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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 8:48 pm
by Cheezy4x4
Whats the wheel base gunna be.
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 8:55 pm
by 83 lux
mickbj42 wrote:thanks. It is just taking forever!
i have been waiting for people to hang ***** on it. This is everyones chance!
Mate it is coming alone great
should turn out good
Will we get a chance to look at the finished project in person
:bday:
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 4:58 am
by M&M Custom Engineerin
Cheezy4x4 wrote:Whats the wheel base gunna be.
havent decided for sure around 105-110
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 4:59 am
by M&M Custom Engineerin
83 lux wrote:mickbj42 wrote:thanks. It is just taking forever!
i have been waiting for people to hang ***** on it. This is everyones chance!
Mate it is coming alone great
should turn out good
Will we get a chance to look at the finished project in person
:bday:
yeah i am going to bring it up to XRCC.
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 7:20 pm
by NICK
so you got scared when it come time to weld it altogether so gave up on the project or just stopped posting pics???
NICK
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 7:51 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
it is all welded. araldite is welding isnt it?
just havent taken any more pics.
Just waiting for my diffs get here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 7:54 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
and i have heaps busy with other things so havent really done anything major, just little odds and ends that take forever!
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 8:26 pm
by Carl Coight
I'd love to see more pics.
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 8:40 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
Carl Coight wrote:I'd love to see more pics.
What do you want pics of?
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 8:53 pm
by N*A*M
Still waiting for diffs eh? I know the story.
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 8:58 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
N*A*M wrote:Still waiting for diffs eh? I know the story.
they were supposed to be here 5-6 weks after TTC!!
then a few weeks after that, then............blah blah blah!
last one was they were going to be here wednesday or thursday this week, what do you know,
NOT HERE!!!
I am really getting pissed off now!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 1:14 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
bit of progress now.
got the rockwells last night. Stripped one of them down today. The uni's are fuckin huge!!
The complete diff with drums etc are pretty heavy but without the drums they should be quite a bit lighter. You could also get a bit more weight out them, not alot though, by machining the hub face down. That would also narrow the WMS to WMS measurement a bit too.
So far i am extremely impressed with them, definately worth the wait.
If anyone is interested there a few more sets avaliable, PM me and i will give you the details.
I will get some pics later
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 2:49 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
ok a few pics.
rockwell uni
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 2:50 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
rockwell axle
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 2:52 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
the bare housing
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 2:54 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
pic of the drum and crap taken off one side
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 3:07 pm
by RUFF
Are these fitted with a factory locker? Or is there one available?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 3:13 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
no locker in these ones.
You can get a detroit for them. I am going to get a detroit for the front and probably weld the rear. I will ring around a few of the truck joints with the model number etc of the diff and see if i can get a detroit for it out here. Some of the stuff from different model rockwells are interchangable, i am hoping that this centre was available out here in something. I will find out on tuesday.
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 5:40 pm
by tjpete
Mick,
It looks A W E S O M E ! ! ! AND! S T R O N G ! ! !
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 6:25 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
tjpete wrote:Mick,
It looks A W E S O M E ! ! ! AND! S T R O N G ! ! !
Thanks, thats why i went with them, hopefully no more breakages!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 6:42 pm
by tjpete
mickbj42 wrote:tjpete wrote:Mick,
It looks A W E S O M E ! ! ! AND! S T R O N G ! ! !
Thanks, thats why i went with them, hopefully no more breakages!
Mick,
If you ever manage to break one, I don't want to be on board!
It is great to see someone doing this. What driveshaft flanges do they use? Are they Rockwell specific?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 6:44 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
hang on a sec, i will run down and snap a few more pics.
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 6:59 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
driveshaft flange.
I will probably just machine up an adapter to accept my existing tailshafts
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 7:00 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
i am in the process of clearancing the housing at the moment
here is what i cut off
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 7:02 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
some progress shots of the housing
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 7:03 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
another
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 7:04 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
another
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 7:08 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
i made some quick measurments with the old cruiser diffs i have here.
It should be around 10mm more clearance than the cruiser, from axle centre line to the lowest point on the centre.
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 7:28 pm
by RUFF
How much more lift do you think you will need to run to clear the centre?
And are you going to run a pinion brake or wheel brakes?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2003 9:19 pm
by M&M Custom Engineerin
RUFF wrote:How much more lift do you think you will need to run to clear the centre?
And are you going to run a pinion brake or wheel brakes?
I wont have any clearance issues in the rear as i have cut the chassis off. In the front there should be plenty of room. I am not sure what total lift you would need.
I will get an axle centre line to top of the diff measurment tomorrow for you.
I am going to run wheel brakes, they are simple to put on, i dont know why all the yanks say it is too hard!