Yep,,, it`s gone BANG now too

Anyone know where i can get my greedy little hands on a new Quaife diff for a 2L IRS box??? or know who is the Aust distributor for Quaife???

Of know of anyone wanting a V8 Duel cab Bay Kombi ute that eats transaxles on Quite a regular basis ??? :-)

Jeff at European Motorsports at Geebung I think 5 Basalt St off teh top of my head is the Quaife Guy. Usully has some VW Box's sitting around.

Quaife dont make one for the 2lt bus,
but Peloquin do.....that may be whar Jeff has?

I was going to get a pelquin one as a group buy with grogy from the forum, but then the AU$ fell and made it less appealing. We are both still interested in getting one however, but as we are not really an immediate hurry (i'm not), have held off for a while. If more people are interested I guess we could get the ball rolling again.

Thanks Brad, i`ll give him (jeff) a call

Dave is there any other diff you could suggest that might be up to the task?

Pete,,, yeah well,,, maybe a few more cartons of VB & we might have a deal :-)

Ratbug... i`m keen,,, i need something, & i`m figuring that it`s now also the time to fit up a decent crown wheel & pinion for it too, so i`ll be talking with Albins (again) on Monday morning :-)

cheers Guys,,, i`ve just fitted a 2nd hand 1800 box that i got off e-bay a while ago so it`s running again
(for now) :-)

$40 and a carton of Corona's.

then i'll fix the problem by putting the right engine back in the car........

Matt did you ever think it could be car's way of telling you it's rejecting the transplant LOL

Good luck yet again with another box!!

No Brenden,,, of course not,,, you have it all wrong my friend... it`s plainly obvious the transplant is rejecting the transaxle,,, everytime :-)... all 9 times,,, all it needs is a decent transaxle,,, that`s what the transplant is trying to tell me,,, i actually hear it yelling for a better one every time it goes """BANG"""

At least the gear set is holding up to all the wheels-stands/Autocrosses/Motorkhanas/Long trips loaded with 2&1/2 ton of sh!t etc... now it seems that all i need is a decent diff with a decent cw&p & maybe a new clutch plate too,,, it`s starting to give in a little as well now too :-).... & all that is only going to cost about 3&1/2 -to- maybe 4 grand... give or take a few hundred :-(

Then of course the axles & CVs will have another winge & carry on & continue breaking in protest that most of the drive train becoming tough enough to give them all the grunt, (((yes i`ve smashed a couple so far))) so then it will be a change-over to a set of Porsche axles & CVs etc,,,

Such is Life in the high lane :-)

The race minis are the same,,, heaps of grunt, lots of revs, plenty of abuse, for long periods... & "BANG" goes a gearbox or axle,,, the difference is that i have plenty of mini gearboxes & axles :-)

OH!!! & i`m not thast into coronas,,, maybe if we talk Pure Blondes ????? :-)

Just think after 9 gearboxes you could have used that money towards an ALbins box.

Don't upgrade the clutch if the transaxle keeps breaking.

got $$$$....?

wanna ZF?.......send me PM

My uncle has run a ZF in his dual cab for something like 15 years without a problem. His dual cab weighs just over 2 tonne empty and tow race cars all over Australia with a mild 2L type 4....

hi, i j got a peloquins in customs now, unless u fudge the receipt it cost round 2300-2500 to get it from usa

66deluxe,,, yep , you`re dead right, the only problemwas that i didn`t have "That" much money at the start of this but i`ve been able to dribble a few grand into the thing all along so it hasn`t been all in one hit. I wish i did have all that money back then because i would most certainly had just fitted the complete Albins box to start with,,, & i`ve been toying with the idea of the Porsche box on e0bay that Dangerous Dave sent me a link too (thanks Dave i`m still watching it) :-)

Baja Wes,,, i upgraded the clutch straight away (2600lbs) on purpose so i can smash whatever is going to smash now, save me smashing stuff later... I did it this way so i could get all the breakages over & done with early in the piece,,, been here & done all this before with my Leyland P76 powered splitty single cab ute 20 years ago, just didn`t have the right amount of money to do it right in the first place--> see post reply to 66deluxe :-)

Hellbugged,,, Nah,,, i`m after the planetery gear type, i run one of these in my race mini (Quaife type but made by KG Engineering in Melbourne) for the last 10 years & am stoked with it,,, hardly know it`s in there,,, plenty of grip,,, & soft when it needs to be, thanks anyways.

Brenden,,, I`d just break it mate,,, it may take a little while longer than the lockright but still,,, i`ll break it :-) ZF went into production of the MK5 mini diff until they realised it`s not worth making them anymore, they just break

Dangerous Dave,,, yep yopu`re allways right man,,, :-),,, Yes,,,Peneloquin is what i want,,, & yes refer to previous replys---> Yep,,, complete Albins 6speed sequential with Motha-Fk`er diff,,, yes please--- i wish... one problem with all that is that it wouldn`t be so nice & smooth to drive around town,,, i have 6speed dog box in my race mini & everyone thinks they call them dog boxes because of the dog engagment type gears but the truth is they`re a dog to drive on the road :-) great for the track tho :-) i just love my race mini box, except it wears your arm out changing gears all day :-) & yeah i know they make a syncro one,,, Money money Money,,,, i`d need to mortgage my house for the box & transplant expences & i don`t think my house is worth that much :-)

Sinecure,,, thanks man,,, I really apprecial the kind words,,, it means a lot to me thanks... & yeah i really would love to do that (the mid-mount thing) , but i`m figuring that if i just fixed this one up so it didn`t break & kept it as a nice daily driver,,, use it for work ,,, go to the shops,,, tow my race minis to the track,,, rip down to Byron & over to Moreton Island surfing,,, take the occassional houshold rubbish & broken kombi gearboxes & diffs to the dump etc etc etc,,,, then i would purchase another duel Cab (but maybe a splitty) & then went "ALL-OUT" with it & fitted full 4x4 mid engined firebreathing animal power unit of some sort,,, maybe nissan skyline running gear with 800hp or so,,, but sit it at fairly stock height & fairly stock looking, maybe just a set of wide steel rims & a nice retro std paint job,,, then i`d be a happy camper :-) That`s exactly what i`ve been wanting to do since the Dtp of TP made me take my V8 single cab splitty off the road 20 years ago :-(

Grogy,,, yep,,, spot on,,, i priced one up today,,, Ouch!!!... But if that`s what i gotta pay, then thast`s what i gotta pay, do you want to sell yours??? i can`t wait too long,,, this spare 1800 box that`s in it now is going to go bang this week for sure :-)

Pete,,, you`re a pussy sometimes :-) (kidding) :-)

Thanks for all your help guys,,, i`m talking with Albins about a 4.9 CW/Pinnion & i`ll have to grab a diff shortly so i`ll keep you all informed
cheers

hi, i dont want to sell mine, if u contact 'ongs in california n pay em it will only take a week, thats what mine took.

Who is "ongs"???

all i I get is This--> http://www.ongs.us/Austin.htm 

can`t see a decent diff there tho

:-)

need a diff now!!!!! :-(

Matt have you phoned Zed yet???

http://www.longenterprises.com/ 

Long not ong.

http://www.longenterprises.com/high_performance_parts.htm 

You want LE111

Or from the source:

http://www.peloquins.com/products_091.html 

Matty,,, Who`s Zed?

I`ve asked around quite a few places for the L111 peloquin diff but havn`t recieved a response yet

I`ll ring Long tonight as well

cheers guys

sorry mate, its 'long enterprises' they are on the web. i contacted gary peloquin and he said longs will do the best deal for me, they sell some of his stuff

Zed has a bolt in 4 speed Renault box, gave you the details a while back ??? Didnt I ??

They have a 10.25" diff, good for 700 hp stock on the street and 450 hp off road with angry V8's behind em.

Ah yes Matty, thanks mate i have spoken with him but i havn`t arranged to go around to gork & talk,,, just scared to do all the suspension mods & sh!t :-)

Pete , it`s ok mate we understand, you don`t have to try to justify your femanism to us :-)

Matt , you shouldn't need to do the suspension mods unless u also want the height of Zeds duelly

If you fit a Renault and break it then my suggestions are auto(LOL) or re-education of the driver LOL

Sympathy for the machinery of sorts which is what I have learnt........

Matt the miniman there are no suspension mods required.

dam!!! wee, poo, bum,,, Now what do i do??? i`ve spent a fortune on this 2L box ith full Albins gear kit & main shaft, it`s tough as & basically brand new,,, now i just need a diff & cw/p & i`m done,,, so do i swap g/boxes or do i just get a diff for this box?????

I can just buy the diff & cw/p & shove it all back in there & it should be sweet

stop trying to confuse me :-) :-) :-)

How much will he want for the renault box??? & how much stuffing around with mounting the box & gearshift etc etc etc & also then add the cost & stuffing around with making/buying a new adaptor plate & flywheel to suit the Lexus motor etc etc etc????

does all that add up to being a better propersition than the ease of just sticking a decent diff into my allready strong /new/Albins kitted box???

i used to be quite indescisive,,, but now i`m just not quite sure :-) :-) :-)