johnny.race

@flyingbrick Did you make your own luck bro? How come there are more holes showing in that caliper bracket when its mounted on your diff than when they were laying on the carpet? Did that center hole have to be made larger also? I have no small bearing ends here to check so had to check the BW against specs stated by aftermarket. It might be doable but its certainly not bolt on. Just saying from what I can glean from what i have and what I read. The bolt holes are near spot on but the bearing on the small Ford is larger than the BW and then there is the brake offset thingy. ( I actually measured and guessimated that a 13mm wide spacer might make it all work but then its only a theoretical guess) Would like you to clarify things for me so I am clear on matters. I still reckon its an urban myth for the most part but need (lol! - Need) to know the details. Its a passion of sorts.

@yetchh Mate, I reckon that from just looking at the calipers in the pics - yours and mine ... they are different beasties and won't interchange. I'm guessing this anyway.

I went looking today. I found set of exactly the same setup as that guy on TM is selling as a straight bolt on to a 9 Inch. The rotor specs in at being DBA 109. This equates to this setup coming from a BW78 that came out in an XE or an XF. They could also be from an XD and i measured wrong due to their only being 1mm difference between DBA 108 (for the XD) and this one DBA 109. I found some housing ends that have come 9 Inch Fords and from off pre AU coons. The one on the left is the BW item. The pair in the center are the big (early) bearing housing ends that use the 1/2 studs. The pair on the right is another pair of big bearing ones but that use the 3/8 studs so is a little big later/newer. Fat chance the little BW end is going to fit any of those big bearing Ford ends. Bolt on my arse.

@flyingbrick Mate, how big is that bearing hole in those caliper brackets (if you could) Cheers.

No mate, not had anything to do with them actually. But ... I do have one in the pile from memory. I grabbed it after I saw how well your one turned out and read something saying that it was pretty much well the replacement for the 9 Inch. So I got one with the best intention to pull it apart and learn about it ... but never did. So yeah bro.

Mate, ta for this. Are they the same caliper but fitted with different handbrake system? @yetchh

I posted these yesterday to their new owner. Hilux KUN Axles, narrowed, resplined, 4 x 108 PCD, 3 inch wheelstuds and flange sized to fit into a given rotor spec. They are destined to spend their life inside a race/club car that does Puke (for sure) and Hampton (probably) They feature some of the best spline work I have turned out in a while. Beautiful fit. Just slide - no slop. I am a rear end specialist. Lol!! Took yonks to get there though. Hope he is happy. Notice the dark (witness) marking on the flange face ... I left max amount of material in the flange for strength. KUN's have a different spigot diameter than the normal 2WD luxer axles from the earlier models. Its stepped (the spigot) also. Only the top bit was machined in order I could key off the diameter to set up the DRO. Fuck yeahhhh!! I sourced these axles straight from a yard down here for him. I made sure the truck these came out of had not been hit in the bum (you'd be surprised what a hit in the bum can do to a diff and especially one from a hard or jolting roll over) and also took note of which axle came from which side. This will allow the owner to fit the appropriate axle into the appropriate side so the axle doesn't receive a surprise when its asked to start turning in the opposite direction to the one its always turned in. You cunts don't dwell on this stuff aye. Fuck I doooo!!

A quick questionnaire for you Mr Brick. Caliper design - integral handbrake mechanism or is it the 'Banksia' type ie. has a little brake shoe setup happening inside the rotor? Caliper position - front or rear? Rotor design - solid or vented? Are you saying that to your knowledge and based on what you can see ... there has been no modification to your diff and it looks like the entire setup is bolt on up and let rip? I'd love a pic of yours if you could. Especially showing where the backing plate bolts to the diff housing. Cheers.

Mate, in your pic I can see partial view of the calipers. Where is the handbrake on them? A little drum setup inside the rotor or integral to the caliper? Judging from what I know of BW backing plate styles .... these ones look like they are the type that locate the mechanism inside the rotor. But I stand by to be advised differently if this is not the case. But of note though, they position the caliper towards the rear and not towards the front like all of the BW's I've pulled apart have had (that feature the later style calipers (the ones sans handbrake mechanisms)) The earlier type of caliper that featured the integral handbrake all faced rearwards OEM. When they changed to the little drum setup inside the rotor - the caliper went to the front. I'm rambling aye? Lol! At last ...a fucking diff thread!!!!!!!!!!!! I am foaming.

God damn @pusherman look what you started! @yetchh bro ... is that your setup in that pic? Would it be possible to let me see some detail (a little closer) please. The part I'd like to see (initially, lol!) is a closer shot of the backing plate. I tried to zoom in but it got blurry. I am going to rummage through shit today and have a look at things I know I have and report back. Cheers.

Bro, I have probably built them! 100% of the disc braked 9"'s I have built/sold have been like you have just mentioned - I have chopped off the OEM big bearing ends and welded on BW ends. I wouldn't be doing it this way if I knew I could fit a set of BW ones on without the balls aching task of chopping off the ends. I'd be interested in seeing a pic of your setup bro. Always keen on seeing/learning about this sorta stuff.

Yeah re them having their own setup ... this is what came to mind when i saw that pic of a supposedly OEM Ford Facon 9 inch brake setup. What I am suggesting though is .... that that XD caliper (or whatever its off) that guy is selling, will not bolt up to that afore mentioned OEM setup. I am saying they are different beasties altogether and don't swap over. Ie, that BW disc brake setups don't bolt onto any OEM Ford 9 Inch - yank or ocker. I'm guessing this based on what i have got, messed with, read and know. Tell me what you know bro.

This has piqued my interest too, brother. I considered myself a little bit more clued up than the average ol' schooler when it came to 9 Inch Fords but am ready to be schooled some more. I am interested in this thing about the Aussie edition of them being different than the run of the mill US ones. To my mind, if any of the BW stuff fits, then the aussie 9 inch is indeed different than the 3 different bearing setups available in the yank version. To be clear ... there is 1 small bearing and 2 big bearing OEM setups I think. Well that is what i have either sitting out in the shed or have built for people. And the BW is smaller. The BW caliper bracket also sits on a register. Something i have never seen on a yank one. Hmmmm. A search of axle bearing numbers for the aussie version would sort this out. I have seen a pic of an aussie one and it was totally different than the yank Versailles disc arrangement. And the axle showed a different bearing setup too from memory. It looked more like a disc 'Estima' (don't laugh) one. Interesting shit. We should start a diff fred.

Decided I was going to make my own rims for my hotrod. Plus its sorta complimentary to the axle and gear work I pedal. Always wanted to try it. The is the start of a dedicated machine i am cobbling together out of scrap and as I think about things. This is going to be used to split rims apart (like in the pics) and also as a powered weld positioner/manipulator. I am going to rig up a geared drive on the opposite side for this to occur. I've done some test runs on scrap which has allowed me to gauge welding speed. I will use this info to zero in on a suitable geared arrangement to drive the rim round (more like pluck out of my arse) While I'd like to use a cheap little Trademe MIG dedicated to the welding side of things I am unsure whether they can be had cheaply with the duty cycle I'll be needing. No rush. Have to see. Worse case will see me using my 250A blazer. Check out that linear slide! Smooth and rigid as. You can tell its all scrap aye? Lol! Rough prick. Fuckin works though.

I don't agree with you but stand to be corrected. These (the ones this muppet is selling) are nothing like anything US based disc setup that came on a 9 Inch OEM, which leaves the Aussies. I'm not up to play with any 9 Inches that came out in the coons but i have seen a pic of a OEM Falcon setup of a disc 9 Inch out of a one and the rotor (from memory) was fitted behind (or on the inside) of the axle flange. There was a pic of the caliper too and it look nothing like these ones. These ones are the sort that came out on the XD's and stuff. I have a couple of sets of vented setups in the shed from memory. I have a shit ton of BW's here also. Plus a few 9 Inches and shit. And I am telling you - the difference is vast between the BW Brake offset and the Fords. Bolt on my arse.

This is D shit ... https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1977146463 Falconfutura on TM. He's full of shit. These are not a straight bolt on for a 9 Inch - any 9 Inch without tremendous effort and cost.

To each their own ... some like it hot, stinky, loud and fast.

Its that for real?

Feed back ... theory proved. I changed the filter system in my home built parts washer today. It was the first time I'd opened it up pretty much well since it was built. It hasn't done alot of work but it has proven to be invaluable when its been needed. This is what I found when I opened it up. Starting from the left in the pic there is the strainer (round thing) then the top filter (middle) and then the second filter (right) Noticeably it can be seen the top filter is way dirtier than the bottom filter. The strainer stopped the bigger stuff. The top filter caught most of the fine stuff in its folds. The screw driver shows what been trapped. The whole filter was clogged like this. The second filter was alot cleaner but still pretty gungy. I changed both out and cleaned the screen. You'd never see this sorta stuff in a typical oil filter setup. You'd just know it was blocked up because the flow would stall. This shedrat approach is the ducks nuts, has massive filtration area, and best of all - is free. Yeah baby.

No man, from out of the garden by the gate to the front paddock.

This came in awhile ago. These are rare. Look at that big arsed 'N' cast into the casting. This is the most sought after type of head that ever popped out of Henry's Car Factory(s) Among other things, this was the head that came out behind Fords factory Hotrod BB Powered Cars. Of the factory offerings ... this was the pinnacle. This is made from Nodular Iron. People mistake the semi common twin rib variety as one of these - but nup, they are not. This particular one has been beefed up considerably using primo race quality parts. Look at the size of that fuckin' Pinion support :))I've seen a few of them and this is a big fucker as far as support/cartridge's go. 35 spline axles, Lenco Caps ... my gawd. This was built to handle some power. Now we get to the reason why it was dropped off into my shed. Look at teeth on the ring, lol! Squashed as. Fuck, this thing has had some real power put through it with serious hook to do this sort of damage. I have not had a decent look but they are probably Pro gears I'd guess. Thus the reason for the oversize cartridge and the soft' look of these things. I dunno. And look at that thing sticking out from where the UJ yoke should be. A coupler, haha! Driven by a little old lady my arse. Only a Chrysler could do this sorta rekt to Fords best. The owner was doing a cunt hair under 200 with this head. Its in for a ratio change and a freshen up. And then he's going to run in the 6's. Crazy.

I have done some more on my Hotrod. I fabbed brackets to locate and secure the fuel cell, fuel pump, fuel filter and battery. Can you say Swiss cheese? Lol. Then I populated it. Next task is to mount the rear brake calipers and maybe the rear swaybar.

Yeah same here, in the wood shed and plumbed through the wall. I can still hear it though - just sorta more muffled. The downer to this approach though is (becoz I am a negligent owner) it gets drained less often.

Its this one here Its a 26CFM unit, 5.5hp with a 200L tank, 3PH. The shed is piped out correctly with drains and decent size pipe. It runs all the shed tooling adequately but starts to show its limitations when used for lengthy periods for some of the more hungrier tooling like the Hypertherm 1000 G3 on the cut table, spray gun, blast cabinet, and die grinder etc. Its only me in there so there is only one application ever being used at the same time. This is a pic of my original compressor from back in the day. I still have it its kept in the small shed for maintenance of things. These are a joke for doing anything more meaningful more than blowing up tires and maintenance cleaning in my opinion. Still it did the deed for me for years, lol! But compared to the big one - its naff. I have these. I was thinking of converting my blast cabinet to use pressure pot instead of gravity/siphon - and see how I went. I reckon the difference between big arse 70HP screws and stuff you find in a normal shed setting is vast. Even in some of the more serious home settings that a fair portion of dudes that frequent this board have. Effortless blasting demands sustained giant volumes. Most houses have not got the power being fed into them to run the gear. Enter the mobile compressor! This is where its at. I had a mate (gone/passed/dead) who had an old Post Office Atlas CopCo towed compressor. What a fucking grunter. Lived in the sticks and blasted in one of his paddocks. Had a heap of friends, lol!

Yeah, I agree with your insight mate. You need volume and real grunt to sustain it. I have a big arsed 3ph in one of the sheds but it still has to work its bum off to keep up with the demands of my little blast cabinet. My son is a blaster and they have a cabinet at their work for the little stuff. I have used it before. The difference between theirs (with their nasty arsed big screw behind it) and mine is like night and day. On your comment above though .... what would you deemed a grunty water blaster? Is it psi or flow with those things you need? Or both. Thoughts?