1 tuff z Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 finally got all the pieces & parts. diff mounted, driveshaft being made and once complete just gotta put it together! can't wait to get her back on the road... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 BLING BLING BLING!!! Really Nice! Very clean. Is that a stainless diff mount? Classy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 details-i had the fill/drain plugs, diff cover bolts and mount bolts all yellow zinc plated. diff cover was powdercoated, front diff mount was p'coated when it arrived-gunmetal color. the mustache bar, uprights and cross brace are all billet alum. i have [as you can see] done nothing with the diff itself, still covered in a layer of beautiful brown rust. dropped the stub axle companion flanges off to the plater today [had to beadblast them as they had a bunch of surface rust on them]. also had the axles plated-to keep them from rusting and so they'd look purty. before any points it out, the sway bar is hanging so i can get the driveshaft back in, then it'll be remounted and the fuel lines will tuck back in place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Looks great David! I may have to switch to the billet aluminum mustache bar, uprights and cross brace; as they look really nice and probably work better than the pieces I'm currently using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 bartman, thanks for the kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames_187 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 i forgot you didnt swap it in yet...looks beefy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 That looks great. Are you running axel stops in the CV's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 You are right, that does look good....reminds me of my car! Next winter when I pull it all down I can't wait to p-coat everything. When Jeff (JSM) cleaned up that diff a few weeks back and threw it on ebay...he gave me a few ideas. Mark, yes he is running the stops from ross on his setup, so am I. I believe they were another $50 on top of the cost but def worht it. There is plenty of travel in the axle itself. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 David, do you have a rubber washer between the front diff mount and the diff itself? I see you had the stock bolts replated, just wondering what you did at the bottom and top of the "ears" of the diff. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 David, do you have a rubber washer between the front diff mount and the diff itself? I see you had the stock bolts replated, just wondering what you did at the bottom and top of the "ears" of the diff. Clive didn't replate them, just in good shape and purchased new nuts. i used the factory rubber/steel laminate washer b/w the mount & diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Mark, yes he is running the stops from ross on his setup, so am I. I believe they were another $50 on top of the cost but def worht it. There is plenty of travel in the axle itself. Clive Good to hear. It will save you some headaches down the line. I'm assuming you have them in the inner and outer CV's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 you are correct mark, i'm running the stops at both ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 picked up my new [longer] q45 d/s yesterday-they even personalized it for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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