So far all my drive train on my 67 326 ho 4 spd is original and I started looking at my rearend tonight. I didn't research much about it and the first thing I see are the loops cast above to pinion. I thought this isn't even a bird rearend but they did a nice job adding the dual traction bar brackets. I fired up the wire brush and couldn't find any letters stamped on the drivers side tube. So I took a few pics and researched the casting numbers and I believe I have a nodular unit cast the 12th day of 67 which lines up within a month of everything else. I think I'm on to something.
67 Firebird 326 HO 4 spd Numbers Matching 68 Firebird originally 350 4spd Windward blue. Work in progress...
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
FYI: The 1967 Firebird's all had a rear axle that was grabbed off the Le Mans/GTO parts shelves due to the short development time of the Pontiac F-body. Thus the reason why all those rear axles have unused provisions (loops) for the upper control arms that were used on the bigger cars. The single (auto) and dual (stick) OEM traction bars were a bandage to prevent excess wheel hop with the single leaf rear springs. All this was corrected in 1968 with multi-leaf springs and staggered rear shocks.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement 2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered. 2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it) Old projects, gone but not forgotten: 1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it. 1980 Turbo Trans Am 1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto 1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed 1983 F-150 4x4, built 302 1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
