Hi Matt. Yes, more time than money in my case, too. It's always been that way for me. The coupe in my avatar has parts from 32 different vehicles. I fabricated the Deuce style frame from scratch using 2 x 3 tubing, 1/8 x 2 flat stock and some 1/4 inch plate. The roadster in my avatar has a frame I fabricated from round tubing. I fabricated all the radius rods and bracketry on both cars. I rarely buy anything that I can make myself. As you said, each car build is one-of-a-kind and that is as it should be.

The rear end is a 9". I have both and have used both for years (8" in my coupe and roadster, 9" in my son's sedan and I used lots of 9" in my stock car days). The tag is the gear ratio, but the other markings are not familiar to me. It is a passenger car rear because it has the 5 on 4 1/2 bolt pattern. I'll pull it apart soon, but right now I'm taking care of a "honey do" project - happy wife, happy life... Thanks for your reply.