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Mar 28, 2009 - Street Differential

Well my bargain third member for my Chevelle turned out to be not such a bargain. After teardown, I found out that I needed a ring and pinion, clutches, bearings, and side and pinion gears. Oh and the yoke was wrong. Well I got everything on ebay including a used ring and pinion. It came from a Nascar team according to the seller. I got it together yesterday, and took it out for a spin. The 2.86 gear was a joy to drive at highway speeds and a first gear burnout was great. With the 3.70 gear and a 10 inch torque converter, first gear was useless on the street with the 3.70. The True-lock is quiet and mades turning much easier than the spool I was running. I had some trouble setting up the used ring gear, it was tough to get a good pattern. I am getting a little wine on the coast side but over all I am very happy with it. Check out the new album with pictures of the swap. With the bolt in 9 inch Ford third member, it is an hour job to change it back for the track.

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