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Offline BurtonBrown

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Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« on: January 29, 2012, 05:41:22 PM »
Wanted:

Transmission and Rearend for Liner project. Planning on making 700-800HP for the first year stuff. Anyone having anything laying around their shop they are not using anymore let me know. Looking to Run approx 250MPH. Have access to machine shop to modify if necessary. Any leads are appreciated. Low buck project.
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2012, 11:11:35 PM »
Go get a gen 3 Camaro axle and chop it down 2.14 up ratios with Torsen diffs available for pennies on the $----what wheel flange spacing are you wanting :-P?
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2012, 01:19:34 AM »
  TCI makes a direct drive vave body for a powerglide trans that eliminates the need for a convertor. I see them all the time on Ebay. My lakester with about 650 HP ran 278 with one. The kit with the extra clutches etc. is all on Ebay. Cheap way to go and easy to hook up your shifter. Also if your fair old like the Sparkster and I, it makes shifting fairly simple.

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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2012, 09:16:36 AM »
my 900+ hp lakester ran 305 with a PG/gv and no converter---just push off and yanked it into gear 1 shift with trans and 1 with gv made a 3 speed out of it the 2.14 gerars became a 1.66 FDR with the GV
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2012, 10:58:35 AM »
got a 3 rd gen firebird rear 7.5 w/ disc brake . if you are interested . jim
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2012, 09:50:41 PM »
Thanks for all the hints/advice.

I will measure the width this weekend. What I was trying to find was something that someone might have run before and then updated.

Is this 3rd gen firebird rearend the same as Sparky is talking about above?
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2012, 11:48:30 PM »
you will have to put c clip eliminators 
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2012, 11:58:13 PM »
  Also if your fair old like the Sparkster and I, it makes shifting fairly simple.

I didn't think you had any trouble shiftin George, I thought it was steering.. :-D :-D
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2012, 09:21:45 AM »
same rear end as camaro, this is a spare have three . i bought moser axles with 9 in ford bearings and welded 9 in axle tube ends on.  or you can use c clip elimanators.
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2012, 02:00:56 AM »
You should get a built Hayabusa transmission if you are only targeting 250 mph..that's easy  :-D

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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2012, 03:43:56 PM »
You should get a built Hayabusa transmission if you are only targeting 250 mph..that's easy  :-D


Yep, and you don't really need a lot of streamlining.... one of those will almost do that with open wheels...    :roll:
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2012, 11:03:19 PM »
A glide won't be desirable with your engine combo Burton. You will have a really narrow power band & 2 gears aint gunna cut it. You need to look for something in a 4 or 5 speed so you can keep it on the boil.
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2012, 11:05:09 PM »
I have a Ford 9" rear end that is about 37" wheel flange to wheel flange .... narrowed so that the pinion is on center and a gear set or two....

I have a slightly scattered BW Super T10 (for parts, really) good case good cluster, good second, third and fourth gears.... Weld wheels with 28" tall Goodyears and other stuff.

And, BTW, I use a four speed manual transmission in my rear engined lakester and ALL mechanical linkage with a Hurst Synchro-Loc shifter mounted in the driver's compartment. It was not that hard to make up.
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2012, 07:21:30 PM »
Give me a call.
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Re: Wanted: Transmission and Rearend for Streamliner
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2012, 08:15:53 PM »
Hey, Burton -- it looks like you're in the Wisconsin area (area code is the giveaway).  Why not go to your Profile page and set the location to tell us -- so we can have an instant idea of things like shipping, or who's nearby enough to maybe drop in for a visit some day, or whatever?  It's easy enough - and glen and I do like asking folks to fill in the blank.  thanks.
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