1968 442 rear axel ratio
April 12th, 2012, 12:21 PM
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1968 442 rear axel ratio
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I am working on a 1968 442.The rear axel is stamped R2,no date code.I know this correspond to a 2,56:1 ratio,but was this axel ever an option on the 442 or has it been installed later?
New member from Norway.
I am working on a 1968 442.The rear axel is stamped R2,no date code.I know this correspond to a 2,56:1 ratio,but was this axel ever an option on the 442 or has it been installed later?
April 13th, 2012, 05:08 AM
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I looked in a -68 salesman guide or whatever the called the book,and the way I understood it the 2,56:1 ratio was the standard axel on a 442 with the L65 option.
Other than this unavailable as an option on a 442.
Is this right or wrong?
Other than this unavailable as an option on a 442.
Is this right or wrong?
April 13th, 2012, 06:06 AM
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Not sure jankyrre but other '68 guys will chime in. I will add that about a quarter century ago, I was second owner of an original-condition Saffron '68 442 with automatic for a short while and it had a 3.08 rear.
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April 13th, 2012, 06:57 AM
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I think the 2.56 was standard on the 442 with Turnpike Cruiser option.
3.08 would be standard with the regular 442 & automatic trans.
You are correct Jankyrre
3.08 would be standard with the regular 442 & automatic trans.
You are correct Jankyrre
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April 13th, 2012, 08:15 AM
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(Look at the Assembly Manual, Section 4, Page 104)
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April 13th, 2012, 02:17 PM
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Thank you guys.
Do I actually have a TC.
Is there any way to find out?The car still have the original engine and transmission.The trans.is marked OH.
And yes it have a 2bbl.carb.,but I am certain this was install later.
Carb.from a 69 350.The number is 7029156
The intake is marked H casting nr.388625
The aircleaner also seems to be from a 350.
I know about the sticker on the oil filler tube,but that is gone.
Do I actually have a TC.
Is there any way to find out?The car still have the original engine and transmission.The trans.is marked OH.
And yes it have a 2bbl.carb.,but I am certain this was install later.
Carb.from a 69 350.The number is 7029156
The intake is marked H casting nr.388625
The aircleaner also seems to be from a 350.
I know about the sticker on the oil filler tube,but that is gone.
April 13th, 2012, 06:43 PM
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The air cleaner has OE silk screened on it and it is the same air cleaner as the 350 2 bbl.
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April 13th, 2012, 07:37 PM
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Thank you guys.
Do I actually have a TC.
Is there any way to find out?The car still have the original engine and transmission.The trans.is marked OH.
And yes it have a 2bbl.carb.,but I am certain this was install later.
Carb.from a 69 350.The number is 7029156
The intake is marked H casting nr.388625
The aircleaner also seems to be from a 350.
I know about the sticker on the oil filler tube,but that is gone.
Do I actually have a TC.
Is there any way to find out?The car still have the original engine and transmission.The trans.is marked OH.
And yes it have a 2bbl.carb.,but I am certain this was install later.
Carb.from a 69 350.The number is 7029156
The intake is marked H casting nr.388625
The aircleaner also seems to be from a 350.
I know about the sticker on the oil filler tube,but that is gone.
Enjoy it
Should be more economical to operate
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