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She's dead Jim, 8.8 swap?

VB242 said:
From what I've been able to find the explorer parking brake cables go out to a bar that probably gets pulled by one single cable from the pedal mechanism. I was thinking of interfacing the Volvo cables at that point by drilling a couple holes in the bar, shortening the cables and using some of those u shaped cable clamps. I'll have to see what it looks like once I pull the 8.8. Thanks Vinny for the comprehensive write up but all that finagling and machining seems a lot more difficult that than welding up an axle tube. All for an axle 4 Wheeling magazine rates lower in strength than an 8.8. Jegs etc have C clip eliminator kits that take care of the 8.8 main weakness. I was sold on its strength watching the 901hp Dyno on other thread, I'll never make that kind of hp/tq with a redblock.
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A buddy had an 8.8 in his 69 valiant/2JZ drag car. Ran high 8's, lifted the front wheels 12" on launch. Never broke a thing. The Toyota axle myth needs to die.
 
Broke4speed said:
The Toyota axle myth needs to die.
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What myth?

Redwood Chair said:
A $100 junkyard 1031 in the 373:1 flavor?
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This is a perfectly reasonable option because:

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Stiggy Pop said:
sure, the 200lb stick out back will be a good offset to the 70/30 weight distribution with a turbo cast iron v8! 2019: the year of the 4000lb 242. :rofl:
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I should get a shop hoist scale and see what the real difference is between the alu 5.3/CD009 and the redblock turbo/T5 combo.

Just roughly eyeballing the front suspension ride height, the V8 isn't heavier. Not all the parts are in it yet, though.
 
Redwood Chair said:
:nod:

Gotta be there the day they set them in the junkyard though, because the Mexican guys pull the axles and grab those pumpkins right away.
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I know man!

There is some guys around here that are always right on them.

I remember two winters ago, some V6 4runner arrived at the PnP in the middle of the winter right after 30cm of snow.

The place opens at 9am and I was there around 9:30/45.

Well the bastard came before me, dug in the snow and removed the pumkin.
Fawk!

I have two complete assemblys now (one on the car and one spare).

...and of course, since I don't need any now, there is a million Toyta whatevers showing up in junkyards.

:roll:
 
Redwood Chair said:
^ Kudos!

You're a braver / more determined man than I am, a little rain chases me out of the junkyards.
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To be honest, it's not really a matter of choice.

Stiggy Pop said:
if you can keep your fingers and toes from freezing I'll work in the snow over the rain any day.
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This, all the way, I think I even prefer the winter to really warm summer days when you just end up covered with grease and sweat.
 
A Ford 9" isn't really that heavy, I got mine out of the truck myself (dam heavy for 1 guy) the axles weren't in it but the 3rd member was... how much do these other rears weigh?
 
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