Thanks Dan for the insightful news. Speaking of TX, I got my 12bolt from Red's (HUGE chevelle yard) near Troup, TX.
I finally got most of the grim off, and found the code .. CX0117B. I was close, it has the 3.07 gearing. Insides look good. I think I am just going to do is pull the axles (to prep for rear-discs) and put in new end & yoke seals, along with full exterior cleaning and por-15 -Graham 67 SS http://projectchevelle.com/ Quoting Dan Mascheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Graham, > > I bought a 72 Chevelle on Ebay with a 12 bolt...I was told. Got it home to > find out it was a 10 bolt, but thought I could find a cheap used 12 bolt in > all the junk yards we have around Houston, TX.....Boy was I wrong. I did > find one, but it was not cheap, and when we stripped the unit down...It was > not a posi unit...the axels were pitted, so I ended up with an expensive > case. > > Well.... sand blasting and powder coating have made it look great again...A > new Eaton Posi with Richmond 3:73 gears...Two superior axels, not to mention > a new Aluminum housing cover and bearings and the like....I think it would > have been almost as cheap to buy a new unit from Currie or Moser!(GRIN) > > Dan Mascheck > > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Wooden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:11 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: [Chevelle-list] rollin' 12 bolt > > I finally got my 12bolt to the house - it's on a home-made rolling platform; > easy to roll out and start on the clean-up and minor disassembly. > > http://projectchevelle.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId= > 256 > > It's a 12bolt from a '66 SS. It's a non-posi, and it appears to be around a > 3.36 gearing (eye-ball count of the yoke turning). I haven't found the > axel/production number of it yet. > > -Graham > > 67 Chevelle SS > http://projectchevelle.com/ > > >
