Mopar Muscle Association UK

i'm glad it's not just me then, lol.
neil.

the oil seals and 'c' clips arrived for the axle so that'll be put together soon. i also noticed with the front calipers fitted they touch the shocks on full lock. the shocks are bolted to the brackets that came on the speedway axle and the calipers are also the type supplied by speedway so it's a b...

i forgot to put a pic on of my new 'old' shifter that arrived yesterday with patina to match the car, lol. i think it's a megashifter, maybe a console model as there's no 'box' bit to sit on the tunnel. i can make a box easy enough though along with a bracket for the gearbox end. it is for a 4 speed...

i'd go ahead and get a helicoil kit on order ready for when it's finally mullered out. rally design do them at good prices, imperial and metric.
neil.

more haste less speed
neil.

i prefer to drill bigger and bigger until only the threads are left of the stud. you can then pick them out and run a tap down in it to clean them out. i do it this way and you'd know why if you've ever snapped an easy out off in a broken stud. they are very very hard and a nightmare to get out. eve...

are you selling the car once it's done? that's the important question. if as i guess your answer is no then cut the bugger and make it 'your' car. why compromise your enjoyment because of a 'possible' future resale value? i'm sure you're more than capable of adding new steel to replace any lost stre...

have you looked into the toyota supra w58 5 speed box? i know they were/are popular in auz and companies like dellow made bellhousings for multiple engines.
neil.

if the only issue was the speedo housing wanting to be in the same place as the crossmember on the aussie tailhousing why not alter/remake the crossmember for clearance? surely that'd be easiest, unless there were other issues you didn't mention here.
neil.

the axle is now bolted to the springs, after we made the lower u bolt plates. it's just clamped tight at the moment, we'll leave setting the pinion angle until the engine and box are mounted. the halfshaf6ts are just slid in for now too as they'll come out to fit the now oils seals in the casing end...

ashley came today and we cleaned all the old brackets off of the exploder axle before shortening the long side 2 7/8" so another short side shaft can be used. the bottom plate of the spring perches are now made. we know the axle needs to be back along the springs from stock to centre the wheels...

the shock brackets are all cut and ground. we clemp them all together for grinding so they're all the same. they're now ready to weld in place once their bolt holes are drilled.
neil.

before making the shock brackets (although they're marked out on the steel sheet, lol) i decided the chassis where the steering box mounted wasn't as strong as i'd like. there was a slight twist if you pushed the wheels lock to lock as they stopped each way, not good enough. so we did yet more cad w...

it occurred to me last night that it'd handle much better and be lots less 'uncle buck' if it had shock absorbers on the front. so with a pair of new-ish cortina rear shocks from a kit car offered up it was time for more cad work. oh, and the steering arm needing a little trim to clear on full lock,...

Blue wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 24 7:45 pm Longer stud and a spacer should fix that.

great minds think alike, lol.
neil.