found yet another project to keep me from installing my engine and actually DRIVING my car. (well, my shifter still isn't here yet sooo...) But on the upside, my car is now double-smoking-rubber-stripe enabled :) Not sure how much smoking can be done of 245/60s with only an R1, but I can sure try
One odd thing I noticed. I was also swapping on some finned drums to the front; the pass. side drum's studs were shorter than I've come to expect, short enough that I didn't feel comfortable reinstalling the
1/4" spacer that I'd been using for tire clearance. Did the later model cars have shorter studs or are these maybe just aftermarket replacements, like someone had their drums replaced on their existing hubs and the shop had some that were almost right but a little shorter?
Question: how hard is it to drill the axle housing for the grease fittings like the early cars? I really like the ability to top up the bearings periodically, esp. since they are such a PITA to pack manually on a TT rear. Also how hard is the metal of the center section casting? Was thinking about adding a drain plug as well.
nate
(oh, yeah, I did it all in one afternoon. My arms are tired for some reason.)