Kissy
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 07:15 PM |
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'Escort' width deDion
Having given up on ever getting a GTS deDion beam which is the same width as the Escort 'English' axle (for their Lotus Eleven lookalike)
I've decided to have a go at my own.
Does anybody know of any plans or previous experiences doing this. I have a friend locally who has his own fabrication business and is into all
things motive - his TIG welding is something to behold. I'm tinkering with either an alloy or stainless beam.
+ who is best to shorten the Sierra driveshafts? Is there anybody who can friction weld these?
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Deckman001
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 07:19 PM |
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You have u2u 
Jason
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Triton
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 07:38 PM |
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Just so happens I still have the Escort width de dion axle I made for the Challenger before we changed it to the weird wobbly single shock doodah that
did or didn't work.......(depends if you had your eyes open or not......)
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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Mr G
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 07:44 PM |
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MK Engineering can knock you up an escort width dedion.
HERE is roughly what it looks like and basic plans for it.
Cheers
G
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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MikeR
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 08:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Kissy
+ who is best to shorten the Sierra driveshafts? Is there anybody who can friction weld these?
I've recently been wondering about de-dion & am debating with myself if i should bite the bullet and go that route instead of replacing my
capri axle with escort.
If you need a drive shaft sorting ask NS Dev, he keeps droping subtle hints about a company who's made his drive shafts in the past - think they
are berrisford engineering. They are aimed at Autograss cars, but will happily do you a drive shaft or two. they aint incredibly cheap but ..... well,
lets put it this way, something else will break before the drive shaft tries to rip its way through your rear bulkhead and into your back.
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ned
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 10:04 PM |
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There's a dedion folder in my photo archive with some plans..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Kissy
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| posted on 28/3/06 at 06:02 AM |
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Cheers Chaps - all good useful info as usual - one way or another I'm sorted!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/3/06 at 11:50 AM |
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yep, gb engineering shafts machined from billet to your length reqmt are £80 each, will never break and are basically a bargain.
u2u me if you need more details, he's making a pair for my 7 at the moment, the ones on my grasser have done 3 years racing now without a
murmur. in that time I have seen 5 welded shafts shear off just in races that I have been competing in, plus 2 std unmodded sierra shafts shear off,
in cars weighing only 450 ish kg.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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stressy
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| posted on 28/3/06 at 07:56 PM |
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Which Joint?
Ns,
Do you work with the lobro style cv joints or the push-in versions?
Does anybody know if one is a better bet than the other?
WHO DARES SPINS
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