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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 07:21 PM
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FA - 3.70 Heavy Duty Positraction (427)

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FA - 3.70 Heavy Duty Positraction (427)

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Thanks that's what I wanted to hear, the car is a 435hp car, it doesn't have the original eng, it has a 502 installed by the PO.
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Your axle was assembled on April 2nd, 1969 at the Warren, MI plant. If your car was assembled shortly after that, it's probably your original axle.

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Originally Posted by restoman1
Your axle was assembled on April 2nd, 1969 at the Warren, MI plant. If your car was assembled shortly after that, it's probably your original axle.

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Originally Posted by restoman1
Your axle was assembled on April 2nd, 1969 at the Warren, MI plant. If your car was assembled shortly after that, it's probably your original axle.

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Then I'd say it's the original. Congrats!

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I'm kind of surprised that we made it through this exchange without a reference to a body part.
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Originally Posted by oldC3guy
I'm kind of surprised that we made it through this exchange without a reference to a body part.
I thought that too, after I posted the question
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