In Reply to: Re: Mk 3 Rear Axle posted by Ron Sadler on August 02, 2003 at 05:09:33:
Ron Please send me a copy if you can as it would be of assistance.
Regards
Robin
: Many years ago there was a article in Car and Cars Conversations
about putting a Ford Cortina (i think) diff center in an BMC back axle.
From Memory they machined down the diff centre so that it would fit
inside the Crown wheel and used Ford axles and machined the outer end
so that the BMC hubs could be slipped over and welded on.
: : I have
tried the find the mag but i have then from the late sixties and it was
only a one page article. I sem to remember that they claimed that it
would take over 200hp in a clubman car.
: : : Does anybody know how much power & torque the standard axle can take?
:
: : Am considering putting a Ford 711m engine in place of 1500 unit or
possably a Ford Zetec 1800 in standard form approx 150 bhp.
: : : What is used in Turner cars used racing do?
: : : Thanks
: Quite by chance I came across an atricle from a magazine (one page only and no date or magazine name in evidence) and I thing that it is the one that Robin Woolmer is talking about. The article is entitled 'How to beef up your BL axle with the help of Mr Ford'. If anyone is interested I can supply a photocopy or post it on the Turner website. Any takers?