Cool deal. Should be good to go with that. BTW, glad to hear the 6port bridge is doing so well now. If we can get Paul to get us a group discount for a dyno day at his shop, that would be awsome (hint, hint, Paul). I would hope the FB is pushing over the 300 rwhp at 10psi. But only the dyno really knows

 

Got a little time to clean one of my new housings today. I went ahead and clipped the "eyebrows" around the spark plug holes. Cleaned up pretty damn good. Thanks again Long.

 

 

I got my new rearend yesterday guys! Its a posi out of an 82-83 (not sure which year) GSL. Now i just gotta go through it and make it nice again!

One question though, are the bearings on the pinion and the carrier the same as the open rear end in my SA? I wanna put fresh ones in it so I know there good.

 

btw the only reason i ask is cause i bought bearings already for the SA rear before i found what broke

 

I'm pretty sure the bearings in the 79-83 are the same. The only thing your going to have to make sure of is getting the pinion angle, depth, and backlash right if you break the diff apart. You do have the option of just using the diff without the rest of the rearend. That's what I did with my SA.

 

ya thats what i figured, i wanna throw them new bearings on there just for peace of mind, how do i set that stuff?

 

If i were you i would spend the 40 bucks and take it some where that can do it right. I tore mine apart and tried doing it by the book and it was not right. I followed the FSM to the T and it was not working right, i went 1/2 a mile and pulled it out again. Cost me $40 to have a guy do it and it is smooth and runs great. Just my 2 cents

 

I can set up your rear end,.. And yes I mean your ***.! I can also set-up the ring and pinion properly. All it takes is a dial indicator and some patience. Get a "complete" bearing kit, which would include ( Bearings for the pinion and diff, and all the shims needed. That way you don't have to wait around for a shim to show up and try it again....: Are there any "speacial MAZDA Tools" that are required for pinion removal?

" most" ring and pinions have the needed tolerances stamped into the pinion or ring gear. That gives you #'s to do math from and figure out what shim(s) will get you home where you need to be.

Then again, 40 bucks to have someone do it is not that bad, as long as they do it correctly.

 

Another thing you need to set up on the friction disk is the "breaking piont". This should be around 60 pounds. This is how much torque it takes to make the posi break loose instead of breaking an axle. There is a couple nice write ups in the first gen section.

 

ok about the shims...when i tore my other rear end apart it didnt have a single shim in it....and its never been taken apart....????

 

 

 

 

My New MIKUNI Blow Through Hat

 

Pretty dang sweet. It won't be "Long" now.

 

Both of my door handles won't open so I had to climb into my car from the hatch today!! Glad no one saw that, lol! haha

 

 

Damn that thing looks nice!

 

That's always nice. I had to do that in the SA one winter. The clasp in the handles broke. Can't wait to see the Bridgeport 12A boosting. Some fuel for you Long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac7YysYPRag

 

Some thoughts for your 20B

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMUdP...eature=related

 

one more

 

Sam my old compaq will not play it I do not have flash player 9 or newer.