<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Years ago I had Southwick convert an axle housing then I did one on my own to have an axle assy set up with a different ratio. A good welder certainly can weld the small ford ends on. The trick is to align everything and set the length. I used a precision ground bar that mounted into the diff housing bearings (I made bearing blanks) and pass them thru the small ford axle bearings. Orient the ends and weld away. <div> JoeB<div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 29, 2025, at 12:37 PM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">As an option to shipping the housing back and forth, I believe just the axles can be purchased from Southwick. I have purchased replacements from them. Moser won't sell them direct. The Ford flanges and C-clips can be purchased separately as well. </span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Then the housing can be modified more locally. </span>
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On 09/29/2025 7:35 AM PDT Chris Marx via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thank you for your help.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’m asking for a fellow racer. He was competing in the 6h race at Spa, broke the axle and rolled the car.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’m not sure if it will be repaired but just in race I advised them to fit the Southwick conversion.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Thanks anyway….(my car has already the Southwick axle installed).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Cheers</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;"> Bob Kramer <rkramer56@gmail.com> <br><strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, September 29, 2025 4:19 PM<br><strong>To:</strong> Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com><br><strong>Cc:</strong> tr4racing@googlemail.com; fot@autox.team.net<br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Fot] Southwick Conversion</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I bet we could come up with a spare TR4 housing and plates to save Chris some of the shipping costs.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 8:29<span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span>AM Philip Gott via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">We had them do a conversion about 5 years ago. Need to send them an axle housing and the backing plates.<br>Phil<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br>> On Sep 29, 2025, at 8:37<span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span>AM, Chris Marx via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> Hi Guys,<br>> <br>> is the Southwick system still available?<br>> Where to obtain?<br>> <br>> Cheers<br>> Chris<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fot@autox.team.net</a><br>> <br>> <a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br>> <br>> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>> Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br>> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/vfracing@aol.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/vfracing@aol.com</a><br>> <br>> <br><br>_______________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fot@autox.team.net</a><br><br><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot<br>Unsubscribe/Manage</a>: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rkramer56@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rkramer56@gmail.com</a><br><br></p>
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