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2013/01/27 21:45:58 (permalink)
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Show us your Watts

Given I'm running some very tight clearances under the rear guards, I want to positvely locate the rear diff.
Car is for weekend use only with a few track days in mind.
 
Have done a few searches and it seems all of the kits are out of the U.K. Prices aren't too bad until you add postage.
So far I've managed to make/build design a lot of my own parts and figure the watts doesn't look too hard,  Maybe using falcon bits?
 
What have others done?
 
Thanks, Shaun.

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    Matt75
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/27 22:15:52 (permalink)
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    There'll be a few floating around at Small Ford Sunday you can check out no doubt.
     
    Matt

     
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/29 12:52:05 (permalink)
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    Anyone?
     
    What are the differences between mounting the pivot from the bod or off the diff.
     
    Searching the various forums, i was thinking of something like this on Wozzahs car?
     
    Seems relatively straightforward.
     http://rs2000.mine.nu/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=19531
     
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/29 14:24:17 (permalink)
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    Shaun
    I have Warrens kit on my MK1 and it will be at SFS on Sunday as should Warrens car.  Seems to work ok.
     

    Make it go FASTER!
     
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/29 21:01:23 (permalink)
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    Thanks Gareth,
     
    I will be crawling under it with tape measure and camera in hand. :)
     
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/30 13:46:31 (permalink)
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    escortinadriver

    Thanks Gareth,

    I will be crawling under it with tape measure and camera in hand. :)

    Shaun

     
    I have a semi complete kit in stock if you want it.  Don't have the diff brackets done ATM
     
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/30 15:49:40 (permalink)
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    Woz,
     
    Are you able to bring it along on SFS? How much are you after? PM me if you prefer.
     
     
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/30 16:15:43 (permalink)
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    Mine is a Eurospeed design.  Very happy with it.  You could easily make a watts link yourself.  On RSMotorsport a bloke called Mk1Paul made one that is worth looking up.
     
     

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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/30 17:43:32 (permalink)
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    MK1_Oz - Stop showing off!  That is a seriously nice bit of kit.
     
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/31 00:00:11 (permalink)
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    Have looked at Geoff's link it and it is nice, but unfortunately out of my price range.
     
    Have looked right through the suspension section but cant find any links to Pauls.  Can you provide a link?
     
    Very frustrating on RSM now it seems most of rogers pic links are broken.
     
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/31 09:57:50 (permalink)
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    Am I allowed to post links to other forums?
     
    This has a few designs some of which look home brewed;
    http://www.rsmotorsport.c...ic.php?f=25&t=3292
     
    Got my people wrong.  This was teh watts I was thinking of but it involves a fancy pants billet piece (posts 38 & 44);
    http://www.turbosport.co....hp?t=142676&page=2
     
    Hope it helps.
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    Re:Show us your Watts 2013/01/31 20:56:56 (permalink)
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    Shaun
     
    You are always welcome to drop by here and measure mine on the hoist

    Make it go FASTER!
     
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