CHEVROLET LS2 ENGINE INTO ANOTHER RED TWR XJS ! SPECIAL REAR AXLE.
LS2 ENGINE WITH SUPERCHARGER APPX 700BHP GOING INTO XJS.
LARGE 7 LITRE BUT ALLOY SO VERY LIGHT WEIGHT , USED IN CORVETTE ETC.
SPECIAL REAR AXLE INCL TIMKEN BEARINGS, BEEFED UP ASTON SPEC
WISHBONES, STRENGTHENED CAGE, SPICER UJ's, CONVERSION TO
REAR OUTBOARD BRAKES ETC. EXCITING PROJECT !
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ADJUSTABLE CAMBER VIA SHIMS (06/06/2026)
SPICER SEALED FOR LIFE UJ'S FITTED IN PREFERENCE TO OE GKN'S.
DIFF COVER PLATE PAINTED IN SILVER SOLVENT BASE COAT, THEN
2K CLEARCOATED.
JUNE 5TH 2026 (30/11/-0001)
THE AXLE JUST ABOUT FINISHED NOW. BEARINGS WERE ALL PRESSED IN. SHIMS
FITTED. ALSO HAVE SOME SOME THINNER SPARE SHIMS SO THAT OUR CUSTOMER
CAN ADJUST CAMBER AS REQUIRED. HAD TO RE-CONFIGURE THE FOSSEWAY BRAKES
TO GET THE HANDBRAKE SECTION ON THE TOP .
NOW AT REASSEMBLY STAGE (30/11/-0001)
PAINT HAS CURED NICELY, MOST NEW BEARINGS PRESSED IN - THESE INCLUDE
TIMKINS TO DIFF, SPICER UJ's to DRIVESHAFTS, AND ALSO OE GKN TO WISHBONES
ETC ETC, PUS NEW DIFF STUDS TO DRIVESHaAFTS AS OLD THREADS TYPICALLY
QUITE WORN...NOT IDEAL WHEN UNDER HUGE LOAD ! ALSO CHANGING MINOR PARTS
SUCH AS GREASE NIPPLES ETC....
STRENGTHENING WORK TO CAGE AND WISHBONES (30/11/-0001)
WE REFERRED TO THE ASTON UPGRADE OF REAR WISHBONES - THEY ADDED
TRIANGULATED STEEL WEBS TO STRENTHEN THE DESIGN. BECAUSE THIS CAR
WILL BE NORTH OF 700 BHP ONCE BACK ON THE ROAD, WE WENT BIGGER AND
THICKER THEN THE DB7 DESIGN
WE ALSO GOT SOME DETAILED PHOTOS OF THE ORIGINAL TWR CAGE DESIGN,
AND ADDED SOME SIMILAR STEEL PLATES TO OURS...MAKING IT LESS LIABLE
TO TWIST UNDER VERY HEAVY LOADS...
THE OLD BEARINGS WERE PRESSED OUT OF DIFF, WISHBONES, DRIVESHAFTS ETC....
THEN EACH COMPONENT HUNG UP TO BE GIVEN AN EXTRA COAT OF ETCH PRIMER,
FOLLOWED BY BLACK SOLVENT BASE COAT TO MATCH THE FOSSEWAYS, AND FINALLY
2K SATIN LACQUER TO FINISH.
MAY 2026. FOSSEWAY BRAKES, SPICER UJ'S, TIMKENS BEARINGS ETC (30/11/-0001)
A LOT OF TOP CLASS HARDWARE GOING INTO THIS REBUILD. WE ARE GOING
BEYONG OUR STANDARD SPEC - STIFFENING PLATES FOR WISHBONES, OUTBOARD
DISC CONVERSION, SWAP OUT DIFF INPUT AND OUTPUT BEARINGS AND SEALS,
MANY NEW NUTS BOLTS FIXTURES AND FITTINGS FOR THE AXLE. CUSTOM SATIN
BLACK PAINWORK - IN KEEPING WITH THE FOSSEWAY CALIPERS.
MAY 2026 PRESSING OUT BEARINGS (30/11/-0001)
FROM WISHBONES, CHANGE DRIVE SHART UJ'S, DE-RUST AND CLEAN UP DIFF ETC.
NEW HUB BEARINGS IN, OTHER COMPONENTS DE-RUSTED AND IN PRIMER.
