little bram

Been messing about looking into fitting mtx box. got it bolted up to the engine marked it up so I know where to trim the chassis leg.
how do people go about measure for drive shafts. ive got a idea but just want to see how everyone else would go about it.



also ave got a cosworth clutch drive plate if I get a cover will it work?

thanks
lee

studabear

Do you think the inner wing could be persuaded with a hammer for clearance of a mtx box ?

little bram

ha mite work mate there's no much in it

studabear

What car is the mtx your using from?

Also drop crazycage a pm regarding shafts, he should be able to advise you well

clarke5700

when i made my shafts i used focus rs shafts and mk2 xr2 shafts i cut all 4 shafts up and used the focus rs inner halfs and the xr2 outer. i measured the width of the 4 half's and had some sleeves made up (crazycage made them for me)

fitted all the bits and sat the car flat on the floor i moved the bits around untill i felt the inner and outer were sitting in the right place.

i then spot welded it stripped it all down welded it all up and refitted it all i then drove the car around on welded shafts for a week or so just to make sure all was good.

i then had the welded shafts copyed and made into one piece shafts

just to add tho the welded shafts took 1bar boost from a gt30 for ages. and the one piece shafts went on to snapping lol

clarke5700

as seen hear lol

little bram

Its out of a mondeo mate
Ive pm'd craycage but he didn't get back to me.
thanks anyway mate

studabear

he's pretty busy, can take a while at times

little bram

Thanks mate ave got the mondeo shaft's so going to cut them up. il try and some sleeves made, the part I was thinking about was how far to put the shaft in the inner cv joint.

studabear

In the middle at a guess.

little bram

yeah mate I was thinking that there seems to be a lot of people getting things made by him

little bram

Well was thinking with the car sitting on the floor with the shaft level i would think it would be at its shoties so the shaft should be sitting canny far in.

studabear

with the car a ramp weight on suspension a lock to lock check might help

crazycage

sorry bram , I did get your pm but got side tracked ,I get loads of pm's every day and it takes me ages to work my way through them .

don't bother with the cossie clutch ive yet to see one work properly on a zetec.

little bram

No problem mate I gest you would have. What's the problem with the cosworth clutch does cover fit? Ave got a helix 6 paddle drive plate and it fits the flywheel and splins in the box but I haven't got a cosworth cover and the standard mondeo one won't cover the paddle plate.

crazycage

[QUOTE=little bram;6329263]No problem mate I gest you would have. What's the problem with the cosworth clutch does cover fit? Ave got a helix 6 paddle drive plate and it fits the flywheel and splins in the box but I haven't got a cosworth cover and the standard mondeo one won't cover the paddle plate.[QUOTE
Not sure mate I've never tried fitting one mate .I no a few people that couldn't get them to hold good power