Thread: My From-Scratch project

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THanks 35fordcoupe for your suggestion. I'll try that.

anyone can help me tell if this a 31 spline rear end or will I have to take it apart to find out for sure?? I know it was from a 71 ford pickup. It doesnt have an ID tag on it. I know it's a standard case, not "N(nodular)", or "WAR". the bolts for the break plate are 3/4", and it's 61 1/4" from wheel mounting plate faces. Also, when I turn one axle, the opposite turns the other way...this means it's "posi" or "limited slip", right? I also cant find a ford part number but I got a manufacture date of 8J11 at DIF which puts it manufatcured in the same plant, the same week/year as my 360FE engine!!
I couldnt use the other rear end from the 51 ford PU so I called around and a guy at a salvage yard here said he had a bunch of 9" rears and I could have any one I wanted for $60. This is the one I grabbed. Everywhere else wanted $125 for 28 spline or $250 for 31 spline....or more.
I can use it either way, 28 or 31, but I just wondered if I got a good deal, or a REALLY good deal.

Sam