8 3/4 rebuild Part II

I pounded in the axle seals P/N 8695S with some RTV

These are the 11inch drum brakes I'm using....These have been on the shelf for a long

time I'm glad they're finally being used.

The 3.23 Third member was pretty sludgy I'm gonna clean it up with mineral spirits,cross my fingers and bolt it in

8 3/4 rebuild Part 1

 

Top to bottom: Housing gasket,axle seals,metal flange gasket and outer foam gasket

My original plan was to use the aftermarket "Green"axle bearings but since the factory timkens were in fine shape I decided to keep them. I packed the bearings with high temp grease using a needle tip on a grease gun.

I cleaned up all the threads on the housing and cleaned the gasket surfaces

I thoroughly cleaned the housing and coated it with POR 15.....Wear gloves with this stuff because once it gets on your hands it doesn't come off.

I scored this C-Body 8 3/4 housing in a junkyard. A common theme in my projects

The 9 1/4 rearend was introduced for the 1973 model year. It's an extremely durable unit and was used by Chrysler until the late 90's . The only problem is there isn't much to be had for aftermarket gears and posi units. Which is why I'm switching to a 8 3/4 with a used 3.23:1 "sure grip.

This is my 1973 Plymouth Fury III I purchased on september 1, 1997 for a whopping $1900 it had 55,000 miles on the 360 2 barrel. Last summer I finally got the Fury back on the road after sitting dormant for about 8 years. I yanked the 2 barrel carb and cast iron manifold and replaced it with an edelbrock performer and a 600 cfm Holley carb. I replaced the stock wheels and tires with 15x7 cop car rims with P235/70R 15 Uniroyal tigerpaws. The single exhaust was replaced with a 2 inch dual exhaust with Hooker super comp mufflers. The first project on the Fury will be swapping out the 9 1/4 rearend for a 8 3/4 with a 3.23:1 "sure grip"

1970 Dodge challenger idle(open headers)

This is probably the jewel of my ramshackle fleet It's a 1970 Dodge Challenger. I purchased this car the day after I graduated high school. It's powertrain consists of a 440 with a 4-speed and a 4.10:1 Dana 60 out back. The plan is to get this thing on the dragstrip this summer