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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Mon May 15, 2006 12:36 pm ] |
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Hi All, For those people who have done, or are contemplating on doing a 4EFTE conversion, where did you get your driveshafts machined and how much did they cost? Up here in Brisbane, there is only 1 or 2 companies that do it, and they charge an arm and a leg (and your first born!!). Please supply contact details for the Engineering shops if able. 
Thanks, Tricky |
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| Author: | MiniGT [ Mon May 15, 2006 2:22 pm ] |
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Sorry to hijack... But if anyone has a contact in the sydney area that do good work for reasonable price, please pass on the details. Cheers, Pierre |
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| Author: | minstar [ Mon May 15, 2006 3:24 pm ] |
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Andy, I gather you are talking about the Bris Metro area? As most want the car in rolling chassis with engine so that they can take precise measurements. There is a fair amount of experience and engineering in insuring you cut and spline to the correct length etc. I got M&A engineering down here in the ACT to do mine and they wanted the car etc as did every other mob I spoke to. Cheers Matt |
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| Author: | Baracade [ Mon May 15, 2006 3:38 pm ] |
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Well I got MR Enforcer to arrange me some Billet Steel Driveshafts for $800 They are quoted to 800hp |
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| Author: | glenno [ Mon May 15, 2006 5:31 pm ] |
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Hey, just finished making my own Took me 3 hours to turn on my lathe at home and about 5 hours to set up the mill at work with the dividing head and cut 2 Honda and 2 mini splines...had them cased up and have them back in my hot little hands......... Material was EN39b...carburising tool steel cost at $8.50 per metre Freight and heat treatment was about $50 My time...if I was charging this out.......$500 ish...... Damn its good being a Toolmaker........alot of times
errr....and no, I don't take orders.... Glenn |
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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Mon May 15, 2006 6:25 pm ] |
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glenno wrote: Hey, just finished making my own
Took me 3 hours to turn on my lathe at home and about 5 hours to set up the mill at work with the dividing head and cut 2 Honda and 2 mini splines...had them cased up and have them back in my hot little hands......... Material was EN39b...carburising tool steel cost at $8.50 per metre Freight and heat treatment was about $50 My time...if I was charging this out.......$500 ish...... Damn its good being a Toolmaker........alot of times errr....and no, I don't take orders.... Glenno Err, good on you Glenno. It would be a bit expensive freighting them to New Zealand anyway. Tricky |
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| Author: | glenno [ Mon May 15, 2006 7:46 pm ] |
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I think of ya when ya write that cheque....... 
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| Author: | mymini [ Wed May 17, 2006 5:46 pm ] |
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Just took my shafts in today , should get them back in 2-3 weeks costing $300+gst for the pair |
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| Author: | glenno [ Wed May 17, 2006 7:56 pm ] |
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That is a GOOD price......I looked around before i made mine, prices ranged from $1000 for the pair to $200..............and the $200 was with a crowd that was only gonna do the splines.......had to supply them turned and centred. I think my time was on the long side for the splining, but I am abit fussy and when its for yaself, time is irrelevant.......... If they are a specialized drive shaft centre, they will know all the tricks, but if its a local machine shop, make sure they radius all changes in diametres, leaving no sharp corners-stress risers......... Cheers |
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| Author: | cazmo [ Thu May 18, 2006 6:21 pm ] |
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try getting onto 998clubman. he got his done for his GTI somewhere on the northside of Brisbane. i'm not sure of any other details. Cheers, Cazmo |
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| Author: | davidsirianni [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:42 am ] |
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did anyone end up finding a place in brisbane? |
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| Author: | cazmo [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:50 pm ] |
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try this place at Sumner Park http://www.raceengineering.com.au/mods.htm Quote: Shorten and respline $148.50
I haven't had anything done with them. I just stumbled across this website. |
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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:46 pm ] |
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Good work Cazmo..... I shall give them a ring. Cheers, Tricky |
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| Author: | cazmo [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:12 pm ] |
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yeah, let me know how you go. i'll be needing some driveshafts soon too. |
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| Author: | JC [ Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:04 pm ] |
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Yes Cameron, good show. |
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