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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1965-...Q5fAccessories 6 hours left only $49 now

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http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=exh...&_ipg=&_sop=12 I saw a vett one $49 buy it now price.

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Yeah it's really loud when they do.

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I cracked under the stress 30 sec left bid $610 instead of $61. The bezels sold for $60. Got my heart beating though.:lol::waah:SUCK

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That doesn't mean you would have paid $610. You would have got it for $61 if you won it in time.

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Yeah, but seeing that $610 flash on the screen was probably enough to make him pucker up real good!:haha::haha:

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Made me pucker I thought I just bought two bezels for $610.:lol:

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quote=Strodder;3552022]That doesn't mean you would have paid $610. You would have got it for $61 if you won it in time.[/quote]
Well at first I bid 60.01. I did'nt know you could'nt do cents. That's when panic set in and I bid $610. Then I had to retype in $61 by that time it was over. :lol:Suck:waah::drama::thud:[

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Well at first I bid 60.01. I did'nt know you could'nt do cents. That's when panic set in and I bid $610. Then I had to retype in $61 by that time it was over. :lol:Suck:waah::drama::thud:[[/QUOTE]

You must relax when you are bidding. And NO BEER :tim::barn::alky::haha:

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Ya relax. I know, I blew my big chance. I guess the 2 Rockstars I had while I waiting for the last 15 min. to tick by did'nt help. My heart was really going.:lol: I was on the edge. Here I thought I'd be sneaky and bid 60.01. At least now I know they don't take pennies. Then it takes alittle time to confirm your bid. Next time.:lol: 2days 3hrs and 23min. I better start slamming the Rockstars now.:barn::barn::exit::thud:

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Please tell me it's normal for the driveline/diff to be off to one side. :crazy:

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Hard to tell by the pics, but it looks like the rear diff is shifted to the passenger side

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de diffhousing usually isnt simmetric cause the stuff inside is too the side too

did you measure from the centre of the diff or from the ends of the axle

they might've done it to give more room to the driverseat wish isnt as strainge as it sounds

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It is.

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I welded the tabs on by measureing from the diff housing and the flange ends where it hooks to the wheel. It's got to be normal. I hope? I just don't know for sure? It's a 73 rear end. The axle is sitting straight. I measured from holes in the frame and from the stuff I bolted on.

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Most times when you do an engine swap, the engine will be offset to the passenger side by some amount. . . the amount depending on the size of the replacement engine. Most people don't realize that many factory engines are also offset. Another thing people don't realize is that the pinion center line in hardly ever on the center line of the frame. They, also are offset to the passenger side. It doesn't matter that the two U-joints are not on the same centerline from the front of the frame to the back (my engine is set right 2" and the pinion is 1-1/2" right.) It only matters that their individual centerlines are parallel.. Answered my own question I think.:lol: Just freaked me out for a few.

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;)Exactly. Didn't somebody post an example of the geometry recently?

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I'm not referring to the center section, but the whole diff. Did you measure from the backing plates to the frame on each side?

and I totally agree with the factory off-set thing,
guess I'm not sure what exactly you are asking.
the off set would also aid in the u-joints being properly lubricated through-out suspension travel.

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http://jniolon.clubfte.com/driveline...nephasing.html

http://jniolon.clubfte.com/driveline.../phasing1a.jpg

Mac. :chevy:

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Ok, now I see that you were quoting......geez talk about hard to follow :lol:

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Joe and his picture fixation. ;)

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The diff. is centered. I guess I was just suprised the drive line does'nt come out of the center of the diff. It comes out off to one side. I just thought it would be centered. Now I know better.;)

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Oh ya I forgot these" " I could'nt get the picture to copy.;) Sorry for being a plagiarist:lol:

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cool, guess i was having a blond moment :lol:

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http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:u..._273174013.jpg

Mac. :lol:

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Good find Mac.

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So does the engine sit off the the side too?:uhmk: I don't get it, the cross member they gave me that holds the carrier bearing is centered?

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:confused:

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Don't think it matters (to a point), being parallel is the prime directive.

Mac. :chevy:

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Now I'm really confussed. My diff. and rear drine line sits off to the passanger side, my carrier bearing is centered and my engine is centered? How is anything parallel?

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The carrier and engine are the majority - they win. :lol:

Seriously - how much are we talking about?

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About an 1". You can see in the picture how far. Maybe it does'nt matter. Just wanted to know for sure? I mean they make a big deal about setting the pinion to a degree or so then it does'nt matter if your drive line is sitting an 1"to the left? Why don't they just make it so it's centered?

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From what I can gather - unless you're drag racing - it doesn't. :smoke:

I'll keep searching......

Mac. :chevy:

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Another thing people don't realize is that the pinion center line in hardly ever on the center line of the frame. They, also are offset to the passenger side.

http://jniolon.clubfte.com/driveline...nephasing.html

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It doesn't matter that the two U-joints are not on the same centerline from the front of the frame to the back (my engine is set right 2" and the pinion is 1-1/2" right.) It only matters that their individual centerlines are parallel..

http://jniolon.clubfte.com/driveline...nephasing.html

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So you think its normal.:lol:It must be ok. Alright I believe you. Thanks. Still don't fully understand the individual centerline parallel part. But I can live with it. There's lots of stuff I don't understand yet life goes on. Thanks Mac I'll sleep better tonight.

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perhaps a few off those people are a little off centre too
ron

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I don't get it either - but this guy thinks it's common. I'd think the "U" joints would just beat the crap out of themselves, but I guess not - unless you're regularly going to be driving flat-out. There has to be a frame guy you can talk to - without getting sucked into a "Yeah, for $1500 I can fix that for you" scenario.

Mac. :lol:

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as long as the axis of your external components run parallel to one another within a few degrees you are fine. the centre line of the eng and tran should be parallel to the cetre line of the pinion shaft to within those 3 degrees. the centreline of the eng and trans may sit 5" higher than than the pinion centreline. If you projected those centrelins past one another those lines should run parallel to one another.
next; sya that your vehicle is north and south and eng is north. pinion shaft is 1 1/2" to the right or east. the eng and trans centreline is straight N & S as is the pinion centreline. project those centrelines and they are running parallel to one another 1 1/2" apart. a d/shaft with a working ujoint on either end compensates for all this as long as they (the front and rear centreline are within certain parameters; 0-3 degrees of one another)
ron

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I thought that was my line? I'm pissed I think my trans in my 64 went bad. I did alittle burn out now it makes a funny noise in 1st gear and in reverse. Sounds like the shift linkage was hitting the driveline but I looked and nothing is hitting it.