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Re: diff idea, VG30E

To: "Brian Hollands" <Brian_Hollands@adp.com>, <nowroc@dslnorthwest.net>
Subject: Re: diff idea, VG30E
From: "Mike Faggart" <mikef@carolina.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:59:09 -0400
I have a LSD for sale, anyone need it????
mike faggart

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Hollands" <Brian_Hollands@adp.com>
To: <nowroc@dslnorthwest.net>
Cc: "Datsun Roadster Mailing list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:07 PM
Subject: RE: diff idea, VG30E


> It's the 83-85 GSL-SE.  That car has the rear disc's and 4.08 LSD.  Those
> axles are somewhat hard to find though because the guys with non-SE RX7's
> and all of the guys in Pro7, Spec7, etc, want those axles too.  It is a
good
> swap candidate though as it would only need minimal mods to make it work.
> These would include cutting off the coil spring mounts and fabricating
pads
> to mount it to the roadsters leaf springs.  You'd also need to make a
drive
> shaft flange adaptor.  The up side is that you get disc brakes, Limited
> slip, and the same bolt circle for the wheels.  Any first gen RX7 that
came
> from the factory with rear disk brakes also has the LSD.  The only issue
> would then be if a 4.08 gear set was too low for you.  By comparison,
stock
> 1600's run a 3.90 and 2000's a 3.70
> If the Limited slip is not important to you - any first gen RX7 axle would
> be useable.  I'm fairly sure the disk brake set up can be retrofitted to
> drum brake axle.
>
> Brian '69 2000
> Tampa, FL
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nowroc@dslnorthwest.net [mailto:nowroc@dslnorthwest.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:49 PM
> To: Brian Hollands; O'Farrell, Fergus; Datsun Roadster Mailing list
> Subject: RE: diff idea, VG30E
>
> Another swap option, which has been done on at least two cars, is the axle
> from
> a late 80's, 83-86 GSL I believe, Mazada RX-7.  You get discs brakes and a
> large
> number of gear options as these cars are still popular in the race
circuit.
>
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