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Aug 1, 2003 10:42 am
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John, As owner and one of the three who built YELLA 7,maybe I should jump in and add to Daryls comments. We originally tried to build the car for under $10,000...
G'Day Greg, That's very well put and your comments re the numbers being made aware of the information is spot on. The web page idea is excellent, it gives us a...
Hi Mike/Greg, Have a look at the Sevens list site and see how they do their planning for annual trips - I have not been there for quite a while but all was...
Hello all, I see some talk of various rear axles on the forum, after lifting mine into the chassis recently and finding how heavy it is I know I would not...
G'Day Graham, I have read before that TC/TD axles and tubes will slide inside the Escort tubes. Maybe you would achieve what you want just extending the right...
Hi Graham I can't see why it wouldn't work, I recall that Morris minor 1000 axles were 3" longer than Austin A30 axles so similar schemes have been around for...
Lewis Family
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Aug 3, 2003 9:17 am
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Hi Graham I used the Escort diff housing, and to get more clearance between the 'nose' of the diff and the rear frame of the chassis, I simply made the ...
Les Bone wrote: "As owner and one of the three who built YELLA 7,maybe I should jump in and add to Daryls comments." Les, Pretty interesting thread. Do you...
Graham...Mike That is correct, I did a diff housing for Dave Ingerson (book width chassis) that way. Used Cortina outer tubes, to slip into Escort banjo with a...
Re making it out of alloy; The housing weighs in at about 11kg. The centre at about 16 kg. Each axle at about 4.5 kg. Disk + calliper (if using a disk rear...
Just an idea, but has anyone thought about using a Chapman strut rear-end Locost? This setup would be quite light and should be relatively easy to build? ...
Tim Young
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Aug 3, 2003 10:56 pm
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Hi Bill Will weight what I can and let you know what my inboard DeDeon weighs. May take a day or two Paul H P3-7 ... From: Bill McBride To:...
Morning Bill Without brakes, coilovers or wheels fitted the bathroom scales register 7 kg when placed under the drive shaft wheel flange, so around 30kg a...
Lewis Family
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Aug 4, 2003 1:09 am
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Hi Domonic, I caught up with my neighbour from Holinger last night. He told me he knew about this sequential shifter, made by some American mob not Holinger,...
Hi All, I was talking to a member of the MG club this morning about the " Great Clubbie Roundup " and she suggested that rather than try to find a town with a...
What are people using for the universal joint connecting to the Escort rack? I've had a look at the Escort one but it's a bulky thing. I've seen references to...
Between rack and intermediate shaft, .....Triumph 2000 ....I think. Paul H P3-7 ... From: Goody, Scott (CALWEIPA) To: Locost_Oz@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
Paul, That's the one I've heard about. How compact is it? The Escort one uses a rubber disc to give the flexibility and reduce vibration but I would prefer a...
It is a small uni joint similar to a tailshaft uni...about the same length as the rubber disc unit and approx 30-35mm wide across the yoke and 25-28mm across...
The place we got ours from is closed down now, but Coventry Spares or Parts may have one (not the big franchise company..this is a small one man show that...
... Triumph parts in Brisbane these days? ... Hi Scott, I had one in the shed, it may still be there, if it is it's yours, just scrap for me. I've got to get...
Hi Dave, Thanks for the offer, much appreciated. The spline is too big on the MX5. I'm actually using an MX5 column but I will still need an extension to get...
Les Newell in the UK I think did the TC axles & tubes into centre Escort housing if memory serves correct. Axle splines are about $125 each to cut in Melbourne...
