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NON Chevy’s in the Wild
- Thread starter nvrenuf
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in 1990 I put a rotary in one, for a client. OMG that car was figging quick. until it lost the apex seals again.
My younger brother ended up with a rusted out Ghia. He open the fenders, 2 inch lift, 2" body lift and 31's on it. A guy in MO bought it for snow days.
I’m fairly certain this guy went a little overboard
At least it has a front drive shaft. I doubt it works well though. That truck would be all kinds of unruly going through some whoops.
Nope, pretty standard for a pavement pounder
That thing probably hasn’t been up to highway speed since it was built.
Touché. Fair enough.
It did have some big ole meats on it when it was first built but the last several years it’s had much smaller rubber.
I agree about that front driveshaft not possibly being able to function properly.
No doubt that it’s a pavement queen and ain’t NEVER seen even a dirt road but apparently it gets driven daily ( it’s gone every evening) - it’s a sales/advertisement gimmick for a business but there ain’t no way it could drive good on the highway.
Even with the smaller rubber I just can’t figure out how anybody but Wilt Chamberlain could get up in that thing w/o a step ladder.
Did he miss the memo on building shock mounts? I guess it's just easier to go to the frame .
OJ Bronco, complete with CA front plate. At the ATL airport today.
@rksjd8420 - would you happen to have a drawing/diagram of the hydraulic brake system on these axles ?
Apparently it’s all internal as there is no external components on the outer ends by the planetary hubs, nor pinion mounted brake or transfer case output mounted brake setup.
They found a I.D. plate of some sort that stated it has a 5.29:1 ratio - got no idea if that’s the final drive or just the hub reduction ratio?
The pic is of the rear axle and shows the large hydraulic hoses going into the housing ( still covered in caked on dirt before the axles are pulled ).
Thanks for any help you can give on these assemblies.
I bet that is the ring and pinion ratio and the planetary ratio will be something like 3.55:1.
Wet brakes are what they are usually referred to.
I’ll post up what the ratios turn out to be once they start digging into the axles.
Thanks for the diagram!
I sold my nice 57 a few years back when I needed money and the previous owner wanted it back
My Dad wants his back. Not just any one the one he drove in high school.
