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Which body !

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 16 10:59 pm
by shaungriff
Hi all, this might sound a silly question but how do I know which body my car has eg A body etc ? My car is a 1975 Chrysler CJ ? Is that a C body ? Thanks shaun

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 16 2:40 pm
by MattH
A body, All Aussie stuff is.

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 16 8:21 pm
by Stu
As Matt said.

Just to Bananarama! out a bit, so you know where you are at if someone approaches you at shows and starts talking letters, have a read through this link and it should demystify the whole thing a bit.

http://www.moparuk.com/mopar-model-guide/ :read2:

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 16 11:27 am
by Dave999
A body

with a wider body than a US A body

and rear springs and rear chassis rails in the position used by a US 'B' body

i.e

A 'B' body US axle (from a charger or satellite) will mount to the springs on your Aussie A Body. which is the only weird thing

its a Mid 60s A body floor plan and A body chassis and RHD A body bulkhead and front suspension with a wider Aussie derived Body plonked on top. if buying mechanical parts think of it as a 68 barracuda with a 904 or 727 trans and 360 motor your axle is however an Aussie M78 7.8 inch BorgWarner with 4 pinion LSD centre and I think 7.22:1 ratio gears i.e the wrong side of the ratio split for any shorter gearing. you'd need a different LSD centre to go to 3.23:1. easy to find in OZ.


Dave

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 16 9:03 pm
by shaungriff
Thanks for your knowledge guys ðŸ‘￾