This could very well be one of the stupidest questions ever posted. Has anyone attempted to put a rear-end (drum to drum)in the trunk of a Chevelle(i have not measured it yet)? I know what you all are thinking. Don't be cheap and pay for the freight, right? I just want to explore all my options as well as "kill two birds with one stone" in my particular situation. If it has been attempted was it successful or a failure? Were there any complications? Was it tied down or wrapped with blankets & pillows? I realize it is not the safest method of transportation, but is it feasible? Sorry for such an idiotic question, but I'm quite shure someone out there has thought of it before...Please reply.

From eyeballing it, I think that there is no chance of closing the lid. Unless, of course you have a station wagon. However, if you took out the rear seat and had some help, then it may be possible. That is if you positioned the axle so it poked into the rear seat area, you would have a chance.

That's not a dumb question. I haven't tried and don't think that it would be that good for the trunk of your car. If I were to guess, i'd say that it's not possible without having it hang out of the trunk.

Hey, hey, hey! For a man, NO question is stupid! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif It's not a stupid question, it's an interesting way of looking at things.

Steve,
Gauranteed, one end of it will hang out. No big deal. I've hauled almost everything except horses and camels in the trunk of various cars. And yes, pad it, protect it (6 blankets if you got 'um), tie, wire or use bunge straps to hold the lid down (put cardboard in the bottom to keep the trunk from getting oily-greasy). My standard mode of transportation for engines (torn down of course) to the machine shop is in the trunk of my 51 Chevy 4dr. I just shoot a little air to the air shocks. Then when you're going down the road with your trunk half open with this rearend sticking out, people will think you're Fred Sanford. SO WHAT! Now, on the other hand, if this is a perfectly restored LS-6 convertible, maybe you better borrow your buddy's pickup.

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I agree there are no stupid questions, but here's a StuPId aNswER: Just put some wheels on it and tow it.
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Gene, this is the funniest thing I've heard all day. I could just imagine driving down the highway pulling a rear-end with wheels http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif.
Very original idea. Thank you all for your response. I probably will not attempt it. I would be hauling it from Spokane, WA to Utah. Anybody know of a inexpensively priced trucking company?
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i think the tow idea is hilarious. better yet go to the local chevy dealer and tell them you want to test drive a truck for the weekend. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif

NOW THERE'S A REAL GOOD THOUGHT! How about a Ford/Dodge so that you don't scratch the Chevy bed.

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Tom Parsons

This is a little off topic and certainly doesn't answer your question. My sister wanted me to overhaul the original engine and trans for her 68 Camaro. They had been removed years earlier, but she saved them. She stuffed both of them into the trunk of the Camaro and drove it down from Washington. I had a time trying to get them back out. But we did keep it # matching.

Hey that tow idea might work, just hook a tow bar to the upper arm mounts. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif

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I know that a TH 400 will fit in the trunk because that's where I found mine when I bought the car. (it was a real P.O.S, even by our standards.)

How about taking out the passenger seat (if it has bucket seats) and back seat and place it on the floor, that is how I got my quarter panel home. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif

David has a thought. Pull pass seat and rear bottom and put it in there. Me, I'd wrap it in blankets, secure it with rope, let one side hang out ( on the diagonal you can;t have much hanging out ) and haul it. No big deal. Just make sure it's rigged so it doesn;t shift and punch a hole in your rear quarter.

I think I would find someone with a pickup and borrow it or them...

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The rear end will fit fine if you pull the axles and remove the backing plates. You'll have to drain the fluid but that beats paying hundreds of $ for shipping the thing. Pad the center section and place a plywood piece on the trunk floor to distribute the weight. Tie it in so it doesn't exit through your qtr panel. I'd wrap the parts in plastic to keep any residual oil from ruining anything else you might put in the trunk. You can even close the lid this way.

I still can't get the image of a rear end being towed by a chain out of my head. HAAAAAAAAAAAAA

What a riot

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I have a stupider answer Gene, just cut it in two then weld it back together!

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Hold on now - we're all goofing on the idea of dragging the rearend down the road; meanwhile, Steve's gotta figure a way to get the thing across three states w/out thrashing his trunk.
Have you considered renting one of those little U-haul trailers? Shouldn't be much more than 30-40 bucks(wild guess).
Bryan

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I am almost certain the years ago we hauled my 68 GTO rear in the trunk of my cousin's 67 Lemans. It seems to me that it fit with room to spare. A 67 Lemans has a very big trunk opening(front to rear) but width should be about the same as any A-Body. There is plenty of room in the trunk if you can get it in thru the opening. My guess is that it would fit easily in a 67 or earlier. 68 up might be tight but if you pull the drums, axles and backing plates I think it would go.

lol, gene...or, heres another thought: if you have a credit card and a drivers license you can rent a pickup from u-haul for less than 20 bucks (feel free to abuse at will)...or, at least i used to see them running around with the price splattered across the side ..19.95 :)... a little more expensive than the test drive idea but, from what i hear these days its pretty tough to get anyone to just "toss you the keys" like they used to...short of that, im sure you could get it in and trunk closed with just the back seat out...stripping the brakes down to bare axles would also be a big help, i'm sure

and, if you do decide to pull it with a log chain and a couple tires/rims...dont forget to tie the little red flag on it ...remember, safety first

I drove my 67 Nova from Eugene, Oregon to my home in the Bay Area with a complete 9" Ford rear end in the trunk. I used cardboard to pad the floor and the lip of the trunk, wrapped the extended axle in a blanket to keep the trunk lid from chafing and bungeed the trunk shut.