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Thanks for the pic and info mate. Have you had the car on a dyno? I had to bash my transmission tunnel upwards quite a bit in the bellhousing area on mine to squeeze the box in, only just enough room for the heater now! Keep an eye on the angles of the TCA's and steering rods once its on the ground,...

Looks a very similar box to mine, the 10 spline input shaft is good for 450 ftlbs according to the Tremec spec sheet. Why are you having to space the front cross member down mate? Do you have any under bonnet pics showing how much of a squeeze it is in a Sierra with twin turbos ? Not sure what direc...

v8trev wrote:Great build - how the hell do you keep it all so clean whilst you are working on it?

Seems to stay fairly clean - gets a bit dusty and I blast it with the airline sometimes!

Thanks mate, sticker hides up the weld a treat

Front end off the dolly wheels http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/escortrs2300/suspension%201_zpsjs3ni0sn.jpg Cross member and rack fitted http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/escortrs2300/suspension%202_zpsxjbzrq8h.jpg Struts and brakes on http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/escortrs2300/s...

That is plain HOT!! Thanks mate. If the pictures are working here's a few more. Dirty diff http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/escortrs2300/dirty%20diff_zps9plqlawt.jpg After a silly amount of time with electric drill and wire wheels http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/escortrs2300/clean%20di...

Just testing to see if picture are working ?

Facebook is nowhere near as good as a forum for things like build threads.

Although photobucket have done their best to ruin forums


Must update mine

Engine bay looks great

Bet you can't wait to turn the key!

Another Saturday at work... Stub axle bolted to adaptor so it fits in dividing head http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/escortrs2300/hybrid2_zpsrkktlejv.jpg Form cutter for splines I had to get specially made http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/escortrs2300/hybrid%20cutter_zpsy5rbfyrq.jpg This...

Superb work ! When welding alloy to be anodised, you need to use particular filler rods otherwise the anodising will change colour ! It might have been better in this case to use filler made from the actual shavings or metal removed from the billet. If it's a big deal, you could have the anodising ...

The jag bits are induction hardened on the splines, but the metal files very easily. I think / hope it was done just to toughen up the casting ! I quizzed the technical guy at Bohler the supplier of my steel and this grade is used a lot in motorsport as it's pre-toughened with 150,000 psi tensile st...

Oops, time for an update :oops: I had a serious problem that caused much distress :cry: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/escortrs2300/bugger_zpsiysoeqg2.jpg I'm still not sure if it was a post processor problem or a problem with the machining centre, but I poop my pants and the cutter got smas...

Looks the business

Disposable mask an 2K is fine :) My local paint place sell 2k masks with replaceable filters. After using 2K there is no way on earth you would want to go back to celly I did the whole of the underside of mine with 2 part epoxy primer and 2K solid colour in a single garage and it came out pretty goo...