GKN to BTR conversion .

GKN to BTR conversion .

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SILICONEKID346HP

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231 months

Sunday 20th April 2014
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I`m wondering if buying a new one would be better value ,after having mine reconditioned with second hand parts there is not going to be a big difference in the price
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-BTR-Differntial-3-45...

SILICONEKID346HP

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14,997 posts

231 months

Sunday 20th April 2014
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gacksen said:
what has been damaged on yours ?
LSD shot and maybe the crown and pinion and number of other tired parts .

Why do you have a good GKN in your garage ?

SILICONEKID346HP

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14,997 posts

231 months

Sunday 20th April 2014
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gacksen said:
would be nice to have biggrin it´s more like waiting for mine to fail....

have also thought about a BTR conversion if it fails as currently in the car is a 3.77 gkn.
What year is your car ? I`m not sure if mine is 3.77:1 or 3.31:1.

What`s the easiest way to find out .

SILICONEKID346HP

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231 months

Sunday 20th April 2014
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Alexdaredevils said:
I still got a fully working Gkn, let's see if it will take Ls power
Have you checked if the LSD is in operation ?

SILICONEKID346HP

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231 months

Monday 21st April 2014
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Grey Ghost said:
Unless the ebay add posted by Daz is the Central TVR ebay shop I'd give Adrian a call as he has recently taken delivery of a load of the original BTR 3.45:1 diffs.
The Ebay seller is Central , £750 is a bit on the heavy side , i wonder what the condition of the internals are like sitting in a hot humid country for years .

SILICONEKID346HP

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Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Andy JB said:
Folks already mentioned Central stock & yes superficially it looks good condition when i viewed recently

Andy (their technician) was telling me it would be possible to retro fit later BTR diffs esp as orig GKN no longer made/stocked - change to mounting brackets
Iv`e not seen any brackets for sale ,been making phone calls ,I wish someone would sell them off the shelf .

SILICONEKID346HP

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14,997 posts

231 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Alexdaredevils said:
Be patient Daz, a kit is on it's way
Keep me posted ,i want the brackets ! please . Is there four brackets or just the two ? Cheers Alex