I am looking changing the rear end in my 69. What would be a good price for a 12-bolt in stock condition, open, high gear rear end? The prices seem out rageous on ebay and I don't want to overpay for one. Thanks

I have bought them for $100 lately. Sometimes you have to pay more, but there are some good deals left. I have seen housings as high as $250 lately, but I have to be carefull about how much I pay for them because I rebuild them to resell.

Year ago I met a guy with 7 complete 12 bolts, drum to drum, he was selling them for $250 each. I got one off of him for my chevelle. found another 3.31 open for $100 missing one axle. but I had 2 spares so no big deal. last one I found I got it for a friend for a $100 bare housing with cover. Jim

WOW, Ive been seeing $800-$1000 for a 12 Bolt rear in stock condition. Seems to be the average...Guess Im not looking in the right places. I paid $400 for a 10 Bolt Posi 3:23. Guess I got ripped!

I have found a place with several complete drum to drum dirt cheap. They are in different type A body cars like GTO, Elcamino, etc. but I believe they will work in 64-72 chevelle also. I think it may be worth it to go pull them all according to the prices on Ebay. I have been looking for one and I checked Ebay (600-1700) then did some checking around found em much much much cheaper.

Camaro_fever68 where is this place, you mention good prices, don't be a hog.......share with the rest of us.
I have been looking for a good 12 bolt posi for months and around here they are way to high priced and impossible to find.

Camaro_fever68 where is this place, you mention good prices, don't be a hog.......share with the rest of us.
I have been looking for a good 12 bolt posi for months and around here they are way to high priced and impossible to find.


Backwoods boneyard. Have you checked all your local boneyards? It doesn't have to be out a chevelle to fit.

hmmmmmm, I thought you were talking about a web site or Company......I have checked the boneyards in a 400 mile radius, If and only If you find one housings are going for 5-6 hundred stripped.

Mine is a BOP out of a 70 GTO or Lemans, cant remember which...but works great! Finally have Posi.

You have to be careful about BOP 12-bolts as they generally are not nearly as strong as Chevelle 12-bolts but, some 70 GTO's did have Chevrolet 12-bolts and I would guess some 442's and Buick GS's did too. If the cover has the stamped in rib to direct oil to the carrier bearings, its a Chevelle, smooth cover its a BOP. As far as pricing goes, it's a seller's market given the current demand. Early Chevelle (1965 in particular) 12-bolts seem to command a premium and almost always sell for over $1000.00 often reaching $1700.00-1800.00 for one with new bearings, seals, freshly blasted and painted. I sold three 65's and one 66 last year for an average of $1350.00 each. I have only a few left and will get whatever the market will bear.