[QUOTE=Mr70;1366286]
I agree, I think someone swapped out the rear end, but many years ago. The car per the seller has not moved in 30 years. The last inspection sticker on the front window is 1987. The amount of gunk that I had to scrape off the axle tube had been there a long time. I am guessing that someone got the car with the 4.10's and said...oh hell no I can't drive this thing with this gear and put a new rear end in the car. I say this because the date of the rear end is consistent with all the other date codes of the other parts on the car. Or under the more unlikely scenario the car was born with a 3.31. I am guessing, seeing that the car still has the original engine the 3.31 may have been in the car for a long time. Not saying that an original engine can't remain with a 4.10 but perhaps the 3.31 helped along the way??
So I drove the car for the first time yesterday. It runs like a bat out of hell even with the 3.31 gears. I was amazed how well it ran. Did not drive well though!! Front end needs work but shifted well and started right up.
Lawrence
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