Wheels and rear end

Well, I had a bit of luck this week. I found a set of older Ford Explorer wheels on craigslist that were somewhat close to the wheels I think I will eventually put on the F1. I bought them for two reasons. First as I said they look like the ones I want to put on and I thought this would be a chance to see what they would look like on the Ford. Second, I needed a set of rollers to move the frame around when it's done and they only cost 100 buck for the works. The tires are nothing to talk about, but will hold air. While talking to the guy I bought the wheels from, I told him I was looking for a 8.8 Ford rear end also. He said he had one if I wanted to look at it. We measured it and found it was too wide. Behind it was another one that was a 9 inch. He said it was going into a friends race car. I measured it and it looked like just the width I was looking for. I offered him 50 bucks more than the 150 his buddie was going to give him and he agreed. This was a total surprize. I had just about written off finding a 9 inch as they are very scarce now. I think his buddie isn't going to be too happy with him. Got to tear it apart and have the axles redrilled for a 5 x 4 1/2 inch pattern and go through the seals and bearings. Hope the ring and pinion gears are okay. I will find out.