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« Reply #30 on: February 07, 2012, 10:26:05 PM »
Ok very happy now lol. sam from SA RACE got back to me to day and it's all go for the r31 set up.

 so now need to get compleate r31 diff set up to use.  also it is 5 stud so one less thing to worry about and also it will be a disc brake rear end...
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« Reply #31 on: February 08, 2012, 12:05:22 AM »
I'm confused, r31's are 4 stud , same as pintaras, also r31's have a 28 spline axle ,pintara have a 25 spline axle, guess the 28 spline r31 axles could be turned down to 25 spline diameter then resplined ,or are you going to change to a 28 spline center??

Oh, could you post a picture of the housing after its been shortened, I would like to see how they do it,will they just weld a pintara/ r31 skyline end on it, put a sleeve over the housing, or cut it and insert a new end in it. I ask because
I may shorten my own diff and fit two r31 axles, instead of a falcon and a pintara.   I ment skyline r31 now I'm getting confused!!  Hahaha!

Cheers
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« Reply #32 on: February 08, 2012, 12:18:49 AM »
Yeah i am to now. I just went looking for r31diffs on ebay just to have a look at price and yeah they are all 4 stud but the r32 is 5 stud and they seem to all be irs. think i need to make a call to sam again..

I will put up pics as i go and if it works out well i may even do a how to thread if i can get anough pic's.
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« Reply #33 on: February 10, 2012, 08:46:08 PM »
If your still looking for odds and ends, I just rang, u pull it to see if they had any cortys in the yard.apparently they have a td or tc at the gillman yard
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« Reply #34 on: February 10, 2012, 11:38:49 PM »
Yeah thanks bud, i have been out there and there is a td there but not many parts that i need. i almost took the wheels that where on it but there was only 3 of them and it would be very hard to find 1 of them. rebel roadsters i think they are called, i had the same one's on a capri that had for 10 years.
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« Reply #35 on: February 13, 2012, 09:40:47 PM »
my spray painter sent me a pic of the engine bay today. also he said i can pick the beast up this saturday, so pumped.

also got my rubber kit, carpet, chrome gutter trims and my hopper stopper big brake kit. its all happening now :)
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« Reply #36 on: February 13, 2012, 10:42:49 PM »
that looks sweet. the ball is rolling now
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« Reply #37 on: February 13, 2012, 11:47:26 PM »
thanks norm, i only have 3 weeks to put it all back together before the all ford day lol.
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« Reply #38 on: February 14, 2012, 07:05:03 AM »
3 weeks! I look forward to seeing it at the all Ford day
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« Reply #39 on: February 14, 2012, 06:40:43 PM »
MMMM yeah some late nights coming up lol.
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« Reply #40 on: February 14, 2012, 06:46:37 PM »
I picked a ed wagon diff for 140 bucks with brand new rotors and pads. as it has to be shortned by 50mm each side any way, we thought if we use a falcon diff it saves converting it to 5 stud. so then just chop of the axels to the right length and respline them to 25 spline. I will add pics soon.
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« Reply #41 on: February 14, 2012, 09:56:53 PM »
Who's doing your diff work?
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« Reply #42 on: February 14, 2012, 11:14:22 PM »
Sam from SA RACE. first time i have used him but seams to now his stuff and has been very helpfull so far.
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« Reply #43 on: February 17, 2012, 05:48:27 PM »
Its the big day tomorrow,
Oh and the old axles in you corty, if you don't need them any more I'd like to buy them from you?
Assuming tc axle fit into te if any one knows they don't please say. :69:
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« Reply #44 on: February 17, 2012, 06:13:30 PM »
ok no probs mate. im not sure if they are the same but some one on here should know. i will also have a complete ddiff from the tc.  which i got so it could be moved about at the painters while i had mine modded.
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