jasinuk
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 posted on 26/10/02 at 09:44 PM |
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diffs n bitz
what are the chances of using a cortina diff, bur using the orginal dimensions from the book, keeping it the same no wider?, ive see photos of locosts
and there seems to be a biggish gap betwwen the wheels and arches, my chassis is nearly done, so theres no chance of making it wider!, any ideas i see
a few people have used cortina diffs, but they have a wider chassis tho,, cheers
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 08:02 AM |
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have a look at merlins car,he has a cortina mk3/4 axle.had to widen the arches a bit,funnily enough having brecky with him this morning if your near
west london,see meeting section.
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Steve Bird
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 08:26 AM |
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Hi,
I presume you want to use a cortina diff because that's what you have.
I have an escort diff and want to make my chassis +4" wide so will be looking for a cortina axle.
Would you be interested in a swap?
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jasinuk
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 03:11 PM |
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i havent either diff yet! jusr been looking at every 1 elses, i dont like the gap between the wheel and the arches, ive been told to use a cortina
diff as its wider, but my chassis is based on the escort, thought there might be a chance of using the cortina diff without making chances to the
chassis width, doesnt look like thats poss,  ohwell cheers for help guys
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Viper
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 03:21 PM |
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Diff or Axle?
Cortina diff? i think you might have the wrong end of the stick, you can't put a cortina diff into an escort axle, but there is nothing to stop you
using the cortina axle, its the whole axle that will give you extra width..or if you just want to use this axle to fill out the arches you could
allways do that with the offset of the wheels.
hope this helps
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 04:55 PM |
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i used an escort axle and RS2000 wheels with 19mm spacers,looks the dogs.imho of course. even with 155 tyres
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Jasper
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 05:33 PM |
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I'm using a Cortina axel, standard chassis, wide arches - no problems....
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locodude
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 05:57 PM |
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Just one problem Jasper, the one under the bonnet! Bloody rice burning etc...... bridge on the river kwai etc..........fought them in the war you know
etc..........etc..........
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bob
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 10:07 PM |
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jasinuk
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 11:01 PM |
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viper yr right!!! i mean the whole axle good job yr awake, so merlin u used a cortina axle standard chassis great thats what i need cheers all got
there in the end even if i didnt know wot i was talking aboutthx, ps,, merlin what mk cortina was it? engine etc? thx
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jasinuk
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| posted on 27/10/02 at 11:06 PM |
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one other thing, if its poss to use a cortina axle then is it ok to use a capri?
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Stu16v
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| posted on 28/10/02 at 07:17 PM |
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Yes mate, but a Crapi axle is slightly narrower than a Cortina, but wider than an Escort.
Dont just build it.....make it!
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Jez
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| posted on 29/10/02 at 11:12 AM |
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Anyone know if the cortina axle is wider would this be the best one to use when building a car for the race series ?
And is it legal to use this axle ?
Thanks
Jez
www.cornishskylines.com
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Stu16v
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| posted on 29/10/02 at 05:34 PM |
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In order of width (narrowest first) Escort, Crapi, Cortina 3,4,5.
Would of thought that you will have to use a standard Escort casing for race series, but dont know for sure.
Dont just build it.....make it!
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