Hi-tech 80 year old rear axle!

Tom Goldman · 05-11-2009, 03:20 PM

I'm currently overhauling a differential for a 1929 GMC hack [taxi] chassis........80 years old ,and it proves once again that nothing today is really new. .......It 's a Timkin rear, 5.00 ratio, similar to a 9" in design. ....Thru bolt caps,trick bearing adjusters, a light weight ring gear with a load bolt and a pinion support that is such a nice casting ,it almost looks like it's billet ! ......I'm always fascinated by what was able to be designed and built without the aid of CAD/ CAM design software or CNC machines! .......offshore factories......Or Government Loans!!!!......The taxi is actually a movie car that appeared in the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart!.......Tom

05-11-2009, 03:20 PM	#1
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,473 Likes: 882 Liked 858 Times in 234 Posts	Hi-tech 80 year old rear axle! I'm currently overhauling a differential for a 1929 GMC hack [taxi] chassis........80 years old ,and it proves once again that nothing today is really new. .......It 's a Timkin rear, 5.00 ratio, similar to a 9" in design. ....Thru bolt caps,trick bearing adjusters, a light weight ring gear with a load bolt and a pinion support that is such a nice casting ,it almost looks like it's billet ! ......I'm always fascinated by what was able to be designed and built without the aid of CAD/ CAM design software or CNC machines! .......offshore factories......Or Government Loans!!!!......The taxi is actually a movie car that appeared in the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart!.......Tom __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK