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intocarss · #**1331** 04-08-2012, 03:14 PM

THAT SUCKS Sorry to see it happen

Phaeton · #**1332** 04-08-2012, 03:23 PM

Wow that is just crazy. Is there no end?

pokey64 · #**1333** 04-08-2012, 03:34 PM

Time for another "tweak". Paint it yellow cuz that thing's a lemon...

**GregWeld** · #**1334** 04-08-2012, 03:39 PM

I think I'll look into a little different rear end -- what'd ya think....

RECOVERY ROOM · #**1335** 04-08-2012, 03:41 PM

Thats a new one, Ive had a lot of cars thru the year come thru the shop with those rears in them and have never heard about a crack like that before....9 inch on coil overs ???

**GregWeld** · #**1336** 04-08-2012, 03:47 PM

Good question Tracy ---

I was just looking on Dutchman's website.... they have a Ford 9" center section IRS but I couldn't find it on the site. Only the center section.

I'll call Phil Gerber Monday AM and make an inquiry about theirs as well.

Obviously this is either a defective unit --- or the "champs" quick change just ain't the right parts for me.

I've email a photo to Jeff Kugel as well... will be interesting to see what he thinks.

**GregWeld** · #**1337** 04-08-2012, 04:00 PM

Kugel has a Ford 9" IRS --- and that might be better suited to this application.

Would just have to pull the body off -- and mod the chassis for the minor differences.

When I was under the car and doing some cleaning etc -- I also noticed my fully polished Food Grade Stainless Steel exhaust has a few "issues" with cracking welds as well.... so guess that will also be on the complete TWEAK AND RE-DO list.

The exhaust needed some expansion built into it -- and some vibration reduction. Pretty little parts like that are fine for cotton packed show cars -- not so much for something that's actually going to get it's azz kicked on a regular basis.

Maybe I should just get out of the hobby and go to Europe for a few months... come home with a nice Ferrari 458 Spider...

What with all the flaming crooks -- and shoddy azz builders these days...

**fleetus macmullitz** · #**1338** 04-08-2012, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Maybe I should just get out of the hobby and go to Europe for a few months... come home with a nice Ferrari 458 Spider...

Probably save some $$$ plus make your son extremely happy in the process.

Ron in SoCal · #**1339** 04-08-2012, 04:48 PM

Man Greg you have been through the ringer on that rear end. Keep at it Sir...sooner or later you'll run out of parts to break!

I believe RS uses the Dutchman center section, so structural mounting tips from them would be good.

Musclerodz · #**1340** 04-08-2012, 04:50 PM

WTF? IS your case chromed or polished? If chromed (which kinda looks it from the spider cracks I see next to the crack), severely lowered the tensile strength of the case through hydrogen embrittlement. If polished, i really have no clue.....