Rob_Mitchell Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I'll survive I recon. It's all coming back out in a year or so for a 3.4 anyways ha ha mad man but i like your style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Diff arrived today, massive thanks to DARRET for supplying it. I've gone for a large casing pre-facelift LSD diff. I spoke to jamieP at length about diffs, and not wanting to make any compromise he suggested I go for this diff as it's a lot stronger and larger than a facelift one. I can see it being a long night tonight as this diff weighs a bloody ton so god knows how I'm going to lift it up into the car and bolt it into place. Bosscos on his way over to give me a hand. It's got to weigh as much as the gearbox itself, I was shocked to be honest, that it is so heavy. Plenty of pics coming soon guys. Hopefully I'll get the diff and prop on tonight, and then I can get the crank pulley bolt tightened up correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Nice one dude, they are not to bad to fit, i helped (watched:d) Lee change mine and he put it on a trolley jack and lifted it in and out of place with that, never took him long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 That's 1 stunning engine bay mate. Love the idea of fitting the TB 90 degrees out so the pulley is on the top. I never thought of doing that. I'd have put the TB on so the wheel was at the bottom so the cable wasn't visable at all. Shame cos I've got the TB cable fitted now n had to drill the side of the plenum to secure it. Yeah, I've always thought that mine looks messy. I think it was function over form - I seem to remember that the cable wasn't long enough otherwise. Thanks for the compliment though (wasn't my intention to take your thread off-topic, just to show the alloy PS tank) - but I'm sure that you can pick quite a few of the details & things that I want to refine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Great progress Hodge, such attention to detail! Nice one dude, they are not to bad to fit, i helped (watched:d) Lee change mine and he put it on a trolley jack and lifted it in and out of place with that, never took him long. Yep it can be done as a one-man job. Fitted mine using a couple of blocks of wood and a trolley jack. Only took about 30 mins to get it all in and all torqued up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 All done for the night. Diff is in. I was expecting a nightmare but it wasn't that hard to be honest. As said above I put it onto a trolley jack and Bossco lifted it into place whilst I bolted it up. Piece of cake really. I read somewhere that I would need driveshafts and TT hubs but both driveshafts bolted straight to the diff so bonus there. Prop is in place, so is the prop guards and heatshield. Everything moved nicely. I've earthed the 2 small earth straps that attach to the stock plenum also tonight, just to help prevent anything silly happening to the loom. I started to plumb in the PAS resevior bur I've ran out of 18mm hose. I'll get some Saturday when I get the mikalor clamps for my turbo intake pipe. I'll stick some pics up tomorrow, it's sleep time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARETT Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Good on ya John That diff weighs a ton!! Glad to see this coming together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 Good on ya John That diff weighs a ton!! Glad to see this coming together Cheers Amir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephendjb Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Just a thought, but what about painting the original cap white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 Just a thought, but what about painting the original cap white? Nah I want a polished 1 mate. So it all ties in together. Anyway if it's white it night get dirty easy;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 i think the caps on its way mate, fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 i think the caps on its way mate, fingers crossed Cheers mate your a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I saw this yesterday over @ John's. To attention to detail is just staggering, almost to a point where therapy might be needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 I saw this yesterday over @ John's. To attention to detail is just staggering, almost to a point where therapy might be needed It's not me that Ned the theropy Johnny it's everyone else who doesn't have this much attention to detail. I'm normal mate, honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 A few diff install pics. new 6 speed Diff. Old diff out and a comparision with the 2 lying together. Diff installed. next to go on was the rear prop section, prop guard and heatshield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Nice one, mate. Did you just want to get it in there (i.e. not clean up the diff first) because all the subframes will come off over the winter (as you've said previously)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 I gave the diff a clean before I put it in mate. Nothing major though, just cleaned the crap off. Its going to get filthy in no time at all anyway. I want some pleasure out of the car first before I drop the subframes, so that wont happen for a while yet. When the come off ill blast and powdercoat them and fit new poly bushes but like i said though it wont be for a while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Haha no worries I just thought the pic didn't look like "Hodge clean" i.e. spotless and painted white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Not arsed about under the car really as long as it's nicely undersealed I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 keep up the awesome work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-_-b Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Coming along veery nicely!! the 2 diff's are quite a bit different when sat next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 There's a huge difference In weight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) Loveing the progress so far great build this is:) What's the extra piece on the right hand side drive shaft connection point on the diff in pics 1 and 4? Edited October 4, 2010 by Andrew K (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 It's a part of the driveshaft. Like a spacer really buy I just used the bits that were on the original driveshafts on the car so I've still got a spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Ow I see, thought it was a modification of some sort! Cause when you go from a small case diff to a large case diff you have to replace one of the drive shafts with a smaller one! Or longer can't remember which way round it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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