Z23T Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) On 2/1/2022 at 8:06 PM, datzenmike said: I think I have seen this car at Canby. Yep, it's been there a number of times. The pics of the car in the grass are from Canby and were actually taken by carterb here on Ratsun. Thanks to carterb for letting me use his pics. Edited February 3, 2022 by Z23T Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) I got to drive the car today. It's been 13 weeks since my back surgery, and the weather was really nice today. The car started right up after sitting for a few months, but as I was letting it warm up in the driveway I could smell raw fuel. I shut the car down and popped the hood to see what was up. Luckily it was just a loose clamp so after I tightened every clamp in the engine compartment and took it for a short drive. The 300 lbs springs were a little hard on the back but it was nice to row it through the gears on a freeway on ramp. Edited February 26, 2022 by Z23T 2 Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2022 In front of the new CC Motor Coffee in Beaverton, Ore. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 I had this R160 version 1 VLSD out of a Subaru with 4:11 gears for a few years and I decided to get it installed. The car had an open R180 with 3:70 gears and when I would exit a corner and roll on the throttle the car would bake the inside tire. The version 1 VLSD has 4 pinion gears and is stronger than the more common version 2. The VLSD diifs aren't as good as the clutched units, but for the street it seems to works well. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 I read an article in The Dime Quarterly years ago where they had cut down the CV stub shafts for the VLSD and welded on flanges to fit the stock 510 half shafts. I thought I could make some myself and about a million hours later they were done. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) If you haven't seen them, the SWAG Offroad port-a-band tables are awesome. I use mine all the time to cut all kinds of shit. Done again I would have bought the table with legs. https://www.swagoffroad.com/collections/swag-portaband-tables-accessories Edited February 28, 2022 by Z23T Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) Turning down the stub shafts. Edited February 28, 2022 by Z23T Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Made some flanges. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Ready to weld up. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 All welded up. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) After the were welded I trued them up on the lathe and cut the registers for the half shafts to center on. Edited February 28, 2022 by Z23T Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Finished product. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) The rear diff crossmember bushings were toast so I made some up out of Delrin. Edited February 28, 2022 by Z23T Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 I ended up using a different crossmember to install the R160, the one in this pic I had hacked up years ago to install a R200. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 Stuffing it. Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted February 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 I made some new washers to go under the bushings. These are the rears but I made some for the fronts as well. Quote Link to comment
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