Wayne, I'm jealous - you're driving around in your truck!
I'm glad you like the gear swap - I'm actually getting ready to go the
opposite direction in the El Camino - maybe. I'm torn between the great gas
mileage (20+ out of a 350/350 combo) I get on the highway and wanting to
have some decent acceleration off the line.
But anyway - I'm also interested in any response to your question - the date
is getting close for us to finish the drive train and I need to install the
shaft soon.
For an update on the '59 - go to http://www.wsu.edu/~rsain
- Ryan
On 3/12/04 7:06 AM, "wayne osborne" <wayne@chevytrucks.org> wrote:
> Well getting my new wheels on completed the rear end installation. The 2:73
> gears may be a bit on the low site for the manual tranny, but the wife and
> I can have a conversation in the truck now. The perky 327 has plenty of
> torque for cruising around as it doesn't bog down at all. Nice to able to
> get on the interstate and run 70 and not feel like the motor is about to
> come apart, not to mention the noise reduction.
> I know most note that the pinion angle should point down about 3 degrees
> while the spring pads are level, but I took an angle finder and set the
> spring perches up the same on the donor rear as an original stock rear end
> and the nose of the pinion gear is actually pointing up slightly. After
> reading on some web sites, the angle of the pinion should be the same as
> the angle of the tranny tailshaft to the driveshaft. Both are about the
> same in my case as close as I can measure. So is the 3 degrees downward
> angle correct if the driveline is completely straight? Under acceleration
> the nose of the pinion should raise up and make the driveline complete
> straight.
> I don't feel any vibration at al and just love the new gears... --wayne
>
> Wayne Osborne
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