In Reply to: Mk 3 Rear Axle posted by Robin A Woolmer on March 25, 2003 at 06:43:29:
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