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Greg Reimer 7376 · 12-12-2013, 11:47 PM

OK, now, is the COPO rear end in the Camaro built by Ford or an aftermarket supplier? Seems to me most rear ends are made by Eaton,Spicer,Dana or some outside party like that. Does that mean I could put a rear end that is a facsimile copy of a 9 inch Ford,although not made by Ford specifically, in my 327 powered '68 Chevelle?With the currently increasingly more difficult to locate and expensive OEM 12 bolt housings becoming more and more of a problem, does that qualify me to install an aftermarket nine inch under it? I think of our buddy Aubrey Bruneau with his 4 speed 409 Chevy Bel Air bubbletop who could really benefit from that. The fact that Ford doesn't and hasn't produced those rear ends for 30 years or so,and aftermarket suppliers are now supplying them to Drag Pak and COPO racers under their factory race cars,(which are themselves outsourced),does that constitute a loophole through which they could be legalized for other applications? Just a thought on a boring cold night.

12-12-2013, 11:47 PM	#3
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,137 Likes: 172 Liked 717 Times in 220 Posts	Re: GM Stocker rear end OK, now, is the COPO rear end in the Camaro built by Ford or an aftermarket supplier? Seems to me most rear ends are made by Eaton,Spicer,Dana or some outside party like that. Does that mean I could put a rear end that is a facsimile copy of a 9 inch Ford,although not made by Ford specifically, in my 327 powered '68 Chevelle?With the currently increasingly more difficult to locate and expensive OEM 12 bolt housings becoming more and more of a problem, does that qualify me to install an aftermarket nine inch under it? I think of our buddy Aubrey Bruneau with his 4 speed 409 Chevy Bel Air bubbletop who could really benefit from that. The fact that Ford doesn't and hasn't produced those rear ends for 30 years or so,and aftermarket suppliers are now supplying them to Drag Pak and COPO racers under their factory race cars,(which are themselves outsourced),does that constitute a loophole through which they could be legalized for other applications? Just a thought on a boring cold night.