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Ford hot rod T-Bucket: I have a Ford rear end housing in my

 
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I have a Ford rear end housing in my hot rod T-BUCKET it has three dimples on the back of the housing can you tell me what size it may be? Everything I found online always shows two dimples. They are clearly all dimples and not one once was a drain plug.

 

Country: United States
Make: Ford
Model: hot rod T-Bucket

Submitted: 317 days and 5 hours ago.
Category: Classic Car
Value: $19
Status: CLOSED
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Expert:  DaleStockstill replied 317 days and 2 hours ago.

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My name is XXXXX XXXXX X DO NOT KNOW right off the top of my head. I would be happy to do some research and see what I can find out for you. Or if you prefer I can put your question back on the expert list and see what our other experts MAY come up with. I just do not want to give you erroneous information and would rather either MAKE SURE the answer I give you has a BASIS in FACTUAL RESEARCH or put your question back and let you listen to what others MAY SAY they KNOW or DO NOT KNOW.

 

Let me know if you would like me to do the research for you or would rather put your question back on the list?

 

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Customer replied 316 days and 21 hours ago.

Please give my question to other experts.

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Expert:  kwiggins29059 replied 316 days and 5 hours ago.

I would be glad to help you today. Assuming whoever built your T-bucket used a ford rear end, can you tell me whether or not it has bolts on the back cover or nuts on the front Drive shaft side and how many bolts.

Customer replied 315 days and 22 hours ago.

No bolts on back cover. There are 10 nuts and or bolts on the drive shaft side.

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Expert:  kwiggins29059 replied 315 days and 21 hours ago.

Thanks, XXXXX XXXXX two rear ends with drop out center sections the "9 inch" and its smaller sibling the "8 inch" both very popular in the classic car and hot rod scene. So now that we have narrowed down your rear end to either an 8 or 9 inch here is the final visual check. If the bottom nuts are only removable with a wrench (no clearance for a socket) it is a 9 inch if you can place a socket on them it is the 8 inch ring gear model.

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The above picture shows a 9 inch rear end and how a socket will not fit on the bolts. If you need any help decoding a rear end service tag or have any other questions please just ask.
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