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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1050 on: February 24, 2013, 05:13:03 PM »
Ya but that bs is how us people that dont anything learn stuff. 
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1051 on: February 24, 2013, 06:09:04 PM »
We try to do things here just like we would if we were sitting around the shop. A bit different than other sites seem to be.
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« Reply #1052 on: February 24, 2013, 11:16:48 PM »
Thats what I like about it ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1053 on: February 26, 2013, 12:05:53 PM »
master are you only using 3rd ,4th and reverse on the vw trans
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« Reply #1054 on: February 26, 2013, 12:43:50 PM »
Normally ,that is the case. 1 and 2 is there if wanted but I have not used them other than for crawling up the trailer ramp after the dart episode last spring.
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the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1055 on: December 15, 2013, 10:46:21 AM »
Been several months but I thought I'd report on the 091/busa adapter. I've been beating the crap out of it and ,so far,nothing has faailed except for the input shaft that is now made from the vasco/maraging 250 material. .
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1056 on: December 15, 2013, 11:45:48 AM »
Any visable signs of wear on the Guido joint? I'm really contempalating switching over to one of them. Should only delay My project by a few months.......
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1057 on: December 15, 2013, 11:48:38 AM »
Absolutely zero signs of any stress on it at all. This is the small BMW guibo also. I admit I had great concerns early on but it's the last thing on my worry list now. I highly recommend its use if it will fit into your design. The shock absorbing factor is just amazing.
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the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1058 on: October 13, 2014, 05:10:26 PM »
had a chance to talk to mark at marks sand trans today. we talked about the transworks unit.......http://www.transworks.biz/minidiff.html......told him what i know of there units and he said even fully built t1's with weddle gears with billet heavy duty side covers ( the early t1's) might be rated for 200 ft lbs tq but he said wouldn't last unless you drive like you have an egg under the throttle lol so he said he couldn't believe they would hold up to a boosted busa. now we talked about the 091 build of fabbr's, he said he thought that is a very good match for a boosted busa with weddle gears and bearings as well as super diff but the stock german r&p in his opinnion should be fine for quite a while or of course the weddle r&p. he said up there in oregon that the stock german r&p's were holding up to built vw air cooled, ford 4 cyl's like thunder birds and pinto engines for 5 and 6 years but once the guys started going to v6 engines they didn't last long at all.  so stock german r&p and the weddle 3rd 4th gear and bearings along with super diff and i think prob main shaft too but not sure on that one should handle 10 psi busa well imo based on our talk. just some info i thought i would share.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1059 on: October 13, 2014, 07:10:29 PM »
Of course  I'm not in the least biased  ;D but I know my setup is nearly bullet proof as it has been so ,so far.  eyes  I have been thinking a bit lately , we all know that's not good, but it seems to me I could shave a big chunk of the cost off of this thing by relenting and trying standard roller chain in lieu of the silent chain.
  Keep the VW r&p ,use super diff, 094 for a strong reverse (have had no issue so far with 091 reverse tho) use Weddle 3-4,and mainshaft,keep VW 1-2,use roller chain as above ,I might be coerced to try one like that ................................. ;D It would save a lot of $$$$$$ ;) ;)
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1060 on: October 13, 2014, 09:33:53 PM »
but would roller chain last as long and how much cheaper would it really be?  ;) ;)

biased ?? you ?? no can't be  rofl rofl

bullet proof! ya i would say so after what i have seen
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« Reply #1061 on: October 13, 2014, 10:00:57 PM »
Off the top of my head it would likely shave around $500 off,+/- a bit. As for longevity,running in lube,I would bet a long time. Only issue would be with initial break in wear that is not  an issue with the silent type. Would need a slack adjuster that might offset any savings also. The silent type would be just as cost effective or more so if the silent chain sprockets were off the shelf or I had dedicated milling cutters for the tooth profile and cnc'd them myself as I do the shafts. If I were to make a small run of these I would do just that. Are you and enemy ready to pull the trigger YET???? LOL!!!!
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1062 on: October 14, 2014, 10:25:02 AM »
Quote from: fabr on December 15, 2013, 11:48:38 AM
Absolutely zero signs of any stress on it at all. This is the small BMW guibo also. I admit I had great concerns early on but it's the last thing on my worry list now. I highly recommend its use if it will fit into your design. The shock absorbing factor is just amazing.

Are you using the newer Kevlar filled one with the double sear plate?  The shop next to me is a BMW dealer and he uses them on all there race cars. 
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1063 on: October 15, 2014, 07:16:09 AM »
Just the stock BMW small guibo. The large one will not fit. Zero signs of any stress on it at all. As you said though there are several upgrades available. I do not believe there would ever be a need for an upgraded one tho.
« Last Edit: October 15, 2014, 07:25:14 AM by fabr »
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Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #1064 on: October 15, 2014, 05:02:11 PM »
Upgraded ones are probably stiffer which would be harder on parts.............
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