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Old 10-24-2017, 01:57 PM   #13
harleyjohn45
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Default Re: 1950 Ford rear end

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Originally Posted by Motorhead6 View Post
That's interesting; I have a 3:30 in a '51 rear axle housing and no interference problem at all. Never know what Ford may have done back then. Or perhaps your housing could have been damaged somewhere along the way; we'll never know.
I have a 50 third member and a 51 automatic third member, they have the same casting numbers. To get the 3.30 gears in my case it took 12 hours of grinding 15 re-assemblies. It now fits perfect and was worth it.
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