Installing larger diameter half shafts
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Burning Brakes
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Installing larger diameter half shafts
Need to clearance my compartments behind the seats to accommodate the larger diameter I believe??
Has anybody done this, and what material did you use to replace the removed fiberglass ? I am ready to start cutting
Thanks,
Bill
Has anybody done this, and what material did you use to replace the removed fiberglass ? I am ready to start cutting
Thanks,
Bill
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Why not make 2 cuts, cut the whole back wall off along the 3 corners and on along the bottom of the floor, then remove the 1" off the 3 sides, and reglass the back wall back on and make up the 1" piece to fill the gap in the floor.
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You shouldn’t have to do anything up to 3.5 inches and 1350 flanges. I had a little interference with 3.5 shafts with 1480 flanges on my 69.
3 inch were stock in the later year C3’s.
3 inch were stock in the later year C3’s.
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guess I'm going to hang everything and see how it looks.
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That appears to be a 1480 axle- large diameter, single bolt pattern. Still I this is the first time I heard of a box issue with a c2. Do you have a finished picture? Is that a complete 1480 12 bolt set up?
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I just installed my HD diff and the 3.5" half shafts. Yes it is certainly tight, but here is a great shot to show the clearance (on my 68).
My SpaceX buddy insists that they would never send something into orbit with that little clearance (damn there goes my weekend) but it is close enough for gov't work.
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That sure is pretty!!!
Wish I had a high HP midyear, beautiful job on interference problem
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Thanks I built plenty of 1480 12 bolts for c2 but none ever hit that I was aware of. It looks like you stayed with zerk 1480 joints, I used to have Tom pull those out and I went with solids.