1979 Mercury Capri

[Beagle]

If you do a gear swap and it's not to much trouble, could you do a how to or a what's what of the install? I have never personally done one and rather not pay someone to do it.

pretty good link - 180 for gears new and the crush sleeve. There have been plenty of times I've read and seen where the factory shim pack is the right stack height with new FMS gears. MMFF's archives probably have several gear install stories as well. There are links inside this link to vendors install pages too.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144780

[1trickpony]

Thanks beags. I think my 84 will get the stock 3.27 when I go for 5 lug ( fuel economy) and the 98 might be getting 4.10s when I go 4 valve.

[Beagle]

You and I must think alike - I'm pulling the 3.27's from Monica's GT for the notch and putting 4.10's in hers.

[Russell]

There is a guy on CL who has 2 rear ends for sale one had 3.73 and the other 4.10 both 7.5 open. One has brakes the other does not listed for $150, $100 respectively.

I would rather have an 8.8 trac loc but this is in my price range and avalible. Pick it up and try my hand at making a Fozzy Locker (Miller Locker)? Or hold out for 8.8 trac loc with lower gear already installed?

[milner351]

I just pulled the 8.8 out of the $500 fox last night - took a torch - the upper c-arm bolts came out at the axle, as they should.

None of the four body mounting points for the control arms would budge - with 175 psi of compressed air and a good IR impact.
Same goes for the lower c-arm attachment points at the axle.

I cut the lower arms with the torch.

Shame you're so far away - this 8.8 appears to be recently freshened up - fresh paint on the pinion nut, and the posi is tight.

[DanStokes]

Russell - ROAD TRIP! I can drive to MI w/o map.

Dan

[Russell]

I just pulled the 8.8 out of the $500 fox last night - took a torch - the upper c-arm bolts came out at the axle, as they should.

None of the four body mounting points for the control arms would budge - with 175 psi of compressed air and a good IR impact.
Same goes for the lower c-arm attachment points at the axle.

I cut the lower arms with the torch.

Shame you're so far away - this 8.8 appears to be recently freshened up - fresh paint on the pinion nut, and the posi is tight.

Was it rusty? I have swaped rear ends in Foxbodies 3 time with hand tools. The blue wrench is faster but never had anything a craftsman and a breaker bar could not handle.

[Russell]

Russell - ROAD TRIP! I can drive to MI w/o map.

Dan

Dan as much as I would like to I don't have the vacation time, and it would cost more in fuel than the rear is worth.

[Beagle]

There is a guy on CL who has 2 rear ends for sale one had 3.73 and the other 4.10 both 7.5 open. One has brakes the other does not listed for $150, $100 respectively.

I would rather have an 8.8 trac loc but this is in my price range and avalible. Pick it up and try my hand at making a Fozzy Locker (Miller Locker)? Or hold out for 8.8 trac loc with lower gear already installed?

those are 50.00 and 100.00 too high for my blood! lol. Get the gearset you want. I paid something like 30-40 bucks for a set of 4.10's from a 7.5 Ranger that looked virgin. I will have to look it up, I think it was under 40.00 shipped. That's about all I would go. Try the factory gears with the spacers you already have and I bet it's dang close.

Fozzy -



I was surprised, tried finding a 7.5 spool a while back. I expected to see them from the mini-lite whatever dirt class, but this seems to be the answer for those classes on shoestring budget.

[DanStokes]

Russell - It's obvious that you don't live in the Rust Belt. Everything rusts solid. For the longest time I couldn't see the need for Loctite. I know where John is coming from!

Dan

Was it rusty? I have swaped rear ends in Foxbodies 3 time with hand tools. The blue wrench is faster but never had anything a craftsman and a breaker bar could not handle.

[Russell]

those are 50.00 and 100.00 too high for my blood! lol. Get the gearset you want. I paid something like 30-40 bucks for a set of 4.10's from a 7.5 Ranger that looked virgin. I will have to look it up, I think it was under 40.00 shipped. That's about all I would go. Try the factory gears with the spacers you already have and I bet it's dang close.

Fozzy -



I was surprised, tried finding a 7.5 spool a while back. I expected to see them from the mini-lite whatever dirt class, but this seems to be the answer for those classes on shoestring budget.

Swaping gears is out side of my skill/tool set.

The question: Is a 7.5 with fozzy locker asking for trouble?

[milner351]

RUSTY indeed - the bolts had become one with the bushing sleeves.

There was no subframe left above the k member - it came apart like wet balsa wood.

There is no floor over the passenger side muffler, there's no floor above either rear bumper shock.

There is no floor on the passenger front near the rocker, and not much on the driver side.

We did a favor taking this car off the road.

[Russell]

RUSTY indeed - the bolts had become one with the bushing sleeves.

There was no subframe left above the k member - it came apart like wet balsa wood.

There is no floor over the passenger side muffler, there's no floor above either rear bumper shock.

There is no floor on the passenger front near the rocker, and not much on the driver side.

We did a favor taking this car off the road.

And you found someone to give you money for it?

[milner351]

He's paying me $400 for the remainder of the car - all sheet metal intact, all glass, all vehicle wiring, dash, 140mph gauge panel, steering column. That's what he wants - he wants the wiring - and he wants to take it out himself - along with the dash - so he knows how it all comes apart and goes together. God Bless him.

[Russell]

Well I hope he comes through for you. A good wiring harness has some worth and he can scrap the rest so I guess its a win for him I know its a WIN for you. Take $2 and go buy a loto ticket see if that good luck is still hanging around.