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Old 09-27-2002, 01:33 PM
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i need a complete third member for my fab 9 housing. I dont know which parts to put in it? I want the aluminum case and the larger pinion bearing. Needs to hold up 1200 hp (dont ask).
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i dont want to spend a fortune, yet run over the damn thing.
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Mine is all Strange Engineering.
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I'd call Moser Engineering.

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Call Danny Miller's rear gears (636-861-0087)

He builds awesome 3rd members and has good pricing. He's built my last two.

My first one was as quiet as the stock rear, and that's no exaggeration! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

I had to get him to build me a second one because I broke the case on the first.

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he was first on my list to call, i just wanted to get an idea on what kind of price to expect, and what parts to ask for.
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for 1200 HP, probably $1550 complete. That would be:
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Big timken pinion brgs</font></li>
  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">10 bolt pinion support w/ ARP studs</font></li>
  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">billet caps</font></li>
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">choice of gears</font></li>
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I just paid (and received 3 days later <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> ) for:
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">3.50 gears</font></li>
  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">big bearings</font></li>
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I reused my billet pinion support and billet yoke.. It was $950 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> plus shipping..
It's not cheap to go fast.

Also, he'll recommend a pro gear, which isn't going to work very well on the street.. I stayed with a street gear, but there isn't any reason to believe I won't break another pinion gear. my car is a street car, that makes it even harder to get parts that will last...

FWIW, I paid made the order tuesday noonish. It shipped Wednesday afternoon, and it was on my doorstep when I got home from work today. That's unbeatable.

Good luck!
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oh, Moser would be dead last on my call list <img border="0" alt="[chug]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" />
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