73 Mach 1
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- Joined
- Apr 18, 2014
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- Location
- Sandusky, OH
- My Car
- Rat Rod base model 73 Mach 1. Car now has 89 carbed roller moter and AOD trans.
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I'm currently in search of a Ford 9 inch to put under my rusted out 1973 Mach 1. I found a couple of rear ends locally one is a late 70s f100 rear end that is 65" and wrong lug pattern. The other is a Ranchero rear end that is 63" with 28 spline axles with 5x4.5 lug pattern. The truck rear end seems like a lot of work to narrow and find conversion bearings for my 8" axles. The Ranchero rear has the right lug pattern but is 1.75" longer. I'm wondering if I can just weld on spring perches on the Ranchero rear end and get rims with larger backspacing. Im trying to convert to a 9" rear end and set it up for drag racing on a tight budget.