Converting an 8 3/4 to a Dana 60

[Rocky]

I got the correct link to 71GTX's earlier post.     

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/1027889/Mopar-Dana-60-adapters-for-8-3-4-housings..html

[Steve P.]

I did not read the earlier post and so I have no idea what it said or what it contained. I am answering this one because others may not have seen it either nor may others see it in the future.   THAT BEING SAID, PLEASE PEOPLE, DO NOT BY ANY MEANS THING THIS IS GOING TO MAKE YOUR 8 3/4 INTO A DANA 60.  It IS NOT...

That is purely for dress up. It is an attempt to fool those that DON'T KNOW...  Sure it will fool some, BUT WHAT FOR... It's like putting a salami in a tube sock and stuffing it down your pants. when it comes time to prove yourself it AIN'T GONNA WORK and those who know are gonna 

[bull]

That's almost as bad as that stick-on sunroof some idiot was trying to hock on Ebay.

[Steve P.]

I don't know Bull, but I think many more people better start sleeping at the Holiday Inn, if ya know what I mean...      

It kinda goes along with those race stickers making the car go SO MUCH FASTER!!!!!!   


AND the 383 HEMI HEADS and on and on and on...............

[C_stripes]

Thats as worthless as tits on a nun

[suntech]

Got a brilliant idea
Take a picture of a Hemi, with dual 4 barrels, FULL SIZE, put it in a plate that fits between the fenders, and sell it as a Hemi conversion!!
Comes ofcause with the HEMI stickers to but on the doors. (vinyl ones), and cardboard headers!!

I have seen worse though.......... I saw a FAKE blower that was mounted to the hood!!
Nice to have a fake Dana 60 then, to awoid braking it with fake horsepower

Makes me wonder who i dumb enaugh to make this stuff, and who the hell would buy them!!!!

[Steve P.]

Well I think this could grow into an entire forum of stupid thing scene and done all on it's own..

How about the air cleaner bolted to the top of the hood. No hole in the hood,  other than the anchor for the lid.

[tecmopar]

That is really cheesy, and ONLY 250.00, what a bargain. Anyone thats half way knowledgeable about Mopars will notice right away that the 2 holes for the spreader tool are missing from the back of the housing just for openers.

[Ghoste]

Suntech, I have seen a car that had Hemi valve covers and a Hemi air cleaner bolted to the top of a 440.  Your way seems easier but someone has beaten you to the execution of the idea. 

[suntech]

Damn!! somebody beat me on that!! Hehe

[gordo1968charger]

... It's like putting a salami in a tube sock and stuffing it down your pants. when it comes time to prove yourself it AIN'T GONNA WORK and those who know are gonna 

[Rocky]

That is purely for dress up. It is an attempt to fool those that DON'T KNOW...  Sure it will fool some, BUT WHAT FOR... It's like putting a salami in a tube sock and stuffing it down your pants. when it comes time to prove yourself it AIN'T GONNA WORK and those who know are gonna 

Hey Steve, the salami is supposed to go in the front of your pants, not the back.     

[71gtx]

I got the correct link to 71GTX's earlier post.     

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/1027889/Mopar-Dana-60-adapters-for-8-3-4-housings..html

it has to be the dumbest thing I've ever seen to do to a rear end of a car.

[Steve P.]

That is purely for dress up. It is an attempt to fool those that DON'T KNOW...  Sure it will fool some, BUT WHAT FOR... It's like putting a salami in a tube sock and stuffing it down your pants. when it comes time to prove yourself it AIN'T GONNA WORK and those who know are gonna 

Hey Steve, the salami is supposed to go in the front of your pants, not the back.     

Ummm, either way, it's still not going to do THE JOB...

My point was, why even try to fool the .ooooooooooooooooooooooooo1 % of people that would think it was cool??  You've got it or you don't.

[squeakfinder]

Kinda like Homer Simpson putting speed holes in his hood with a pick axe.

[firefighter3931]

It's like putting a salami in a tube sock and stuffing it down your pants. when it comes time to prove yourself it AIN'T GONNA WORK and those who know are gonna 

I hope we're not talking from personal experience here 

These types of problems should be addressed on the Dr Phil show....this is after all a Mopar  technical Forum. 



Ron

[Mike DC]

 
I can't imagine spending $250 and a bunch of labor & disassembly just to try to fake a Dana 60. 
(You could actually get a cheap truck-based Dana 60 put together for only a few hundred dollars more than that.) 




Although I could see the "Hemi valvecovers on a wedge motor" thing a little better. 

Supose you're replicating a vintage NASCAR stocker or something.  Some project ideas would make fun street cruisers, but they really NEED the 426 Hemi's appearance to complete the "vibe" and that can take a huge bite out of the practicality.  Real Hemis cost $10,000+ in even the cheapest of circumstances, and they're still boat-anchor heavy. 

 

[Steve P.]

Ok, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK, OK,   you guys are making me ill.....

It's MOPAR OR NO CAR........     DANA  OR 8  3/4    (NO MIXING)     NO PHERD 9" IN A MOPAR (EVER)

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[Todd Wilson]

I always liked the plastic stick on Blowers for your hood!


Todd