: I have a 66 Dart four door, been racing for @10
: years. Trying to take out my 3:91's from the
: 8 3/4 rear and put in some new Richmond 4:56's.
: The new ring and pinion only fit a 742 case
: (according to Richmond). I have 741's and
: 489's. I can get an empty 742 case. QUESTION
: # 1: CAN I TAKE ALL THE GUTS--SUREGRIP,
: BEARINGS, ETC OUT OF A 489 TO PUT INTO THE
: 742 WITH MY RICHMOND GEARS??? If not, I'll
: need to find the right gears for the 489.
: P.S. I have an extra A-Body 8/34 I could
: sell. It'd take me a couple months to find
: all the pieces to make it complete and it
: wouldn't be very cheap. Dismantled it could
: be shipped mail or UPS. Question #2. Is it
: worth putting a chunk of money into a block?
: I've had great luck racing a stock block. I
: think it isn't worth boring 60 over and/or
: adding forged pistons for the cost. I can
: get the compression from head work and
: almost the same cubic inches from a stock
: 225. Jack from Kimball Minnesota.

: Hi Jack,
: The sure grip will interchange, but you might
: need the '742 bearings ('489 diff bearings
: might be different). The '742 pinion
: bearings are unique to the '742. I've got
: some extra '742 stuff, I'd trade you an
: empty '742 for an empty '489 if you want. I
: live in Iowa and will be in the twin cities
: in the next few weeks. Let me know if you
: want to trade.

: Mark, I'd be interested in working out a trade,
: I have to look at what I'm doing with my
: 489's but I think I have extra. I also work
: in the Cities three days a week. Jack