Kevin:
It's going to be tough figuring out what you have there. The
Microcam adjuster shown in the second picture does not make sense on any
British backing plate. The knockoff adapter looks like it is probably a
Triumph bit. Check the bolt pattern, if it is 4 X 4 1/2" then the adapter
is TR3-6.
Just looking at the relative sizes, the diff almost looks like a big
healey unit, or perhaps an XK, which would make more sense as many had LSD.
My WAG is that you have a heavily modified race rear end, where the
fabricator played silly bu**ers with whatever was lying around. I'm
guessing that the center section is a limited slip Jag unit. Are the brake
drums alloy? If so they may be Datsun Z, but I can't recall if the Z used
microcams. The only reason for this much work would seem to be a big engine
that needed limited slip and better brakes. Quite a b***tard.
Kelvin.
Next?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Richards [mailto:flybirds@erols.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 6:20 AM
> To: mglist
> Subject: List challenge Part ID.
>
>
> I sent this out last week because I thought I would get a
> part ID almost
> immediately.
> And just about NO responses...except one.
> C'mon, there has to be someone out there that has seen one of these:
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1088246&a=11765599
> OK,
> so I did that to use the vast width and depth of the list's communal
> knowledge.
> (no, not carnal knowledge.....perverts)
> anyway, back to the subject at hand.
> I have this rear end (Will you PLEASE get your minds out of the
> gutter!!)
> Ok, seriously,
> I have this rear axle (stop snickering), and it looks a bit
> strange, as
> you will agree.
>
> Ok, maybe the subject line should have read: "Please help me
> identify my
>
> strange looking rear end"
>
> Nuff said,
> I think it may be competition in nature, due to all of the
> lightening of
>
> the drum brake backing plates.
> It has alfin brake drums, and the welds all over the rear axle housing
> and tubes all look like they are custom done....not like the
> ones on the
>
> regular rear ends where you can tell that someone does it all
> day every
> day, and the welds are perfectly done, and duplicated on the next one.
> The welds on this rear look like they are done as a one-off.
> The only markings are on the axle diff carrier, 377 over 6 I believe.
> Please help, and maybe I can stump the list on this one.
> Here are the pics:
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1088246&a=11765599
>
> Ed, how about taking a crack at this one?
> Yes, that is a challenge.....with a smile
> cheers
> Kevin
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