I HAVE A 71 R100 WITH A S5 MOTOR IN IT AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT REAR END I COULD GO WITH.. I WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH THE FORD 9 BUT I HEARD ITS KIND OF HEAVY .. PEOPLE TELL ME THAT THE GSL SE WILL HOLD BUT I DONT KNOW IF IT WILL BREAK OR NOT?!! ANY SUGGESTIONS... ??

 

I wouldn't mind see photos of your R100

 

the 8.8 is lighter. plus if you can find a ford thunderbird, some of them came with rear disc. Thats what im planning to get but a new motor (13-B bridge in the works) comes first so I can transfer the engine in my RX-3 to my 1st gen.

 

I've got an rx-3 with a 13b 4-port, The gsl-se rear-end is pretty strong, its been holding up very good. I would put the se rearend on its a lot lighter.

 

I WILL POST SOME PICS OF MY R100.LOOKS A LITTLE PLAIN STILL WORKING ON HER BUT SHES ALMOST DONE.I WILL POST PICS IN THE MORNING..

 

a friend of mine did the same way but it sticks out a little bit. did you shorten it? what about the front struts?

 

how doing,In oz we tend to go either ford 9inch or toyota hilux.the best thing about the hilux is their strength,wide range of ratios.eg-4.1,4.3,4.5[hard to find],4.8,5.3,5.7and they are relatively cheap.we actually do the resplining,shorting of housing,and the whole kit and kaboole.i reckon a hilux will be fine,but if your punchin out over say 350 odd HP at wheels i'd go the 9inch,just to be sure.P.S 2wd early 70's hilux-hang on do you get them or not?

 

i would go with a datsun pick up truck diff. if you want it for racing that holds beats and it's light.i just sold one cause i bought a 9 ford and it was a big mistake there good but very heavy,and datsun is light the guy that sold it to is going to put it on a rx-3 they work good.