[Amc-list] hot rodding my Spirit

[russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>]

I finished swapping in my Posi. This was a Gremmie rear end that I prepped with one piece axles and 4:11 gears. new bearings and seals through out. A guy bought my hot rod Gremmie and already had a 9 inch for it so I kept the rear end. It had been sitting for about a year begging to go in something.
I swapped it in my 82 Sirit with poly bushings, slapper bars and Hornet wagon shocks. Other little tricks too.
The engine is the 258 with a 4.0 head swap, clifford intake with a 318 Chryco carb and Ford dist upgrade. Of course the computer stuff and silly serpentine belt eliminated. With a 2 1/2 inch exhaust this thing just flys.
Been thinking of that tranny. Its a 5spd and I love rowing it but will it hold up. Any suggestions on a diff tranny.
I have a 4spd from a 79 but isn't that just basically the same tranny as the 5-spd.
My neighbor has a newer Firebird, the one with all the scoops, and I love embarrassing him when my Kelvinator wasted his Poncho. The freeway flying is down some with this rear end change but I have my Pacer for freeway flying.......Russ


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