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Swapping 12 bolt in for 10 bolt


Scott S.

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I'm wondering what some of the issues I'll run into if I replace the 10 bolt differential in a 1970 Monte with a 12 bolt differential from a 1972 El Camino.

ie, U-joint, drive shaft length, shock and control arm differences... etc.

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Best case scenario you will need a "combo" u-joint. From the 10 bolt big cap to the 12 bolt small cap. 

Some find it necessary to cut the 10 bolt driveshaft or replace it. 

If the car is a 10 bolt but has a th400 in it, the combo joint is all you will need. But most small block equiped Monte Carlos were th350s.

Everything else is the same. 

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Hey MC,

Thanks for the response..... It's an original '70 350/th350 car, but I've replaced the transmission with a re-worked 200r4. She's an "end of year run" car, and I've noticed a few '71 bit and pieces here and there. The one puzzling me is that the differential yoke uses the U-bolt straps instead of the usual mini U-bolts to hold the joint in place. Is this due to a different cap size ??

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The 200r4 is the same length as the th350 and uses the same yoke. Your factory driveshaft probably slipped right in. 

Not sure about the strap vs the u bolts . I have had both on 10bolts. The 12 bolts usually have the straps. 

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Sorry im not adding any informative value im just here to say that green looks kick**s on your Monte. I feel like greens are typically overlooked and undervalued. Nice car man. 

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I remember back then that GM used some rears that went in Buick’s. There was a shortage. I know my friend has that same rear in his 70 Monte. Clips instead of bolts.

 

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On 5/26/2021 at 10:32 PM, 70MC402 said:

Sorry im not adding any informative value im just here to say that green looks kick**s on your Monte. I feel like greens are typically overlooked and undervalued. Nice car man. 

No problem !!!! :)

And Thanks !!!

I bought her mainly because of the colour...... Almost every other one I looked at was either black or blue with the vinyl top.

Sadly, sort of, I got caught in a hailstorm last summer, and she took a beating............ But my buddy owns a body shop and he's going to match the colour. 

The good part is that having the body re done, a lot of flaws in the previous attempt have been revealed, (and there were lots !!) and the insurance is more than enough to cover it. 

It's just that I'm going crazy not having her to drive now that summer's here.... :(

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On 5/27/2021 at 7:42 AM, MC-71 said:

I remember back then that GM used some rears that went in Buick’s. There was a shortage. I know my friend has that same rear in his 70 Monte. Clips instead of bolts.

 

The BOP parts.... lol

I haven't really found an I.D. numbers on it to tell, but being a "end of year run" car, it could be quite possible. 

Thanks. Scott.

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