1973 Midget build by ianjoub

By diyauto
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8-13-2012

I have my shortened diff housing back with the unbreakable axles. Somehow I forgot to take any pics of them. I will get some soon and post them. In the meantime, I removed the stock diff:




I will need to remove either one or 2 leaf springs for the reduced weight of the car. Any ideas, guesses, or 1st hand experience anyone???

Also, I now have a stock rear diff for sale complete with brakes and new wheel cylinders. Any offers? It ran fine with no funny noises.



8-22-2012

Here are the axles. If heavy = strong, I am all set! They look like they will hold up for me.



I welded some plates on the shortened axle



I needed to fill a gap here, so the weld doesn't look too pretty. A little grinding and filler before paint will fix that.



Comments

This is a great build with so much time and effort put into recording in words and pictures. Can you help me with this question please, Is the top arm inner pivot point is in the same place as the original pivot point? Regards Davy

Posted by DavyF on 4/16/20 @ 6:44:51 PM

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Posted by diyauto on 8/25/21 @ 1:32:42 PM