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03-16-2020, 04:22 PM | #1 |
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Rear end out of a dune buggy
I disassembled a very old dune buggy about 35 years ago. Did not want my son and his buddies to kill themselves. It was a shortened flathead chassis of an unknown year. Here is the rear end. What year might it be.
I also have the front axle, wishbone and spring. We will be moving and I do not want to take it with me. |
03-16-2020, 04:30 PM | #2 |
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Re: Rear end out of a dune buggy
measure across where the brake backing plates mount, thats the normal method to id it
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03-16-2020, 04:36 PM | #3 |
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Re: Rear end out of a dune buggy
Looks like 37-40 at first glance.
Is there just a single eye on the spring perches? |
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Top of front axle
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Also has the earlier style shape of the the torque tube |
03-16-2020, 07:56 PM | #7 |
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So that must be a 37-38 front axle?
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03-16-2020, 10:48 PM | #8 |
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Re: Rear end out of a dune buggy
qmdv, Your 53" at the backing plate doesn't match your tape measure 481/2" at the spring hangers. Something funny there, so check this Street Rodder article and measure your rear end again.
http://goldengatev8.org/images/Stree..._magazine.html
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Not according to the pictures you posted. check your pictures and read the article.
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03-16-2020, 11:07 PM | #11 |
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Just read the article and it was very informative. And my bad. The 48 1/2 was at the spring perch holes of the rear end. I later measured the distance at the point of were the backing plates bolt up and that is 53 inches. The article tells me that it is a 42 to 48. The front and rear brakes were the later type hydraulic. And the front axle top spring perch holes were 40 3/4.
The engine was not a 59AB (but that could have been changed) Had a side shift trans. So now that I know it is all 42 to 48 I can put it all up for sale. Too heavy to ship so it will probably be pick up only |
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ford38v8-thats a great article, thanks for looking it up
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Front axle looks like a '42 up axle with that perch bolt spacing.
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I was looking for that article. It was a pdf for a bit. Think I have it but... Thank you Some more stuff. Last edited by Tinker; 03-16-2020 at 11:35 PM. |
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Maybe... what do i know, best of luck duder seriously, Look up spring dimensions. but...
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48-two holes-first year of tube shocks if i remember correctly, which is asking for a lot
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The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... "Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!" "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 Last edited by petehoovie; 03-17-2020 at 03:35 PM. |
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... Thank you pete
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The 32 Highboy will be on the road in time for summer. How will a 75 year old guy look with "flattop boogie"
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That picture with the incorrect label is what has caused MANY people to think that there were 2 32 axles a "heavy one" and a "light" one. The mistyped label should read 33 to 36. While it is certainly possible a 33 axle got installed as a replacement some time later. There was no 32 "light" axle. They left the factory with the axle marked 32.
I am afraid this picture will never die and continue to confuse people. If you don't believe me, DavidG will tell you they left the factory with the axle labeled 32. |
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Just put them up for sale on the swap meet forum.
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