nige
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| posted on 14/2/05 at 06:32 PM |
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propshaft suppliers
toiling in the cold garage trying to
fab up a prop................
anybody reccomend a good supplier of
props
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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JoelP
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| posted on 14/2/05 at 06:42 PM |
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http://www.propshaft.co.uk/
based in bradford, great service when i got mine there. 
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 14/2/05 at 07:11 PM |
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Me too, just down the road.
Take a look at THIS old thread.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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craig1410
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| posted on 14/2/05 at 07:35 PM |
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http://www.autopropuk.co.uk/
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nige
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 posted on 14/2/05 at 07:49 PM |
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propshaft
emails winging their way to those
aformentioned company,s
thanks lads............
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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nige
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 03:24 PM |
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propshaft
out of the for company,s i emailed only one bothered to reply
i was a little suprised at the £200 quote
so with a little help from a freind
ive made one ..... job,s a good un!!!!!!!
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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craig1410
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 06:45 PM |
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I don't know which one replied to you but I wouldn't tend to rely on email when trying to get a good quote. Some of the best companies are
too busy making and shipping good quality kit to bother washing their hands and responding to emails, especially when a large proportion of the emails
they receive have been copied to several other companies and the chances of getting a sale are slim. I know this is no excuse but it does
unfortunately happen all too often...
I phoned Autoprop UK about a year ago and a very nice guy called Mike (Barrett IIRC) gave me a quote of £96 +vat for a propshaft rated at 400BHP to
suit my Rover V8 to Sierra diff requirements. This is a brand new custom made prop with suitable flanges and all he needed was the flange face to face
length. The shaft also had a splined mid section with belows to allow up to 3/4" variation in the shaft length due to rubber mounting movement.
Lead time was 2-3 days from order and delivery was £12 UK wide.
Cheers,
Craig.
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 08:18 PM |
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as craig says, i agree.
the one suggested by lee and myself (he gave me the details when i needed a prop last year) supplied mine for around 130ish (a while ago now so i
forget), with a tenner extra to guarantee the 400 bhp figure.
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Wadders
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 09:11 PM |
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You'll never get that smokey old pinto to 400bhp Joel, or are you planning on using 3 bike engines now ?   
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stevebubs
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 09:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nige
out of the for company,s i emailed only one bothered to reply
i was a little suprised at the £200 quote
so with a little help from a freind
ive made one ..... job,s a good un!!!!!!!
??? I'd be very wary of using a home-made prop. These things need to be carefully made, balanced and heat treated to ensure they don't
fall apart and rip you to shreds in the process...
£200 sounds excessive - I think the norm is about £100
It's already been mentioned, but most "good suppliers" in this industry aren't "good computer users" but are more
than happy to deal with a telephone enquiry. I gave up using email to contact automotive suppliers a couple of years ago.
As the old BT ads go...it's good to talk!
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stevebubs
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 09:39 PM |
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BTW MK are only 40 miles from Scunthorpe - perhaps a Saturday morning trip may be in order?
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craig1410
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 10:12 PM |
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I'd echo the concerns about home made props. Remember that the prop spins around 3.5 times faster than the rear driveshafts and has considerable
rotational momentum to do serious damage. Don't get me wrong, many people have made home-made prop's in the past but it's not for
the faint hearted or inexperienced...
If you are going to use your own prop then think contingency and armor-plate the tunnel to contain the shaft if it does fail.
Cheers,
Craig.
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/2/05 at 10:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Wadders
You'll never get that smokey old pinto to 400bhp Joel, or are you planning on using 3 bike engines now ?
quad turbo busa... maybe not!
plans on hold for now, ive sold one of the fazers, gonna knock in the other as soon as the loom arrives. the zeds are on hold too... time, motivation
and money being the main causes - plus a total lack of engineering skill!
i might just build an MNR vortex instead, easier and probably more fun anyway.
that smokey old pinto is just chillin, thankyou very much!
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nige
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| posted on 18/2/05 at 08:34 AM |
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prop
i will try not to take craigs comments personel, i am neither faint hearted or inexperianced, with 30yrs in engineering
behind me and nearly as many doing
cars @ home .
i would have gladly paid up to £120 ish
but as i said £200 was i consider a little
more than i wanted to pay
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/2/05 at 08:58 AM |
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I'll endorse Autoprop as well - I probably spoke to the same bloke!
All he wanted to know was the make of gearbox, which of the 2 Escort diff flanges I had, and the distance between the two.
About £95 + P&P and VAT. Comes with rebuildable UJs with grease nipples - very convenient.
David
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craig1410
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| posted on 18/2/05 at 09:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nige
i will try not to take craigs comments personel, i am neither faint hearted or inexperianced, with 30yrs in engineering
behind me and nearly as many doing
cars @ home .
Good! it should go without saying that nothing personal was intended. In fact I was talking generally and not about your own prop-build on this
occasion.
If you've made your own props before and they've not cut you in half yet then I'm sure you'll be fine... Personally,
I've been building cars for 20 years and I wouldn't touch a home made prop with a long stick!!
Cheers,
Craig.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 18/2/05 at 09:50 AM |
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Two piece props with a centre bearing tend to cost £200+
Adam
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/2/05 at 10:56 AM |
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Short car props are much less critical for balance but need to be straight. I've never heard of them being heat treated. Make sure you get the
ends in phase same as they were on the original before you shortened it and you should be alright.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Simon
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| posted on 21/2/05 at 12:04 AM |
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I'll go along with Craig and David with Autoprop.
So much so in fact, that I've had one in my car for a while now!
As has been said, they wanted to know what input (LT77) and output (Sierra 1.8CVH) and it turned yp a couple of days later!
Don't forget these things will be turning at up to 7000+rpm depending on engine!
ATB
Simon
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stevebubs
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| posted on 21/2/05 at 12:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
I'll go along with Craig and David with Autoprop.
So much so in fact, that I've had one in my car for a while now!
As has been said, they wanted to know what input (LT77) and output (Sierra 1.8CVH) and it turned yp a couple of days later!
Don't forget these things will be turning at up to 7000+rpm depending on engine!
ATB
Simon
Or beyond depending on Gearbox 
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tomm
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| posted on 21/2/05 at 05:41 AM |
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BAR propshaft in neath south wales, if you're in the area, great service with a smile, the owners into cars too which really helps!!
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atomic
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| posted on 22/2/05 at 01:26 PM |
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If only money was no object... http://www.torqline.com
[Edited on 22/2/05 by atomic]
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