you should go in business you would make some cash. if you don't want to sell these parts will you please make a write up of this. I have an 8.8 sitting in my garage with a 3.73 posi in her that would be nice for the camaro

 

I'll try and get some pics of it in the car tomorrow after work. The stock drive shaft worked for me, I just got a basterd u-joint from Advanced auto. I lost the ABS but that doesn't matter to me as I already was running my speedo of the front reluctor anyway. As for welding cat iron to steel, I can be done with a 7018 rod. As for the torque arm bracket it would be easier to get a pic rather than explain it but I'll try....it consist of to peices of tubing(for the two long bolts to go through) placed on the correct hole spread & welded together with two peices of steel, then you must cut the rib that runs around an 8.8 housing off on the torque arm side. Then place the bracket on the side of the housing in the correct location and weld it to the housing. The housing is not flat like the bracket so you can only weld in the center were it touches. Then it is braced up with three more peices of tubing, & I'm not even gonna attempt to explain how I did them . I'll just get some pics. If I can find a manual lathe pretty cheap I might consider making a few of these on the side.

 

If I rember right I have seen the bracket someplace else, its not welded on to the housing but bolted on, I believe the brackets come around and also use the housing bolts to help offer rigid base and one bracket goes around the housing also. I think the brakes abs shouldnt be a problem since he uses the stock axle tubes off the 7.5. There was a place that was making the bracket for camaros before Moser and Strange started to make bolt in housings. not sure but still might be availabe through the web.

 

sweet94Z replied before I even finished typing.

 

i take it the 8.8 is stronger?

 

It's not a 9" & not quite as strong as a 12 bolt but ahellovalot stronger than a 7.5".

 

And #1 a hell of alot cheaper then the 9 or 12 bolt. parts are very easy to come by also.

 

It`s also lighter than a 12 bolt or 9 in. The guy selling them in Texas said he has been running 8`s with them and had no problem.

 

Here is the shop that does this conversion.
www.extremechassis.com
I called and talked to the guy he builds tube chassis for race cars he is very nice. Most of the expense from his setup's are that the parts are new he puts new moser axles, posi, gears and all that stuff in them. He said there is no way to keep the abs on a 3 channel car but you can on a 4 channel car. If he would sell just the housing and you could reuse your old axles that might save you some cash. I don't think this is something that just anyone can do you have to get the pinion angle perfect and i am sure much more.

 

TTT

 

sweet94Z, are those times with no head work?

 

Didn't get the pics took today but give me some time. Marshall I consider them stock but I have done some cleaning up of the runners & bowls.

 

I'd be very interested in an 8.8 if you ever made a few on the side. Get ahold of a manual lathe asap

 

Z95m6-
that guy that builds tube chassis' is wrong about the ABS on a 3 chan car. it can be retained.

congrats on the 8.8 build, sounds nice. one thing that everybody should remember.. this is FAR weaker than a 12bolt you buy from strange, etc for $2k. for that 2k you get a much better differential, axles, c-clip elims etc.

Either way, its far stronger than a stock 10bolt

 

jordan, how is that turbo z coming along? i saw a video along time ago of you racing a supra i think. i'd like to see some more videos or some timeslips too!