Encom Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Is anyone interested in a R160 diff conversion kit consisting of the mounting plates and machined rear diff housing? http://www.flickr.com/photos/66903760@N02/sets/72157627419811767/I have some guys state side who are asking for such a kit, and am repricing a small batch this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yes. Specifically the rear housing plate, the steel front plate and spring parts are probably not worth importing? I suspect there would be a handful of people want them over here....Depending on delivered costs I might have 2.CheersClive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yes please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 cliftyhanger wrote:Yes. Specifically the rear housing plate, the steel front plate and spring parts are probably not worth importing?Yes, the rear casting is the main item of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 That's a yes from me too :)I would be interested in the full kit cost and the cost of the diff rear plate on it's ownas has been said it may not be cost effective for the steel parts due to freight costs.Thanks for looking into it Adam 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Is that diff from a Nissan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemate Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Any idea of costs, even an extreme approximate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 4058 wrote:Is that diff from a Nissan?Datsun / Nissan / Subaru. Subaru most common these days. I think you'd sell more than 6. But probably less than 100, with the second 50 taking years to go.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 1344 wrote:Any idea of costs, even an extreme approximate ?Total conversion costs likely to be similar to fitting a Quaife centre to a Triumph diff, which is likely to be around the £ 700 - 800 mark. I'm excluding any fooling around with driveshafts, which could nearly double it depending what your starting point is. If you are talented, with access to the correct kit or have useful friends, then this could drop alot.Not sure that the R160 is significantly stronger than a properly built, Quaife-equipped Triumph one.Having something that LOOKS standard could become an advantage in the future too.Given the effort involved to get the R160 in there I'm not wholly convinced, especially given that the longest ratio is 3.54:1, which is not enough for a 2.5 or V8 engined car IMO. Similar effort spent on engineering a conversion for the BMW diff range might prove more useful in the end.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yes for rear cover and Nick I would want your CV conversion set up or as discussed with Clive get some shafts made up for scoobie inner CV and MGF outer?RobPS this may get more feedback if it was in the technical section ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 bobyspit wrote:PS this may get more feedback if it was in the technical section !Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 1867 wrote:Is anyone interested in a R160 diff conversion kit consisting of the mounting plates and machined rear diff housing? http://www.flickr.com/photos/66903760@N02/sets/72157627419811767/I have some guys state side who are asking for such a kit, and am repricing a small batch this week.Big question is the price and I know that may be dependant on quantity!Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69vitesse Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Nick_Jones wrote:Total conversion costs likely to be similar to fitting a Quaife centre to a Triumph diff, which is likely to be around the £ 700 - 800 mark. I'm excluding any fooling around with driveshafts, which could nearly double it depending what your starting point is. If you are talented, with access to the correct kit or have useful friends, then this could drop alot.Not sure that the R160 is significantly stronger than a properly built, Quaife-equipped Triumph one.Having something that LOOKS standard could become an advantage in the future too.Given the effort involved to get the R160 in there I'm not wholly convinced, especially given that the longest ratio is 3.54:1, which is not enough for a 2.5 or V8 engined car IMO. Similar effort spent on engineering a conversion for the BMW diff range might prove more useful in the end.NickBMW E36 diffs can fit and go down to 2.93:1. Spring may be a problem though.http://forum.britishv8.org/read.php?3,15977,page=2http://www.driftworks.com/forum/technical/147802-bmw-e36-diff-ratios-models.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 1867 wrote:Is anyone interested in a R160 diff conversion kit consisting of the mounting plates and machined rear diff housing? http://www.flickr.com/photos/66903760@N02/sets/72157627419811767/I have some guys state side who are asking for such a kit, and am repricing a small batch this week.Any feedback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGGT6 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Love to know an estimate of price...................Thanks,Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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