Diff cover

Post by **voly340** » 25 Sep 2007 04:40 pm

im wanting to weld the diff on my 1.7 340, but the diff cover is rediculously rusty, and i know it will just fall apart when i take it off, so i need to find a new one.
any ideas where i could get one?

Thanks
Phil

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Oct 2007 01:50 am

Good question Phil. These are no longer available new, and are very prone to both warping and rusting horribly. There was talk of reproduction ones being made a while back, but I think we're still in "find a good one at a scrap yard" territory at the moment.

cheers

James

Post by **voly340** » 08 Oct 2007 02:47 pm

cheers, thats what i tought

Post by **Chris_C** » 08 Oct 2007 03:41 pm

The foundary liked the looks of Mac's proto he made, but I havn't gone any further with it.

I'd imagine (at a guess, it's been a while since I made anything for casting, and nothing this complex before) the master will need to be remade a nadgers bigger for shrinkage, but maybe not, and once they are cast the backs will need machining flat and holes drilled.

I used to work at a place that had regular orders with a foundary, and the boss there has said he'll run it up with some of his orders, but at a guess theres a fair amount more groundwork to go into it, which I havn't been able to put in

A search should bring up whats happened so far, I'd be happy to let someone else run with the idea, I'd love to see the production happen.

Post by **voly340** » 08 Oct 2007 07:49 pm

^ eh?

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Oct 2007 07:54 pm

Chris has some contacts in the casting industry, so was going to look into having a cast version made.

cheers

James

Post by **voly340** » 09 Oct 2007 11:02 am

thats what i though, but im wasnt sure.

If you do get a reasonable quote on making them, then id be more than happy to buy one

Post by **Chris_C** » 09 Oct 2007 11:04 am

Much better than I managed to put it Foggy..

Post by **voly340** » 12 Dec 2007 02:28 pm

BUMP

im still looking for a welded diff or new cover :/