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Has anyone recovered a Dana 60 from a truck in a scrapyard and converted it for their racecar?
I know it will require cutting off the end caps and new axles.
Any reccomendations?

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There are at least four different tube sizes, 2.5, 3.0,, 3 1/8 and 3 1/4 outside diameter. I have one of the 2.5 inch tube models, don't look for one, not strong enough for a drag car The OEM Dana in the cars came with 3.0 O.D. tubes, I found a 3/4 ton ford rear end that is 3 1/8 O.D. it is working very well in my street car that runs low tens with low 1.4 sixty foot times with 4.10 gears and M/T ET Street tires I use to look for ones that had a bad end on them and buy them for a lot less than a good core went for Don't get suprised with a GM corporate rear end from 1970 and later GM trucks All Dana 60 have the number 60 cast into the housing, usually on the passenger side axle support rib looking from the rear Some of the 60-2 have that cast into the top front above the pinion gear on them, that is the 2.5 inch tube ones I don't recommend There is a model 61 also that was used in some mid 1970 ford pickups with 3,30 gears, I don't think you can use them with any other ratio, maybe so

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He has several Dana rearends complete.
They are all 8-lug.
Wants $100 each and are already removed

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There's a guy near me that junks later model (90's)ford E-350 vans/trucks.
He has several Dana rearends complete.
They are all 8-lug.
Wants $100 each and are already removed
He says they are Dana 60's.
I don't know enuff about these to say is he is correct.
Anyone in the know care to chime in ?
John

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As I already siad the Dana rear ends usually have the model number cast into them on the lower right rear(passinger sides) ear that supports the axle tubes Most of the i ton trucks I have seen had either Dana 70 or Dana 80 in them, some of the 3500 van chassis had Dana 60 and some, if diesel powered, had the bigger Dana in them I'll try and post a picture of one of the Dana 60 I have out of a mid 1970 Dodge van with 8 lugs with the "60" cast into the center section You may need to scrape the crud off of them to find it I have in the past until I got where I recongized them by site now Be careful on the Dana 61 and the bigger ones, Moser sells replacement axle ends so you can use stock passenger car brakes and drums on the truck housing after there cut down