Under? What is that going to do if you try to change a flat tire?
Looking forward to the pics.
Well, he ran the exhaust under the axle and says it looks great. I'll try to get some pics.
Hmmm. I wonder what kind of site would come up if you said blown.
Any news on the pictures?
Welded on the upper mount brackets for the G-link today. It is a little trickey getting them lined up and in place and it seems that not all 9" rear diffs are built quite the same. With the welding jig in place over the two studs on the rear axle, the brackets would not center on the rear housing. There are another two holes on the jig if you have an offset pinion, which my car, and most stock mustangs, does not have, but no matter what I did the brackets were off by a least a 1/4". After discussing this with Pete at reenmachine, he has noticed the same problem and the solution was to remove the two mounting studs on the rear axle that are used for the jig and center the brackets and clamp on the jig to weld. This is what I did and it worked well, but I think a better solution would be to have slotted holes in the jig that would allow you to center the brackets then tighten down the nuts on the stud to hold the jig in position. Anyway, the brackets are on, next comes a test fit and then it is off to blasting and powdercoat. Hope to have some pics some time in the future if I ever get the time to figure out how to post them up.
David.
the versailles housing is actually quite a bit stronger than the standard mustang housing too. i'd rethink the decision not to make some custom brackets for it myself. the versailles brakes work pretty well too, they may not be as good as some of the aftermarket brakes but on par with most conversions that use similar factory style parts. just .02
The Reactor Mustang has the old style g-Bar with the exhaust routed underneath the axle. It looks fine. I can not find any pictures (other than in the build book) that illustrate my point, but like anything else, if you find the right guy, and he does a GOOD job, it will be fine. Local turn and burn exhaust shop, maybe not so much.
Tim
Welded on the upper mount brackets for the G-link today. It is a little trickey getting them lined up and in place and it seems that not all 9" rear diffs are built quite the same.
If the accuracy's not there in the first place then the slotting won't hurt anything. I had the exact same locating experience with the original Mustang 9" housing I used (it wasn't just the 8" I used which I expected to be off).Slotting the fixture eliminates any accuracy it provides for correct placement of the brackets.