Diff rebuild-WHO?
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 4,367
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From: FL
Go find your local speed shop or real local parts store (not a Pep Boys-Auto Zone-etc chain). Ask for a few recommendations.
Setting up the diff in a Corvette rear isn't any more difficult than any other. And it beats shipping it to wherever and back.
Setting up the diff in a Corvette rear isn't any more difficult than any other. And it beats shipping it to wherever and back.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 7,246
Likes: 21
From: Going too fast over the hill. Iowa
Dean rebuilt the pumpin in my 66 and both of my spare 3.08:1 diffs.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 474
Likes: 0
From: Tulsa OKlahoma
Anyway I would go with a later unit??????
Even to the point of restamping it.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2005
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Check out this link:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...t=Gary+Ramadei
Shooter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 8,638
Likes: 151
From: Raleigh NC
Here is their website: www.bairs.com
Here was my stuff before, once it came out of the car:
This is what it all looked like when it came back.
Ask for Brian if you give them a call.
Good luck,
Rob Harper
Last edited by Harps; Feb 2, 2008 at 09:07 AM.
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 17,659
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From: Central Arkansas
If you go the shipping route, I would HIGHLY recommend Bairs in PA. They are great to work with, very professional, and quick to turn around your parts. They did mine in my 67, along with my trailing arms, and had all 3 parts back to me within 7 days. Excellent work, and detailed everything to perfection. They will even ship you the container first to package yours up to ship to them. The downside is the shipping cost, of course. But thats it.
Here is their website: www.bairs.com
Here was my stuff before, once it came out of the car:
This is what it all looked like when it came back.
Ask for Brian if you give them a call.
Good luck,
Rob Harper
Here is their website: www.bairs.com
Here was my stuff before, once it came out of the car:
This is what it all looked like when it came back.
Ask for Brian if you give them a call.
Good luck,
Rob Harper
Everything mechanical that I didn't want to mess with rebuilding myself went to Bairs and they were great and reasonable.Dan
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Sorry, guys. I forgot my profile. I live in northern Nevada near Lake Tahoe. There aren't a whole lot of people in this area to feed off of, so here I am with hat in hand.
My son and I are just beginning a resto/mod of a '64 that spent the last 25 years in a California garage. In fact, it hadn't even been registered since 1983. The sad part is the the original owner was going to convert it to a road racer, but the good part is he didn't get too far. All he did was pull the engine and sell it, then disappeared, leaving the car with his ex-wife. I am not going the numbers matching route as this was a 250hp 327 car and I want some thing that will at least have more ***** than my C5, so it will end up with a 383 that I'm having built for the occasion.
Thanks for all your help.
Dave
My son and I are just beginning a resto/mod of a '64 that spent the last 25 years in a California garage. In fact, it hadn't even been registered since 1983. The sad part is the the original owner was going to convert it to a road racer, but the good part is he didn't get too far. All he did was pull the engine and sell it, then disappeared, leaving the car with his ex-wife. I am not going the numbers matching route as this was a 250hp 327 car and I want some thing that will at least have more ***** than my C5, so it will end up with a 383 that I'm having built for the occasion.
Thanks for all your help.
Dave
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Joined: Mar 2002
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From: NorCal
Dave,
Now that I know you're (sort of) local -- if you get down to the Bay Area, consider having Dave Herlinger in Mt. View redo your diff. He is tops locally with gears and is the only guy who lots of us would even consider for a tranny or diff rebuild. Here's a link:
http://www.corvetterepair.org/
Otherwise, I've heard for years that Bair's is a really good place.
Louie
Now that I know you're (sort of) local -- if you get down to the Bay Area, consider having Dave Herlinger in Mt. View redo your diff. He is tops locally with gears and is the only guy who lots of us would even consider for a tranny or diff rebuild. Here's a link:
http://www.corvetterepair.org/
Otherwise, I've heard for years that Bair's is a really good place.
Louie
Sorry, guys. I forgot my profile. I live in northern Nevada near Lake Tahoe. There aren't a whole lot of people in this area to feed off of, so here I am with hat in hand.
My son and I are just beginning a resto/mod of a '64 that spent the last 25 years in a California garage. In fact, it hadn't even been registered since 1983. The sad part is the the original owner was going to convert it to a road racer, but the good part is he didn't get too far. All he did was pull the engine and sell it, then disappeared, leaving the car with his ex-wife. I am not going the numbers matching route as this was a 250hp 327 car and I want some thing that will at least have more ***** than my C5, so it will end up with a 383 that I'm having built for the occasion.
Thanks for all your help.
Dave
My son and I are just beginning a resto/mod of a '64 that spent the last 25 years in a California garage. In fact, it hadn't even been registered since 1983. The sad part is the the original owner was going to convert it to a road racer, but the good part is he didn't get too far. All he did was pull the engine and sell it, then disappeared, leaving the car with his ex-wife. I am not going the numbers matching route as this was a 250hp 327 car and I want some thing that will at least have more ***** than my C5, so it will end up with a 383 that I'm having built for the occasion.
Thanks for all your help.
Dave
