[Chevelle-list] BOP vs Chevelle rearend

[Rick Schaefer]

Only question that I can answer is #1 - Yes it will bolt in.   I don't know
if the yoke is the same, but the control arm mounts will work.

On 8/11/08, seventychevy at aol.com <seventychevy at aol.com> wrote:
>
> My step-father has a 71 LeMans Sport convertible and he's pretty sure
> something broke inside the rearend today.  He's was driving along @ 35 mph
> and he said something went "bang" and the back end "jumped up" and it locked
> up the rear tires.  It wouldn't move forward under it own power so I had to
> tow him home.  Now it is leaking gear oil - we haven't got it up on his lift
> yet to find out where it's coming from.
>
> I have a couple of questions:
>
> 1)   Will a 68-72 Chevelle 10 or 12 bolt in or are there differences in the
> brackets?  I know there are some
>       physical differences in the center section and the shape of the diff
> inspection cover.
>
> 2)   His BOP 10 bolt is a posi - will the posi unit fit in a Chevelle 10
> bolt?  I may give him my 10 bolt and find a
>      12 bolt for my 70 Chevelle.
>
> 3)   If the Chevelle rearend is a direct bolt-in is there any benefit over
> a BOP?  Or should we just rebuild what he
>       has?  Never rebuilt one yet, but we have pretty much everything we
> need tool-wise, plus he's a 30-year
>       machine repair-man.
>
> 4)   Any other ideas/suggestions I might not have thought of...?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Eric
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Rick Schaefer
72 TPI El Camino
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