use a diff brace instead of welding on another stud. Had one on my 350z for years and copped abuse and felt great. I would worry I would warp the case by adding a stud with the heat but cool to see it all done. I thought the r200 design is better than the 350z diff due to having two mounting points from factory....are the internals of a 350z diff stronger than the r200?
@harper6089 350z are stronger internally yes as well as accommodating the much better 350z axles as well. I've seen the bolt on brackets, they work fine but look like an afterthought which i do not want. The wedding of the housing did not warp it in any way and i did two passes so I'm hoping it's plenty strong enough, time will tell though.
@@ThirdStrikeBen Ah okay thats good to know. Yeah sweet it did look really good how you did it ngl. Coming up very clean mate cant wait to see it done. Definitely making some of the cleanest builds in aus man keep it coming.
I would have mounted the breather can a little higher up somewhere. It might overflow depending how hot the diff gets, also the G force from acceleration will push the fluid back into the can.
Great video! Really enjoyed seeing more of the fab process. Very clean and simple solution to mount the diff. I'm honestly surprised something like that isnt on the market already, given how relatively straight warard that was.
It's weird hey, greddy used to sell a twin stud rear cover but discontinued them, same as gktech. And prp don't offer one for this diff but they do for the other r200's
Very cool like the diff catch can idea. Might not be ideal for like a daily street car setup unless mounted somewhere else, just cause i would get worried about water.
@2JSLay very difficult to find though, we bought two of them thinking they were the right ones and they didn't fit. So the weld in lug wad my best option
@@ThirdStrikeBen I've done a similar thing on mine. The 350z drive shafts were just a bit longer than the s14/15/r33/Laurel drive shafts so I didn't think it would match the subframe and risk binding during suspension travel. My solution was to slip off the 6 bolt inner hubs off the 350z driveshafts and put them on the inner r33 driveshafts that I had (the 350z shafts are the same thickness as the s14/15/r33/laurel ones so the spines match). You could do the same if you find that the 350z driveshafts are too long for your application.
I raised the front of the diff and once it was bolted up there the rear bushings were made to shit wherever the diff hat landed, i didn't make the rear lower, it's just wherever the front diff mounts dictated where the rear would sit
What would you do differently?
dont know . looks great
use a diff brace instead of welding on another stud. Had one on my 350z for years and copped abuse and felt great. I would worry I would warp the case by adding a stud with the heat but cool to see it all done. I thought the r200 design is better than the 350z diff due to having two mounting points from factory....are the internals of a 350z diff stronger than the r200?
@harper6089 350z are stronger internally yes as well as accommodating the much better 350z axles as well. I've seen the bolt on brackets, they work fine but look like an afterthought which i do not want. The wedding of the housing did not warp it in any way and i did two passes so I'm hoping it's plenty strong enough, time will tell though.
@@ThirdStrikeBen Ah okay thats good to know. Yeah sweet it did look really good how you did it ngl. Coming up very clean mate cant wait to see it done. Definitely making some of the cleanest builds in aus man keep it coming.
I would have mounted the breather can a little higher up somewhere. It might overflow depending how hot the diff gets, also the G force from acceleration will push the fluid back into the can.
Great solution on the rear diff mount, thanks for sharing the build detail.
Glad you enjoyed it!
underrated channel
@jan_drobo1299 too kind!
Always clean work! 🙌
Great video! Really enjoyed seeing more of the fab process. Very clean and simple solution to mount the diff. I'm honestly surprised something like that isnt on the market already, given how relatively straight warard that was.
It's weird hey, greddy used to sell a twin stud rear cover but discontinued them, same as gktech. And prp don't offer one for this diff but they do for the other r200's
Attention to details 🤯
@@hughdick1924 🙏🏼❤️
this car is insane. love it
Another great video! Your videos are always so clear and easy to understand 😊
Glad you like them! 😁
Nice work 👌
bro sounded so excited
Real engineering
This is nuts
Very cool like the diff catch can idea. Might not be ideal for like a daily street car setup unless mounted somewhere else, just cause i would get worried about water.
I ran the same setup on my last car for years, daily with no problems atall
Looks like a future sema car
If only i wasn't on the other side of the world 😂
Nissan pathfinder differential has same cover as 350z but with 2 studs from factory.
@2JSLay very difficult to find though, we bought two of them thinking they were the right ones and they didn't fit. So the weld in lug wad my best option
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Nice work. What rear drive shafts are you going to use with the 350z 6 bolt (evenly spaced) hub pattern on the diff?
I have a pair of oem 350z axles to go in, they bolt straight up 🤗
@@ThirdStrikeBen I've done a similar thing on mine. The 350z drive shafts were just a bit longer than the s14/15/r33/Laurel drive shafts so I didn't think it would match the subframe and risk binding during suspension travel. My solution was to slip off the 6 bolt inner hubs off the 350z driveshafts and put them on the inner r33 driveshafts that I had (the 350z shafts are the same thickness as the s14/15/r33/laurel ones so the spines match). You could do the same if you find that the 350z driveshafts are too long for your application.
I appreciate the info! Will do some testing 😁
Out of curiosity. How come you raised the front of the diff, but you made the rear lower using the offset bush?
I raised the front of the diff and once it was bolted up there the rear bushings were made to shit wherever the diff hat landed, i didn't make the rear lower, it's just wherever the front diff mounts dictated where the rear would sit
@ has mounting it like that changed the pinion angle?
@Raysboostin not atall, i raised the whole diff assembly perpendicularly to the ground to bring it back up to where the stock r200 diff would have sat
might be a hunch, but I'm starting to believe ben's favourite colour is purple...
@vibrant1076 😂 it's actually red haha, but this car's theme is blue/purple/pink