Classic Thunder Build - Duracel79 - England

[niall]

hi, sorry if i missed it before, what diff are you going to use? i can see the modified floor and mount

[Duracel79]

hi, sorry if i missed it before, what diff are you going to use? i can see the modified floor and mount

Its going to be the setup from my previous car.

An E9/E12 sideloader LSD with modified ramp angles.
Driveshafts are custom made in EN24 with GKN Motorsport CV's and aero boots.
Custom propshaft with sliding joint to prevent transmission shunt.
The diff top mount is a BMW part for an early E24.

HTH

Ben

[niall]

very good, it should work well

[Duracel79]

I guess its about time I updated this.

The paintshop has been taking a long time, but now we have some good progress, I'm picking the shell and doors up tomorrow and the other panels will be next week.

[Mihajlo]

stripes all around?

now add some color!

[Duracel79]

stripes all around?

now add some color!

you'll have to wait for colour, trying to keep it under wraps till May 22nd and Sharknose

I'll add colour pics after that

Cheers

Ben

[Mihajlo]

I will not go to Sharknose meeting so you can send me an e-mail in color...


my lips will be sealed!

[Duracel79]

Few more pics from today:













Cheers
Ben

[jimbob]

Wow that looks mint. cant wait to see the colour

[Duracel79]

Thanks Jim, that is one of your bent front panels on there as well. Came out quite good even though it will be covered by the Zender front.

I'm still going to try and keep the colour under wraps (greys) until Sharknose, and hope it doesn't get spotted when trailering to the exhaust shop and for mapping.

I'm pleased with how it has turned out, nice a shiny with the stripes painted on under the laquer (no vinyl in sight).

Now comes the hard work of trying to piece it all back together.

Ben

[uwbuurman]

Cool, starting to be a car again. Great work, sofar!!

[Peter V.]

Nice work, can't wait to see the finished car!

[Duracel79]

Nice work, can't wait to see the finished car!

Cool, starting to be a car again. Great work, sofar!!

Thanks Guys, I can't wait either

[pandemonium001]

Wow Ben... super clean job there.
What are the modified ramp angles? or should i say what angle did you machine them to?
any extra plates?

I have a spare side loader spool I bought a while ago to play with for this exact reason? just wondering what you did and how it changed the car?

Thanks Martin

[Duracel79]

Hi Martin,

I originally had an open Sideloader that was welded up, then had a csl lsd rebuilt with the new ramps (I think 30° in and out rather than the standard 45°).
So only drove it with the welded unit then the modified ramps.

My LSD came from an early csl with bolt in output flanges not the push fit type.
This cannot have extra plates added. The lsd end plate is the other end of the unit compared to later lsd's. There is no meat to machine off for extra plates.

Hope this helps

Ben