Need gears and spool for 55-62 Corvette rear - Page 2

Terry Cain · 05-02-2008, 05:57 PM

Wade,
PJ305 called it right. If your building a stocker I'm pretty sure you can use a 12 bolt. Travis get's on here quite a bit. He's tech in Div 3.

Jeff Lee · 05-02-2008, 08:44 PM

Pretty clear to me (not reading or quoting directly), your allowed a corporate type PASSENGER car rear-end. As the '62 'Vette is a non-IRS rear, it's a simple swap to a GM (non-truck) rear. To be safe, I would say that it should be from a post-1960 GM passenger cars as the stock guide (or rules) do not have allowances for vehicles pre-1960 vehicles. Don't forget, it's dictated the width of the replacement rear has to be identical to stock width.
Killer combination with any of the 327's!
Have fun..

Aubrey N Bruneau · 05-04-2008, 10:53 AM

Wade..... it's NO PRBLEM AT ALL.

I have a 3800 pound 62 Chev full size car, Jerico, with nearly a 100 ft pounds more torque than a small block.
The rear has been trouble free. I also have a couple dozen customers who have purchased a similar arrangement from me.... no failures ( these are all in 55-64 passenger cars ).

You can PM me, and I'll give you the info on how to go about it.

Wade Mahaffey · 05-04-2008, 11:08 AM

Thank you Aubrey, I will look to you for information in the near future.
My e-mail mahaffeymotorsports@hughes.net Thanks again, Wade

05-02-2008, 05:57 PM	#11
Terry Cain Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Indiana (close to Louisville, KY) Posts: 760 Likes: 492 Liked 224 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Need gears and spool for 55-62 Corvette rear Wade, PJ305 called it right. If your building a stocker I'm pretty sure you can use a 12 bolt. Travis get's on here quite a bit. He's tech in Div 3. __________________ Terry Cain ???? STK tcain@twc.com Last edited by Terry Cain; 05-02-2008 at 05:57 PM. Reason: added

05-02-2008, 08:44 PM	#12
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Need gears and spool for 55-62 Corvette rear Pretty clear to me (not reading or quoting directly), your allowed a corporate type PASSENGER car rear-end. As the '62 'Vette is a non-IRS rear, it's a simple swap to a GM (non-truck) rear. To be safe, I would say that it should be from a post-1960 GM passenger cars as the stock guide (or rules) do not have allowances for vehicles pre-1960 vehicles. Don't forget, it's dictated the width of the replacement rear has to be identical to stock width. Killer combination with any of the 327's! Have fun.. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

05-04-2008, 10:53 AM	#13
Aubrey N Bruneau Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Eastern Alberta, Canada Posts: 311 Likes: 6 Liked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Need gears and spool for 55-62 Corvette rear Wade..... it's NO PRBLEM AT ALL. I have a 3800 pound 62 Chev full size car, Jerico, with nearly a 100 ft pounds more torque than a small block. The rear has been trouble free. I also have a couple dozen customers who have purchased a similar arrangement from me.... no failures ( these are all in 55-64 passenger cars ). You can PM me, and I'll give you the info on how to go about it. __________________ Aubrey N Bruneau 6409 C/S 62 BelAir sport coupe, 409 HP 409

05-04-2008, 11:08 AM	#14
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Need gears and spool for 55-62 Corvette rear Thank you Aubrey, I will look to you for information in the near future. My e-mail mahaffeymotorsports@hughes.net Thanks again, Wade