Ok, I've done some more on the car.
Managed to come with a design for the upper diff links to strengthen them. I noticed the lower links have chassis as part of the setup. The chasis being divided in that spot to run 2 "U" shaped peices of metal, plus the floor making a box shape in the end. Only spot welded though.
So going by that, I decided to do the same with the uppers. Now one side is boxed, but the other just has a flat peice of sheet metal. This is where Iam guessing is the weak link.
I then boxed it in with 2mm square tubing. I sliced it in have and then trimmed it till it fit snug with the floor and the flat sheet metal. Drilled a hole in the correct spot for a bolt and welded it on. But before or this, I stitch welded the whole area. All metal to the chassis and to the floor, peices that butted up against each other and everything.
Sadly I forgot to take a photo of this part. DOH!
Anyway, I made sure the square tubing section that I added, would make the width from bolt head area to the other end 120mm. This is so that I can then use the same bolts as the lower links.
I also remove the lips of the bracket which attachs the chassis rail to the sheet metal link. This allowed me to stitch weld them areas also. Just to be sure.
Here is the area all cleaned up and ready for stich welding.
You can just see some of the stitching done under the square tubing and around it.
I'll be neatening it up alittle afterwards by closing it up at both ends and making the front section flow back in towards the chassis rail.
In other news, I made the trans tunnel extension today for the rear half. This will allow the tailshaft and uni's to not hit when the car is lowered alittle further. Its more as a "just in case" than fixing an existing thing.
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