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B-body rear end question #1198396 03/17/12 02:02 PM 03/17/12 02:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,973 SoCal J jake4cars OP top fuel
jake4cars OP top fuel J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,973 SoCal	1969 B-body with slant 6 and manual trans, were they all 8 3/4 rears? Thanks, Joey

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: jake4cars] #1198397 03/17/12 03:05 PM 03/17/12 03:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	I am truckless..

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: 340SHORTY] #1198398 03/17/12 04:01 PM 03/17/12 04:01 PM
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Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	It COULD have been an 8 1/4"! They were phased in late '69. My '70 318 Charger had am 8 1/4" axle. They are also listed in the '69 Plymouth factory service manual. If it is an 8 3/4" and is original, it may have the small 1 3/8" pinion '741 case. TRY to get gears or a SG for THAT oddball!

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: Kern Dog] #1198399 03/17/12 04:45 PM 03/17/12 04:45 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,973 SoCal J jake4cars OP top fuel
jake4cars OP top fuel J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,973 SoCal	Yeah, I am just curious as I am buying a B-body out of a junkyard and it is sitting in the ground too much to differentiate until I get it up on the trailer. Joey

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: jake4cars] #1198400 03/17/12 05:33 PM 03/17/12 05:33 PM
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zrxkawboy super stock Z Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 905 SD	Not sure about '69, but my '67 Belvedere, slant-6/3-spd has a 7-1/4. It's Swifty! Swifty, you toad sucker!

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: zrxkawboy] #1198401 03/18/12 03:46 AM 03/18/12 03:46 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,319 Chicago Burbs sthemi master
sthemi master Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,319 Chicago Burbs	Slant six cars would have a 7 1/4.. Stay away.. Unless someone broke the old rear and swapped in an 8 3/4. Video Little Red Wagon Indy Nats,BurnoutContest

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: sthemi] #1198402 03/18/12 09:38 AM 03/18/12 09:38 AM
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65rbdodge master 6 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,920 n.e. pa.	my friend has a 68 coronet w/ /6-3sp. it had a 7 1/4" rear in it.

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: jake4cars] #1198403 03/18/12 07:38 PM 03/18/12 07:38 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,228 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,228 Bend,OR USA	I think 1970 was the first year of the 8 1/4 maybe not I knew a guy that had a 1970 Charger Vitamin C car with a slant six automatic trans and a rear end that had the rear inspection cover,it was not a Dana 60 Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: Cab_Burge] #1198404 03/19/12 05:28 PM 03/19/12 05:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,885 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,885 Rio Linda, CA	'69 was the first year for the 8 1/4" but they were mostly used behind small V8's (318, 383-2). The 7 1/4" is more likely to be found in a /6 car. The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: jake4cars] #1198405 03/19/12 06:02 PM 03/19/12 06:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,619 Almost Heaven B_Body_Bob Master of nothing
B_Body_Bob Master of nothing Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,619 Almost Heaven	What's left of the one in my side yard has a 7-1/4" under it. Everybody makes fun of a hillbilly until they need something fixed

Re: B-body rear end question [Re: Kern Dog] #1198406 03/19/12 06:05 PM 03/19/12 06:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,619 Almost Heaven B_Body_Bob Master of nothing
B_Body_Bob Master of nothing Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,619 Almost Heaven	Quote: If it is an 8 3/4" and is original, it may have the small 1 3/8" pinion '741 case. TRY to get gears or a SG for THAT oddball! Sure grip is interchangable for all 8-3/4s. Bearings for the SG are different between cone and clutch type but it's the ID that's different, they're the same as far as the case goes. I took one from a 741 and put it in a different case. Still have the case and gears from the 741, should probably scrap it. Last edited by B_Body_Bob; 03/19/12 06:07 PM. Everybody makes fun of a hillbilly until they need something fixed

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