[Fot] TR4 axle shafts

[Bobby Whitehead]

agreed,,,,   Bobby


________________________________
 From: Charly Mitchel
<charly at mitchelplumbing.com>
To: jkhagen at charter.net; MadMarx
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Sent: Wednesday, January
22, 2014 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 axle shafts
 

Out of all the Triumph
cars racing I know of, TR's, Spits, TVR's, GT's, they either have converted
axels or have broken an axel.
Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44
From:
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To: "MadMarx" <tr4racing at googlemail.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot]
TR4 axle shafts


> Not withstanding all the all the design problems/up-grades
[most all true!]  Talking to Ken Gillanders and Butch Gilbert [west coast
guys] out of 100+ TR2-4 racers they know of-- 6? with the Southwick
conversion. They like oldstock axels -tight fitting hubs.  Just saying------
John Hagen
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:44 AM, MadMarx wrote:
> 
>> Scott
and all the others responded,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I never intended to find an
alternative to the Southwick conversion. The
>> reason is a different one.
>>
>> 
>> 
>> Our rules say: Strengthened axle shafts are allowed but no word
about doing
>> any changes to the axle housing.
>> 
>> As I understand the
rules the stock housing has to remain stock.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I had on my wish
list:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 1.    Make it safe
>> 
>> 2.    Keep it within the rules
>> 
>> 3.    Keep it interchangeable with the stock system
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I
own a Porsche 911 and this car has a TR2 like axle spline on which the hub
>>
is pushed on.
>> 
>> No woodruff key, not press needed to remove. Quite simple
thing.
>> 
>> The TR2 has the same idea but not well engineered. So I thought
I could use
>> the TR2 shaft as a basic pattern and remove all the wrong stuff
to make it
>> last as good as the Porsche shaft does.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The good
thing would be  if I hit a concrete wall and bend the shaft, I can
>> part out
any TR4 road car for a spare axle on the track parking lot to make
>> the car
going again.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Racing in Europe is quite strict with rules and
also competitors might
>> protest you out of competition if the car is not
bullet proof according to
>> the rules.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sorry to rise concerns.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Von: Scott Janzen
[mailto:sjanzen at me.com]
>> Gesendet: Montag, 20. Januar 2014 03:28
>> An: Tony
Drews
>> Cc: MadMarx; fot at autox.team.net
>> Betreff: Re: [Fot] TR4 axle shafts
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I know of at least one TR racer that has just gotten the
modified axles from
>> Southwick, and had a local machine shop do the axle
housing modifications.
>> This would avoid the need to ship the whole axle
assembly.  Not sure what
>> sort of jig is needed to get the housing ends in
the correct position for
>> welding - perhaps the axles themselves?
>> 
>> The
axles are available from a number of circle-track aftermarket suppliers
>> -
quite possible they could be modified locally as well, and a quick search
>>
indicates they are about $300/pair. If they have to be bought from the US
>>
anyway you might as well have Southwick do it and send them to you. They
>>
might be able to supply the axle housing ends as well.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>
Southwick Machine
>> 
>> Coal Valley, Illinois
>> 
>> Robert Southwick
>> 
>>
robsouthwick at gmail.com
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