I've heard rumors that a 510 diff could be made to fit. Anybody out there done
this? What is involved?
Thanks
Cecil
'65, '80 Spitfires
'62 Vitesse
Atwell Haines wrote:
> At 07:57 AM 1/12/99 EST, Brian Furgalus wrote:
> >...all the talk about dying differentials got me thinking... would
> >it be possible to substitute out another diff from another car
> >(Datsun/Subaru, maybe?) and modify it to fit the stock spit independent
> rear?
> >Or would you need to convert to another style rear-end? Just a thought that
> >could very well be less expensive than $700-800 rebuilds!
> >
> Dear Curious,
>
> One of the nice things about the Spitfire hobby is that (good used) parts
> are readily available because so many were produced. You should be able
> to line up another used diffy for a lot less than the price of a rebuild
> (if you buy a car that needs one). YMMV of course...
>
> As noted in this forum in the past, a Datsun 510 diff can be adapted to the
> Spit but no one has mentioned the costs involved.
>
> Atwell Haines
> '79 Spit (diffy works OK, thank you)
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