96lt4c4

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blown402

looks good!

xtreme2001

looking damn good

96lt4c4

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Thanks

96lt4c4

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Getting closer...

xtreme2001

this makes me wanna get busy on my 9in build.......too bad i don't have the skills you do.......nice work,very nice work you have done.....

Oldsmobility85

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Yeah man looks amazing. You give me complete confidence in my build seeing were doing exactly the same thing. Mines gonna be 1" narrow though.

96lt4c4

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Cool, what did yours come out of?

I got my U joint changed out tonight. I bought the NAPA 447 conversion joint that fits the stock driveshaft and the other side fits the Ford yoke. I will be putting it in the car on Wed. I am going to pull my LCA's out and box them in while I have it apart.

blown402

Mine came out of a '81 f150. The tube's shrink down at the ends on mine. But I'm going to be making mine 3" narrower on each side, so that skinny part will be cut off. I paid $20 for it with some scrap metal and used oil.

96lt4c4

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Nice, Yeah it seems like the later years had the smaller bearings at the end but had the wider housing in the middle. Mine was the other way around.

I just cut some 1/4 plate to box in my LCA's I will weld those up tonight. This is what I call home work....I bring my projects from home to work... I love my job...



I like the old bird by the way...

blown402

That should keep them from flexing. Just dont melt your bushings.

Oldsmobility85

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Damn dude lca's arent that expensive. Mine came from a 83 e150 van. Waiting on my housing ends still. Once I get it narrowed ill be on it full tilt.

Oldsmobility85

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By the way what kind of cutting device did you use to remove your stock mounting brackets without hacking them up real bad?

MUSTANGBRKR02

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Not cheaper then that piece of metal that he either bought or got from his work.

I like building stuff myself too. I am building my LCA's into dual adjustable with spherical rod ends at each end. Doing my panhard rod that way too.


Any specific year to look for in these rears?

96lt4c4

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Yup, steel came out of scrap pile. Free is always good. The Prothane bushings just push out of the steel sleeve so they will come out before I weld. I wanted to make sure the rear was square in the car before I welded these up. Just incase I needed adjustable ones. If you make one stock width the one I have is what you want. If you are going to narrow it I don't guess it matters.

In 73 they widened them in the trucks they were the widest housings made until they stopped making the 9 inch. I know 73 to 75 had the big wheel bearings, I don't know when they went to the small ones.

Beaflag VonRathburg

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I have to commend you for doing a nice job on getting everything setup. I've been thinking about a few different ways to setup a 9'' after not having the money to buy one originally. I've seen a few people setup their own torque arms on moser housings that eliminate the bracket. S&W racecars sells one that is decently priced that mounts to the housing intself.

MUSTANGBRKR02

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Thanks.

96lt4c4

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I used a porta-band band saw for most of it. If you cut the tubes so that you only have the section that has the brackets on it, you can put it in a vice and it makes it easier to move around the brackets. Between that and a cut off wheel on a grinder I got them off. Also the 9 tubes are bigger round so cut the brackets before the welds and it works out just right for the bigger tubes. I could have taken them to work and used an upright band saw, that would have made it really easy.

96lt4c4

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Thanks, I knew someone else made the bracket but could not remember who. I will have to check thiers out.

96lt4c4

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Done with that little project. Its going in the car tomorrow after work...