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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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I got the whole rear end off ebay for $35.00!!!!!! Its only bout an hour away got to go pick it up this saturday. I think it had about 160,000 miles on it but "Bob" (the guy i got it from) said the drivetrain on the car was in perfect working order, i am going to change the seals and fluid when i get it anyway.
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sooooo 3.73 which is what i was talkin about in the last post, or pay $400 to have the 3.23s put in.
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Wish me luck... i am attempting to take the old rear end off today.
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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got the whole thing unbolted and sitting on jackstands under the car still, i cant figure out how to disconnect the e-brake cable/lines
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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this is just a few pics. Think i should paint all of the suspension black?
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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I think some nice red aftermarket parts would look good...
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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i know i was thinkin bout gettin some panhard bars from UMI
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Actually you only need one panhard bar...you need 2 lower control arms, a torque arm, and sway bar for the rear and you will have a nice handling rear end!
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Got the 3.73 put in! Found out its a posi too! I have to work on a couple rattles but other than that it's great! Extremely fast acceleration. When i put it into reverse and it was at 1500 RPM it spun the tires without giving it any gas. I can smoke the tires really easy now too. its frikin awesome!
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Good to hear you are happy..what RPM's you turning at 55?
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i have no idea, since the gear is higher the speedo is way off. It says im going way faster than i really am. Any ideas of how i can fix this
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