Must be nuts
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:57 pm
I am running a Sierra diff in a Spyder spaceframe chassis and it is a pig to fit with the body on. When I fitted the current diff it was with the body off and relatively straightforward to fit
Annoyingly, the current diff ratio I am running (around 3.92) meant that at 70 mph the engine is running at 3,500 which isn't great for cruising. I have just started the strip down to replace it with a 3.62 and predictably the car is fighting me at every stage.
Just finished the first of two sessions removing exhaust, drive shafts and prop shaft. Next session is to remove the lower wishbones, the removable bars under the diff, the front diff mounts and the diff itself. Then the replacement diff needs to be installed.
The diff weighs a lot and manoeuvring it is trick so overall, a horrible job - must be nuts -all for 500 RPM
Still - gets me away from the gogglebox....
Annoyingly, the current diff ratio I am running (around 3.92) meant that at 70 mph the engine is running at 3,500 which isn't great for cruising. I have just started the strip down to replace it with a 3.62 and predictably the car is fighting me at every stage.
Just finished the first of two sessions removing exhaust, drive shafts and prop shaft. Next session is to remove the lower wishbones, the removable bars under the diff, the front diff mounts and the diff itself. Then the replacement diff needs to be installed.
The diff weighs a lot and manoeuvring it is trick so overall, a horrible job - must be nuts -all for 500 RPM
Still - gets me away from the gogglebox....