Chop Top #18 G6 Install (Page 3/15)
rodneybooth OCT 30, 09:19 PM
I found one on their website



This is probably preaching to the choir since I got the idea on this forum but...


Quaife ATB Helical LSD differential for Saab GM F40 is suitable for Saab models with GM F40 gearbox. A direct replacement for the standard Saab open differential, the Quaife ATB Helical LSD differential transforms your car's performance.

Unlike a conventional plate-style limited slip differential, the Saab GM F40 Quaife ATB Helical LSD differential relies on gears rather than clutch plates for its operation. That means it is much smoother in operation.

The Saab GM F40 Quaife ATB Helical LSD differential never locks harshly with a set pre-load of wheel slip across the driven axle, like a conventional LSD. Rather, the Saab GM F40 Quaife ATB Helical LSD differential automatically biases the torque away from the spinning wheel across the axle, to a constantly varying degree, and never locks.

The Saab GM F40 Quaife ATB Helical LSD differential has many benefits over a standard open differential, including maximising traction and minimizing wheelspin, eliminating torque steer and snatching in front wheel drive cars compared to conventional LSD units, and a maintenance-free design which retains the standard oil lubrication.


After driving the car with the new diff, I can assure you that it is well worth the money. Troyboy will like it on his new ride.
rodneybooth OCT 30, 11:22 PM


Old transmission off




It would lood nice to coat the manifolds...
exoticse OCT 31, 12:39 AM
Rodney any chance you might be convinced to bring that awesome car down to the Daytona show in March ?

We are trying to rally up a group of choptops, mine included !

[This message has been edited by exoticse (edited 10-31-2008).]

AusFiero OCT 31, 04:26 AM
With all the money you re spending wouldnt it be worth replacing the old exhaust manifolds with something that flows?
Keep up the good work on the rest of it. Love the Firewall and LSD
rodneybooth OCT 31, 07:56 AM
I have been wanting to come to Daytona ever since Archie inducted me into what I know now to be a "elite"? group. Every year about March I start developing a tick on the right side of my face that only goes away if I look a Florida travel brochures or reread the Annual Choptop Convention thread. In truth, my schedule hasn't allowed it. There always seems to be a conflict. Or at least I make one. So 2009 may be the year, I sure hope so.
rodneybooth OCT 31, 08:06 AM
Ok, next installment...another shot of the gearbox






All the old parts. Does this look like a bagpipe to you?





Does anybody want this stuff????
rodneybooth OCT 31, 01:38 PM
Ausfiero--I would get new manifolds but there is a problem. They have sentimental value to me. Archie personally hand caste the units out of old left over LS1 valve stems. It almost cost him his marriage because he obsessed over it so much trying to get it perfect. You know how Archie is. He showed me pictures of how he used the "lost wax" process to caste them in his back yard.He brought them to his shop wrapped in babys blankets so not to scratch them. And...if you beleive that I have some swaampland in Oz I want to talk to you about.
rodneybooth OCT 31, 01:52 PM
What next...Oh yeah the tranny swap. But first more s**t to fix. Sometimes I wonder if I would have been better off buying a horse. Well what do you know. The RH axle bearing is bad, the seal was broken and let water into the bearing.

Finally, how about some tranny work. Cutting the clearance in the bell housing for the adapter bolts



Test fitting to see where clearance cuts need to be made in the cradle. Now this does not look like bagpipes. A nice handsome, manly (sorry ladies) gearbox. Gonna look good in the engine compartment.
rodneybooth OCT 31, 03:00 PM
An unrelated interior shot. I wanted to show off my new guages.


The old look



The new look



What I see
rodneybooth OCT 31, 04:07 PM
I forgot...this is the old look. The VDO gauges just didn't do anything for me.