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Anyone in Colorado shave 14bffs?
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Never done it but my throghts are clean the steel Well and pre-heat for weld. TIG it or MIG it since it’s Ductile cast iron and weldable. Gray cast is Not weldable or the later years diffs are not weldable due to gray cast iron. Must be Ductile cast. If you were close I would do it for you. I could Machine the diff housing down and fit up the kit well. Plan on doing this conversion in my shop for people. Maybe on my own rig too. Good luck!
I would do More then flat plate it too. I would drill and install locating pins for additional structure/ locating strength and weld those pins in place too.
Too bad you aren't closer; that would be a pretty sweet job.
If it is gutted and you have the kit, I could get it done in my shop.
Might use this rod. I like stick welding. http://www.magnagroup.com/doc.php?id=879
I was given 6 sticks of 770 to try. Loved it. Even welded oily material. But at $265 for a 5 pound box, you have to be doing a lot of cast welding to make it worth it.
MetalMulishaMarcus
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Thank you. After I posted this, one of my friends suggested one welding shop in Denver and already contacted them for me. If they don't want to do it, I'll hit you up.
One thing they don't cover in that video is the cool down process for cast. At the very end, the guy throws his coat over it, but I'd rather not take the risk.
On a nice little side note, I spend the weekend cutting the pumpkin. Silly me, I used the only hole in then entire diff cover that isn't properly drilled and ended up grinding more off the pumpkin than necessary. Hopefully someone can work with this gap, otherwise I have a boat anchor. Every other bolt on the diff cover went in, except for 1 of the 2 used for grinding. I was already upset that I spent $1,600 at Ballistic Fab and they lost my order. Now this?
NEVER BUY FROM BALLISTIC FAB!
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NEVER BUY FROM BALLISTIC FAB!
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not to be a dick but search the internet for balistic fab problems .
there so bad they got banned from pirate finaly .
there so bad they got banned from pirate finaly .
That would be no big deal to weld.
Not at all surprised. They've lost my business. I've had nothing but good things to say about Ruff Stuff. Love those guys.
Thanks. I really hope it all works out. Again, I'll give you a shout if my friend falls through.
So...here are the pictures of the final product.
I had a local welder, Ray Sanders, do the welding. Then Western Drivetrain did the final gear installment. Both did a phenomenal job. The only issues I ran into was...thanks to Ballistic Fabrication: I shaved WAY too much off the housing because the bolt holes didn't lineup, then after everything was welded, the kit (including their shaved gears) didn't fit. So Western Drivetrain had to shave the gears further to get everything to fit into place.
If we're all being honest here, given the clearance of the bottom of the differential to the gear set, and the amount of work this caused...this is still not trail-tested...I would have built a Ford 9". I'm $3,300 into the rear axle alone (parts, labor, welding, etc). I really hope this wasn't a mistake.
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I had a local welder, Ray Sanders, do the welding. Then Western Drivetrain did the final gear installment. Both did a phenomenal job. The only issues I ran into was...thanks to Ballistic Fabrication: I shaved WAY too much off the housing because the bolt holes didn't lineup, then after everything was welded, the kit (including their shaved gears) didn't fit. So Western Drivetrain had to shave the gears further to get everything to fit into place.
If we're all being honest here, given the clearance of the bottom of the differential to the gear set, and the amount of work this caused...this is still not trail-tested...I would have built a Ford 9". I'm $3,300 into the rear axle alone (parts, labor, welding, etc). I really hope this wasn't a mistake.
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I'm having a hard time thinking I can drag this axle across a large rock without the thousants of an inch of clearance becoming smaller and running into the ring gear itself.
I guess the good news is, since it's a full-floater, if the ring gear starts to rub the bottom plate, I can pull the drive shaft and axle shafts and drive home in front-wheel drive.
F........U Ballistic FAB!!!!!!!!
I guess the good news is, since it's a full-floater, if the ring gear starts to rub the bottom plate, I can pull the drive shaft and axle shafts and drive home in front-wheel drive.
F........U Ballistic FAB!!!!!!!!
I ordered the shave kit about 2 years before I even had the axle (I've always wanted a 14bff). Knowing what I do now...hahahahahahahaha, I hope that company closes its door for good soon ;-)
What do you plan to do about it?
How much has the ring gear been trimmed? What about grinding a small trough right under the gear, maybe 2"x3" about 1/8" deep? (not sure how thick the Ballistic plate is)
How much has the ring gear been trimmed? What about grinding a small trough right under the gear, maybe 2"x3" about 1/8" deep? (not sure how thick the Ballistic plate is)
