Sometimes it just pays pays to be lucky,I saw a 68 Bronco rear axle advertised on CL but there was no price so out of curiosity I called and the guy lived less than 2 miles away, within a hour I brought the axle home and unloaded it in the shop. Not only was it close to home but he wanted to get rid of it,he ask me was it worth 100 bucks,I couldn't get the money out of my pocket fast enough. I now have another suspension part for that future unknown project. HRP
Danny I was at this old man's house when I picked up the 51 chevy truck. Saw a 1957 ford 9" ask what he was going to do with it he said (give it to you) I loaded it up with the truck. It's going in a 32 I bet.
Congrats - I am on craigslist, etc for a little while most days. Never hurts to look, and sometimes you find a super deal
Nice score, I drove out of state to buy one minus pumpkin for a hundred, scored a junkyard one for 70 and my spare complete one for 150. I got a text the other day wanting to know if I wanted a free 9in pumpkin with 3.25 gears, went over and also scored a brand new 3 core aluminum radiator for 50 !
Speaking of rearends. Yes, I've told this story before. I worked with a guy that bracket raced a 57 Ford sedan, I had been looking for a specific nine inch housing, a 57 F100 (1/2 ton). One day we were talking about drag racing, rearends, etc. and I asked him if he knew what these housings were, he said I sure do, I have one and have no plans for it, I nearly crapped myself. Holding in my enthusiasm I asked how much and he goes bring over a six pack, five bucks and help me take it out from under my utility trailer. He just wanted the center section and axles, I asked him why he didn't want the housing and he just said they're too big and heavy. By the way, I drank half the beer too. I call these the Kardashian rearend because they are big.
Ha ha, right place at the right time plays into some of it. I just found this on Facebook for $200 bucks a couple weeks ago , I've been after one of these for years, now THAT was a lucky find !
The score only happens when you open it up and you can wipe the gear oil off, then set dinner on it...
Well let me brag a little on the rear end I got the other day....might be a little O/T for some though........
It’s no $100.00 rear end. But I picked up this brand new Currie Enterprises 9”. Nodular 3rd member, disc brakes, true trac posi with 4:10 gears from a local high school shop teacher. Was going into a 50 Chevy PU class project. But he wanted to use a Corvette suspension instead. He paid Currie $1500.00 for it. After getting approval from Currie to sell it for that. He sold it to me. It’s a $3500.00 rear end for less than half price! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
i am here to tell you they are still out there. i look in the az area c/l and found 3 i say 3- 9" drum to drum 3.25 ratios from ford trucks for ....you ready... 50 bucks each. my brother lived about an hour from where they were and had him pick them up and bring them over to cali for me.
Three days ago I bought a 68 bronco 9 inch complete with park brake cables for $200. They're still out there.
Man,I haven't see a Mickey Thompson 2 offset 4 barrel intake in many,many years and you stole it! HRP
All this talk of rears... I scored this rear a while back for $100... Genuine Culver City Halibrand 201!!! Had some dirt track special bells and axles, so they said adios! Nope, NFS!!!! And all the intakes are gone, so you're out of luck there, too!!
Might allow for some deeper dish wheels under your next project (dont anyone freak out over the wheels, just tryin to show deeper dish wheels under the fenders) .....and/or mainly just the nice original look of the rest of the truck.