Original Color of the BW 9 bolt
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Car: GTA 89
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: TH700
Original Color of the BW 9 bolt
I´m in the process of rebuilding the rear suspension of my GTA. The rear axle is disassembled now, at the beginning of the next week it will be media blasted and then powder coated.
I assume the right color will be semi gloss black. Can someone confirm this?
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I assume the right color will be semi gloss black. Can someone confirm this?
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Car: GTA 89
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Ok, thanks. So I will powdercoat the rear axle in gloss black!
Do you know if the panhard bar and the lower control arms have been painted in semi gloss black?
Thanks in advance.
Do you know if the panhard bar and the lower control arms have been painted in semi gloss black?
Thanks in advance.
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Car: GTA 89
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: TH700
This is a pic of the stock lower control arms. The rest of the color seems to be semi gloss black. But after 18 years I'm not sure...
As far as I can say the color is the original one, not repainted.
As far as I can say the color is the original one, not repainted.
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Car: 1987 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 IROCZ
Engine: L98 350, mini ramed and camed
Transmission: T56 6 speed manual
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3:73 limited slip
Originally Posted by DJP87Z28
Best of my knowledge gm did not paint anything under the car. Mayby someone else can add or confirm it.
Strait from the Tech Data on this site. Now I don't know what shade of black it was. My 9bolt looks like a semi gloss on my car the last time I was under there. Adam :-)
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Car: 1987 Camaro
Engine: 350 hsr
Transmission: 700R4(blown)
Axle/Gears: 3:73
i have a borg warner rear end and when i opened the pumkin the and cleaning it up a bit i found that it was orange? was that done by a perivious owner or factory?
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Car: 1987 Black IROC-Z (SOLD)
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i have a borg warner rear end and when i opened the pumkin the and cleaning it up a bit i found that it was orange? was that done by a perivious owner or factory?
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Car: 1987 GTA
Engine: LT1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.70 posi
Originally Posted by charlie31603
(Firebird WS6 cars went to this unit in 1986).
Mine was a nice shade of rust with semi-black under the layer when I cleaned it up.
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
I have seen a bunch of very low mile T/A,formula an TT/A BW rears and they have all been semi gloss...
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Car: Recaro Option T/A
Engine: 305 Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: Automatic
Axle/Gears: 3:27 Borg Warner
Here is mine, sticker still on it.
Not much to go on but who still has the sticker
Bonus:
Metal tag on left defines BW serial number with ratio.
8XV is the axle code that translates as 3:27 ratio with locking diff.
This code is also stamped on the passenger side axle tube.
Tag on right tells mechanic to use special lube only.
Not much to go on but who still has the sticker
Bonus:
Metal tag on left defines BW serial number with ratio.
8XV is the axle code that translates as 3:27 ratio with locking diff.
This code is also stamped on the passenger side axle tube.
Tag on right tells mechanic to use special lube only.
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Car: Recaro Option T/A
Engine: 305 Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: Automatic
Axle/Gears: 3:27 Borg Warner
Originally Posted by charlie31603
G92 and L98(B2L) cars finally got the Borg-Warner HD 7.75 inch four pinion rear end, produced by GM Holden's Limited of Australia (Firebird WS6 cars went to this unit in 1986). ........ Adam :-)
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Car: 1987 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 IROCZ
Engine: L98 350, mini ramed and camed
Transmission: T56 6 speed manual
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3:73 limited slip
So sue me. That's what I get for trusting the tech data. lol. I got a friend that has a 9 bolt in his 85 t/a also. I'm not much into 3rd gen birds to begin with. I just know my maro's. Adam :-)
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Car: 1987 Camaro SC, 1999 Z28
Engine: GMPP 350HO, LS1
Transmission: Built 700r4/EDGE 3200, T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Eaton 7.625, 3.42 Zexel Torsen
wow, that looks sharp!
i'll have to paint mine before she goes under the knife.
i'll have to paint mine before she goes under the knife.
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Car: GTA 89
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: TH700
Here's a detail pic of the axle:
It was media blasted, then a rust preventive layer was put on. The next step was powder coating with a following heating process to 220° CELCIUS.
It was media blasted, then a rust preventive layer was put on. The next step was powder coating with a following heating process to 220° CELCIUS.
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