- 1. [oletrucks] just stuff for conversation (score: 1)
- Author: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:06:42 -0500
- 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
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- 2. Re: [oletrucks] just stuff for conversation (score: 1)
- Author: Ryan Sain <rsain@gte.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 07:57:14 -0800
- 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 grea
- /html/oletrucks/2004-03/msg00090.html (9,437 bytes)
- 3. Re: [oletrucks] just stuff for conversation (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Smith \(Yahoo\)" <smithm92@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:28:51 -0800 (PST)
- What was your source for the 2:73 gears? Is this a do-it-yourself project? How did the change affect your speedometer? thanks, Martin '55 TF __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!
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- 4. Re: [oletrucks] just stuff for conversation (score: 1)
- Author: zman <zman@gibbon.kungfumonkey.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:59:56 -0500 (EST)
- Maybe you should go for the best of both worlds. Use either a 200r4 or 700r4. Low 1st gear and overdrive. -- Scott H. Zekanis zman@kungfumonkey.com http://www.rod-o-rama.com http://www.thehellbenders
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- 5. Re: [oletrucks] just stuff for conversation (score: 1)
- Author: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:53:52 -0500
- The entire rear end came from a 70 or 71 nova. Fit great, the gears were already installed on this limited slip rear. -- The speedometer has a bad cable but i've seen the RPM drop from around 3300 t
- /html/oletrucks/2004-03/msg00101.html (7,865 bytes)
- 6. RE: [oletrucks] just stuff for conversation (score: 1)
- Author: "Carlos Madero" <cmadero@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:49:52 -0600
- The rear axle in my '53 is (according to the part number) from a 1973 Buick Apollo, which I take is the same as a 1973 Nova. With regular tires and wheels, the inside distance between the tires is 5
- /html/oletrucks/2004-03/msg00106.html (7,811 bytes)
- 7. Re: [oletrucks] just stuff for conversation (score: 1)
- Author: Ed M Ginsberg <ke6bnl@juno.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:19:27 -0800
- On my truck I have a 327 with 3.5to 1 gears but have a 700r4 that will give me the equivalent rear end gear ration of 2.45:1 do about 70 at 2000 rpm with the 30" tires. I set the intake manifold leve
- /html/oletrucks/2004-03/msg00116.html (7,710 bytes)
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