Will a 8.5 rear end fit into a 1982 buick regal with little to no modifications I do have adjustable upper trailing arms and lowers just asking before I purchase this rearend
77 pontiac can am 8.5 rear
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No not if it's out of an 1977 which is an "A" body car the rear end is a little wider. You need an 8.5 from a "G" body 1979-1987 Do you have access to the 1977 Can Am as a whole car or just parts? Because that's a rare car.
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That's a keeper, unless there's no metal left. Even then, might be worth a donor car to make it live again. I have a soft spot for Can Ams.
I guess between the Grand Ams and the Can Ams, it turns out that deep down I'm a Pontiac guy. Shoulda kept the 69 GTO 'vert....or the 70 Judge
To answer the question, IMO, there's too many tradeoffs to use the 73/77 rear...way too wide, wrong geometry, typically lame gearing. Gonne require way way positive offset wheels to keep the tires in the tubs. Money would be better spent on the dreaded 9" or other aftermarket solutions.
Yeah, that's a rare car. iirc they only stopped making them because the mold for the rear spoiler broke. Other than the rear wont fit a g body, it'd be a shame to dismantle a can am.
i'd say it's def worth more than any non "special" g body maybe 2 or 3 times over.
Either way, it's a very cool car. I want one tbh. Just no money time or space for more stuff.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/1977-pontiac-can-am/
Either way, it's a very cool car. I want one tbh. Just no money time or space for more stuff.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/1977-pontiac-can-am/
a can am just sold at the barrett jackson in florida last week for $28,000. thats one car from a very short list of 73-77 gm A body cars that is worth saving.
I had a 1977 Grand Prix which had the exact same interior and 'cockpit' dashboard and console (tilted towards the driver) as the Can Am did. Truly Pontiac had the best interiors IMO
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My brother had a 76 GP, I think it had the colored 3 spoke wheel like my 70 Lemans sport did (without that big ugly center)
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