you have to undo the tailshaft bolts ( 4 12mm nuts) the 8 U bolts ( 8x 14mm nuts) i drop the spring hangers down just to make it easy ( 8x 14mm nuts) and the brake line ( 1 10mm screw thingo and this bit of metal that holds the brake line in which you just use some visegrips to pull out) and the hand brake cables (undo 4x10 mm bolts which tension the line and the flick these rubber things that hold the line on the car or when you don't need the handbrake cables such as speedway just hacksaw or bolt cutters through the hand brake cables) sounds like alot but about 15-20 mins work max i have changed a fair few diffs trying to get the right ratio for speedway

also see the first pic i posted on saturday

Lappy

Edited June 26, 200620 yr by lappy

Yeah, noticed that one mate.. Cheers for the help..

 

One more question - Is there any problems with changing the diff housing from BW to Jap, ie: things not lining up etc?

 

Cheers mate,

Dan.

lots of potential in the car there bud keep up the good work and keep us posted

 

cheers

Peter

nah mate straight in just put a banjo tailshaft in the car it all goes straight in that is what i had to do to my racecar it all goes in ther fine

more update pics from the weekend

more work to happen this weekend then after next week i have 2 weeks of holidays so tune in for some more updates

Lappy

I can't wait for the holidays ;)... I am determined for that cage to be in the car (cage is almost ready for paint now, thanks to a bit of work), roof to be back on and have some paint on the car by the end of it..

 

You've made that diff housing and tailshaft come up overrated mate!

 

Is your racecar registered as a KE30 rather than a KE55? Apparently Fabio Martinelli reckons I should say my KE55 is a KE35... weird...

 

Dan.

not sure i don't think it wouldn't matter now with open diffs and gearboxes it doesnt matter

this is lookin awesome :jamie:

 

MMmmmmm Mc-Rust - its so good isnt it ? ;)

 

Love the front strut setup, the red calipers set it off !

lol about the rust thanks for the praise it is your car that inspired me to clean it up and paint the parts not just to do the bare minimum to get it liscensed

Edited July 1, 200620 yr by lappy

All right today the leaf springs got taken out and cleaned

Painted

Then the assembly started

should be in the car tomorow

Lappy

it is your car that inspired me to clean it up and piant the parts not just to do the bare minimum

 

Amen to that. Your car, Teddy, has been the most inspirational car in the construction sense that I've ever laid my eyes on.. extravagance rather than the bare minimum; i'll live by that quote.

 

Lappy; your car is coming along sick man.. is there anything whatsoever that you need for it? Because a certain KE55 that I might have is just begging to have parts given from it to you ;)...

 

Dan.

well I'm taking off the left hand side mudguard tomorow after i put the diff in so i might be in for a bit more of rusted sill panel action again ;) so thanks for the offer but i should be pretty well for parts there are a few cars around but if i need anything i shall tell you

Lappy

well this morning i assembled the diff

Then it was put into the car

Edited July 2, 200620 yr by lappy

Took the left hand side mudguard off today only a bit of surface rust so phew so after thiss week i have 2 weeks to work on it so stay tuned

UPDATE: on the weekend my rust was cut out and i made a new replacement and my old man welded it in then it was time for a bit of etch primer

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