I broke the planet gears in the rear diff(which I was expecting to)and took a tooth off the pinion so the question now is do I go plated or atb? answers on a post card please and I am staying with the 7"

 

I have a 7' ZF plated Rear. Neither me nor Martin have managed to break it!

Gripper do a copy which is very good as well! think Martin has one in stock as well mate

 

I like the ATB

Mark

 

gutted!!!!

 

Is the whole diff for sale lee ie cwp,casing and the zf or is it just the zf can you let me know please and how much you would like for it,do the plates wear and if so what condition are they in.Just wondering lee why you are selling it PM if you want to many thanks.

 

No mate, Martin has a Gripper (ZF copy I believe) I was going to buy it as a spare but don't think I will ever need it so PM him

Complete unit

I'd SERIOUSLY think about going 3.9 final drive. That will take the stress out of things a bit, and get the CWP polished and peened whilst you are at it mate

 

thanks for that mark,you know i always listen to your advice but its about a grand all in for the atb is it that much stronger and better than a plated diff and i dont use the car every day,Will an ATB last longer than the plated diff.If i was you mark i would put that cardigan on E-BAY

 

the ATB is mantance free, At some point the plated will need adjusting,
I have no Idea which is stronger but we had no problems with the 7.5 in Rods old set up.

Mark

 

I dont know too much about ratios lee All I know is the diff i took out was 3.62 so will the diff martin has got be ok with my front diff,I had the CWP polished and peened on the diff i just broke, it would have been ok if part of the planet gear hadn't got in the way.

 

Thats a Bugger Nick, but it sounds like you are well on the way to getting it fixed. Im sure you will be back in the new year. Even if im not competing will come to see you attempt 190. Stick with present ratio if thats your aim.
Cheers Rod

 

Thanks rod i will keep you posted

 

It did go with a bang, i was on the phone to my mate & even he heard it.

 

was that you paul with the blue coat on from liverpool,if so nice to of met you,Its nice to put a face to a name on here,and if that wasn't you then im sorry for the mix up

 

as sed above.

Gripper or Atb,

i run a ATB 7" in rear P+SP, and a plated front 6 1/2, both 3.6 ratio's and both seem fine at mo.

 

Cheers dan

 

NIl

I can't understand why you have got nearly a 600+ bhp saff and yet you run a standard diff did you think the standard diff was up for the job

marco

 

marco the standard diffs were rebuilt by TAL motorsport as a stop gap until i got the plated diffs,the front casing is a quaife thick wall,They would of been ok for a bit longer if i had not tried launch it at 6,000RPM. I think you are familiar with TAL motorsport a little bird told me SO the answer to your question is I DID NOT THINK STANDARD DIFFS WOULD LAST FOR EVER,so now do you understand.O and by the way the clutch is a hydrolic 7.25 twin plate super clutch just in case you thought i was really stupid so now you can stop worrying

 

my response would have been 'if it aint broke, don't fix it'!

 

Yes that was me mate

 

Good answer i like it,I was not trying to be funny with marco but to many people presume you dont know what you are doing without knowing the facts,I put a DPE Ł2,500 gear box in and paid another Ł500 for an uprated input shaft,But i new the diffs were easy to change at a later date and would last longer than the clutch and standerd gear box,people on here know how much money and time it takes to build these cars befor they are ready.Remember we drive FORDS not FERRARI'S

 

Gutted for you mate

What gearbox are you running? dogbox or?

 

Thanks mate but these things happen its not the first thing to break and it won't be the last, If your not breakin stuff your not tryin hard enough I have DPE straight cut box with splined 2nd and 3rd gear synchros and a longer 5th and the stronger input shaft it's all holding on fine at the moment fingers crossed

 

cool

 

LOL, i have broken an engine a year, and 5 gearboxes and i`m on my 6. year now with the car, so i can follow that expression
That gearbox, is it noisy?
Am thinking about using the fixit on the street, and a dogbox for racing, but dont want to spend 10.000Ł just for this.
Who build it and whats the pricetag on this?

 

Iknow what you mean you need to speak to pete doughty of doughty engineering he is a very helpful man and also rally,s an escort cossie,He will build you exactly what you want,I paid Ł3,000 for my setup and so far so good

 

Sounds nice mate

Do you have an number or mail og homepage or something?

 

whats a DPE gearbox

 

phone number is 01159262073 hope this helps, he dos some trick boxes depending on your budget.

 

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