Tigers V6 Conversion

[Devilrod]

sure is mate just had his 34 dodge rat rod enhineered and registered with one

Does anyone else we the irony here? High tech speedo in a low tech car....

[searsy]

sure is mate just had his 34 dodge rat rod enhineered and registered with one

Does anyone else we the irony here? High tech speedo in a low tech car....

what ever spins the wheels

[ekdave1962]

sure is mate just had his 34 dodge rat rod enhineered and registered with one

Does anyone else we the irony here? High tech speedo in a low tech car....

what ever spins the wheels

WAs an easy answer for him no worrying about speedo drives and gear rations ..screw it in wire it up and job done .. it actually looks like an old school speedo

[michaeljohn1234m]

WAs an easy answer for him no worrying about speedo drives and gear rations ..screw it in wire it up and job done .. it actually looks like an old school speedo[/quote]


So i take it that you can use the ek speedo with the gps

[ekdave1962]

no dont think you can but u can replace the EK speedo with a GPS type one see here http://www.speedhut.com/custom_gauge_de ... er-863.htm

[nes138]

Good to see you worked it out mate.

Speeaking of getting stuff to work, with the diff why did you take 95mm from one side only?

I want to keep my diff centred but I keep getting told to use the two short axles from a commodore diff. With my rim offset it looks like I should be taking 67.5mm from BOTH sides.

[michaeljohn1234m]

Good to see you worked it out mate.

Speeaking of getting stuff to work, with the diff why did you take 95mm from one side only?

I want to keep my diff centred but I keep getting told to use the two short axles from a commodore diff. With my rim offset it looks like I should be taking 67.5mm from BOTH sides.

it's the easiest and cheapest way to shorten the diff and it works, if you want to shorten both sides i don't think you cut the axles so you'll have to buy two new axles there around 700 each

[nes138]

it's the easiest and cheapest way to shorten the diff and it works, if you want to shorten both sides i don't think you cut the axles so you'll have to buy two new axles there around 700 each


Won't that mean that the diff will sit off centre and possibly the tailshaft won't be inline with the shaft tunnel? I worry about the tailshaft posing problems being off centre.
I know an axle can be shortened a resplined for about $130 each in Newcastle.

[DOLLER]

Get it all cut down to size, Cost me $500, and make sure you know what offsets your are going to run. Measure it three times!

[michaeljohn1234m]

my vs axles are tapped so you can't re spline them,-what axles are you using, I would love to chop both sides and keep it my tailshalf inline but at what cost

[nes138]

my vs axles are tapped so you can't re spline them,-what axles are you using, I would love to chop both sides and keep it my tailshalf inline but at what cost

Standard LSD Commodore VS axles. Pro mac in Newcastle going to do the axle work for me. Mallaby sheetmetal going to cut the housing for me.
Cheers

[michaeljohn1234m]

my vs axles are tapped so you can't re spline them,-what axles are you using, I would love to chop both sides and keep it my tailshalf inline but at what cost

Standard LSD Commodore VS axles. Pro mac in Newcastle going to do the axle work for me. Mallaby sheetmetal going to cut the housing for me.
Cheers

have a look at the axles there tapered, they can't

[NickZ]

the axles can be done, i shorten a vn diff 60mm each side for a project. the axles where resplined by building the the area with mig welding then cut the splines. the axles are in a 330hp 1000kg race car now for 3 years without a problem. I have removed them for diff centre changes and there is no unusual wear.
cost me $120 each axle, im about to do the same for my FC to keep the original track with 15x7 commodore steel rims im shortening it 50mm each side.

[michaeljohn1234m]

are they cutting them and machine a dowel in it and weld it,your got me wanting to do mine now

[NickZ]

Mine arent doweled, run beads of weld along the area to be splined then cut the splines in that area, about the last 3rd if the spline (top edge) is weld the lower section is original axle.