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Expert: - 10/8/2009


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what differential will fit my 1951 chevy car? i remove the 216 inline six and the rest of the drivetrain.i now have a 350/350.wat car can i take it from the junk yard wat year and model? please help theres nothing on the web nothing. thanks

Answer
None of that will fit directly without adaptors, welding and fabrication. Changing engines and drive lines requires a lot of work and as I said fabrication. Unless you are a welder and have the equipment, let some one who does do the job. Anything can be made to fit with work.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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