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October 16, 2026, 09:22:12 PM

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[302Corty]

Thanks for the great info - the housing is out, just pulling bits and pieces out this weekend and will clean up the housing before starting the installation.

Norm the axles I was looking at are made long but they cut them to your required length. Not the greatest brand and I have heard mixed reviews but remember I'm building a cruiser and not a race car so I'm confident it will do the job for what I'm after. I have a mate who got axles through this mob.....even with the bad rep he has not had issues. (yes, they are speedmaster).

I have not yet ordered them as I'm not too confident on the lengths - if I get the same length but adding discs not sure on where the tyres will sit in relation to where they are now on the Corty - zilch experience in this area. What's everyone's experience?

[BigNorm]

if you can dial in the axle length you it pretty much gives you the freedom to do whatever you like. in that situation i'd find a wheel and offset i liked(no such thing as too much dish) rather than something that "will do" and then have the diff made to suit. its not hard to shorten the tubes and weld on different ends. i'm about to get a diff shortened and i'll be having ef/el ends welded on. they're  have a efficient rear disc arrangement, a tidy handbrake setup and it'll give me options to beef up the centre. if you work on dimensions like the worksheet i've attached it makes it alot easier.

[winton]

Not having any experience with after market axles I would think they are a multi fit axle from what you have described. So there would need cutting and machining to suit your application.
The round shoulder off the flange face that centers the brake may need machining depending on what brake you want to run. Different brakes have different size centering holes.
Adding a disk brake to the axle will add about 5mm each end but the overall length can be changed with the offset of the axle. Drums have a wider offset to disks. Assuming that the axles you are planning on using have a wider offset so they can be used with a drum or disk, the bearing seat could be machined down pushing the axle deeper into the housing giving a smaller offset. But the axles may already have the smaller offset to match a disk offset. I wouldn't think too many people using after market axles would be using a drum.
Then they just need cutting to length.
The supplier should be able to fill you in on what needs to be done.

As Norm said the more dish the better but big dish will need the housing cut down.
No matter what you do its going to take some time to work it out.

[302Corty]

Great, thanks for the assistance. Have a good idea on where to start now so will map out a few things and will update here once done. In fact, best I upload some photos sometime soon.

Just having a look in the engine bay looks like my NF radiator isn't going to fit - what radiator do people have experience in fitting for a V8 TE? PWR seems mighty pricey for just a weekend cruiser...

[Bucster]

I have a Pwr in the corty behind a 1uzfe. I use a procool which is procomp chinese made from ebay behind the xr8 cortina. But i still have my original 6cyl rad that i got a 3core guts fitted to about 12yrs ago just as a spare.
I heard bad things about a triple pass aussie desert cooler they said it was restricted but i have never owned any to find out.

[302Corty]

Hmmm, well here is what I was quoted from PWR - let me know if there is anything here that looks outta whack:

1. Custom FORD CORTINA  TE -TF 75-81
55mm Radiator , in-tank auto cooler , Spal
shroud mounts , thermo switch boss $1039.50

2. PWR Fan Shroud $165

3. SPAL 16" Fan skew blade 2000CFM 88mm $297

4. Thermo Switch 80-85 (2wires) $66

5. Radiator Cap Large 21-25 PSI No Lever $27.50

6. PWR Large billet cap cover - Red $22

Thought I'd lay it all out here in case someone else reads this and has the same thoughts - I'm inexperienced here but I have had some custom radiators made before, nothing like this (price wise) though. BUt again, don't know if it's reasonable and they are a reputable company.

[Bucster]

Holy crapman thats expensive.
I've had the Pwr for about 8yrs i got it from the Brisbane hotrod show.
There was a ford display with some pwr stuff and on the last day they were flogging off all the display stock. Im sure it was $750 complete rad shroud and fan.

[BigNorm]

only thing i dont like about pwr is that they're a throwaway item and cant be repaired should anything ever happen in a few years time. there is a mob here in perth called brown's radiators who make the best stuff around. i paid around the grand mark for a alloy rad for my v8 tc a few years back.

all the other stuff in your list is a little on the pricey side but still close. they're all full retail prices. $27 for a radiator cap though??? they're like $5. if you look in the right places you can get a fan for just under $200. the other stuff is hard to say without knowing what they're using.