Rear Arch P trim

[Tilly819]

barter with MK i wish! .... it was more like a war! i was almost convinced they didnt actualy want to sell me one, they were adement that it would not work unless i used there starter motor and gave them about £350 for the gear and the motor, said they had spend loads of money getting it speshaly modified, and of corse they would not tell me what they had done to it. sounds like they were just trying to make it sound like they had done something fancy so they could charge more. as such my oppiniun of mk sportscars is very low and with all that they had the cheek to charge me £100 for the gear and try to tell me that was cost price *BU****IT* is that cost price.

anyway now i have got that off my chest

you can have it for £50 +p&P i can post a photo of it first if you would like me too as there are signs of wear on the teath


tilly

[Tilly819]

I just had a look at you photo steem and that got me thinking, i also have a almost brand new BEC prop shaft done about 500 miles, if you need one i can measure it for you and post a picture?

i think i got my P trim from a stall at one of the shows think it might have been CBS

tilly

[chriseyj]

That sounds a very reasonable price for the reverse gear, unlike MK's price. How worn is it I presume it still meshes fine?
The bec propshaft sounds great I have attatched the quotation form I have been sending various propshaft makers, how do the measurment weigh up with yours?
I gave up with propshaft for a while because the quotes were all high and I ran out of money, especially as my partner is currently on maternity.
My build photos are really out of date I must updtate them.
Cheers Chris

[HandyAndy]

I,ve used the P trim ( also known as Tadpole trim ) around my rear arches, I personally think it gives a neat look to the join between arch / rear tub, more so if I like me the arches are a different colour to the tub ( I have black arches & orange tub).

Yes to the next 2 questions...edge trim around bonnet & spacing, tho I also used some foam pad along the scuttle & nose where the bonnet sits onto them, keeps the bonnet edge where it meets the side panels nice n flush .

cheers
andy

[Tilly819]

my prop has slight differences from yours in that the sliding joint is at the gearbox end and there is no torque tube

dimensions are all from the gearbox flange face:
to center UJ 665mm
to center bearing 750mm
full length at mid slide 1445mm
i also have a 10mm spacer that can be fitted on the gearbox end to make its total length 1455mm with +/- 20mm slide which is only 5mm shorter than yours which could be taken up by the sliding joint. remarkable how close they are in total length.

[chriseyj]

That sounds like it would fit, I didnt take account of the thickness of the reverse gear either so this would take up another 3mm? Was you sprocket adapter the standard size.
How much would you want for it all? personal message me if you like or email me.
Did you notice not having the TRT tube, someone from a prop manufacturer said it isnt noticable under normal road driving, plus its expensive.

Do you still live Leicester way?

Chris

[maxubar]

Originally Posted by chriseyj

That sounds like it would fit, I didnt take account of the thickness of the reverse gear either so this would take up another 3mm? Was you sprocket adapter the standard size.
How much would you want for it all? personal message me if you like or email me.
Did you notice not having the TRT tube, someone from a prop manufacturer said it isnt noticable under normal road driving, plus its expensive.

Do you still live Leicester way?

Chris

Sorry i didn't saw your post..

[Tilly819]

There isn't much difference between TRT and normal once under way its only really noticeable when engaging first gear at a stand still when there is a bit of a clunk, nothing serious just backlash in the gearbox and the diff.

PM on the was regarding price

cheers tilly

[maxubar]

hI. How much are you asking for the propshaft? It will fit nice on my build for the dimensions that you gave.
Thanks