69 510 Ground Up Rebuild

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Re: 69 510 Ground Up Rebuild

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Dod you have to cut the brace behind the diff to fit the R200 moustache bar in? Could you please post a pic of what it looks like?
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Re: 69 510 Ground Up Rebuild

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1600sss wrote:I made a large mistake when modifying my moustache bar as i used a mig welder-not realising that its spring steel. Result...diff dragging on ground after giving it the welly in 2nd gear making for a terrible situation. Ended up getting a whole new one made out of a single piece of spring steel. Awesome build man, will be beautiful when shes done!
When I worked out the design and welded it together I made sure that there were no vertical welds across the spring steel cause I knew if I did that it would just crack and break next to the weld. Spring steel doesn't like that sort of heat. :roll:
Bartman wrote:Dod you have to cut the brace behind the diff to fit the R200 moustache bar in? Could you please post a pic of what it looks like?
No I didn't. There is about 5 - 10mm clearance between the moustache mounting bolts and the chassis crossmember. Ill post some photos asap. Though I know Shane (BRE 510) also has no clearance issues with mounting his diff in his 510 with the SR20DET.
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YOU can actually buy (arc) welding rods specially intended for welding spring steel.
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Bartman wrote:YOU can actually buy (arc) welding rods specially intended for welding spring steel.
At work we use Hi-ten 8's for welding spring steel. Their pretty expensive though.
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Re: 69 510 Ground Up Rebuild

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I'm pretty sure the clearance of the diff to the body is achieved by using the finned LSD rear cover on the r200
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Re: 69 510 Ground Up Rebuild

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acustx wrote:
When I worked out the design and welded it together I made sure that there were no vertical welds across the spring steel cause I knew if I did that it would just crack and break next to the weld. Spring steel doesn't like that sort of heat. :roll:
oh well im a mechanic, not an engineer
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Re: 69 510 Ground Up Rebuild

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illusive wrote:I'm pretty sure the clearance of the diff to the body is achieved by using the finned LSD rear cover on the r200
Yea that may have helped but I know that Shane (BRE 510) didn't have the finned LSD rear cover and he also didn't have any issues with clearance. :thumbsup:
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Bartman wrote:Did you have to cut the brace behind the diff to fit the R200 moustache bar in? Could you please post a pic of what it looks like?
Here you are gents......

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And some other pics of the rear end assembled and in place for the second to last time!!!!!
Fingers Crossed :roll:

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And my hand brake now that it is reconditioned and like new...

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Re: 69 510 Ground Up Rebuild

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Looking mighty sharp Greg!
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