Ken, I'm in the same boat. I hadn't welded since about 1980 and that was with a Lincoln stick. I just bought a Lincoln 135 plus. The plus means...
Zig: Here are a couple of sites that should help you with your rearend swap. Try this one. It has loads of information:...
Rearend swap I'm going with a 69 chevy pick up 2wd rear; 373 6 lug 12 bolt and a 3 spd overdrive tranny, to keep 3 on the tree.
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