young guy however it didnt come easy, there was a many a morning i watched the sun rise after thrashing all night so we could race that night. everything i now know is through trial and error ,watching and asking loads of questions.we did also have the group who was knowleged but were too good to help some of us out. some of these guys are now in there 70's and are still a bunch of a**holes. so now when ever someone asks for help on anything i try to give advise the same way i would apply it myself,that way when i am old and grey people wont say that a**hole was always too good to help me.lol

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74 LUV 355 Bracket Car

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE 68-74 NOVAS

TOO MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miller tracking the rear ends has been done sense hot rodding has been around.I have had my drivelines done by my machinist friend on a lathe so it would be straight and no vibration at 140.And it's web sites like this one that helps allot of young and not so young people with info for the projects that some take for granted but we still will help when needed and thats what it is all about.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s