Can you identify this part?

[NTEL]

I've just bought a Tuscan race car with a spares package. Rummaging through the spares I came across the item above. Its nothing to do with a Tuscan Challenge car and looks like it might be from something classic. It is telescopic so I assume its a drive shaft off something. Any ideas?

[thegamekeeper]

Probably a Vixen drive shaft minus outer flange

[NTEL]

thegamekeeper said:

Probably a Vixen drive shaft minus outer flange

Thanks for the reply. The chap I bought the car from also has and Ex FIA racing Griffith. Could it be off that?

[thegamekeeper]

Thats what I first thought but difficult to say from pic without some dimensions. If the uj,s are Jaguar sized, Griffith/Tuscan. If Triumph sized then Vixen.

[heightswitch]

NTEL said:

Thanks for the reply. The chap I bought the car from also has and Ex FIA racing Griffith. Could it be off that?

It looks very much like a griff shaft to me minus the outer flange. was the ex Fia Griff Silver with a stripe?? or red?

N.

[Slow M]

Isn't that like saying M-series Salisbury type axle?

B.

[thegamekeeper]

Slow M said:

Isn't that like saying M-series Salisbury type axle?

B.

No, apart from the inner UJ,nothing is interchangable with any part of M series Salisbury drveshaft.

[ATE399J]

Looks very similar to those on my Tuscan V6 (Salisbury diff, Vixen back end) so, as usual, sTeVeR is right.

Where is it? Is it any good? How much do you want for it?

[heightswitch]

ATE399J said:

Looks very similar to those on my Tuscan V6 (Salisbury diff, Vixen back end) so, as usual, sTeVeR is right.

Where is it? Is it any good? How much do you want for it?

If it came off an Fia griff and its missing the outer rare part then it will be the last thing you want to buy as a spare for your car!!
N.

[dudleybloke]

its a lower leg off a terminator.

[Astacus]

dudleybloke said:

its a lower leg off a terminator.

That'll slow him down a bit!!!

Edited by Astacus on Wednesday 3rd August 22:45

[NTEL]

heightswitch said:

If it came off an Fia griff and its missing the outer rare part then it will be the last thing you want to buy as a spare for your car!!
N.

Oi! Ya sheep worrying, Land Rover driving little **** How ya doing Neil

There looks to be nothing wrong with it actually. In fact I'm thinking it shouldn't have been in my box of bits.

The Griff is a silver one and resides up near Aberdeen. Couldn't believe how much the guy said had been spent on it over the years by him and previous owners. It totalled over £500,000 and its now up for sale for about 65K with no FIA papers.

[NTEL]

ATE399J said:

Looks very similar to those on my Tuscan V6 (Salisbury diff, Vixen back end) so, as usual, sTeVeR is right.

Where is it? Is it any good? How much do you want for it?

Its in Glossop at the moment. I can't see anything wrong with it, there is no play in anything and is well greased. It's no good to me so £30.00 plus postage should do it

[heightswitch]

NTEL said:

Oi! Ya sheep worrying, Land Rover driving little **** How ya doing Neil

There looks to be nothing wrong with it actually. In fact I'm thinking it shouldn't have been in my box of bits.

The Griff is a silver one and resides up near Aberdeen. Couldn't believe how much the guy said had been spent on it over the years by him and previous owners. It totalled over £500,000 and its now up for sale for about 65K with no FIA papers.

Trying desperately to finish my Griff. the driveshaft bits you have are all readily available and it is about £100 worth at new prices. The bit that is missing is the Flange to the quill shaft which is a rare part and the bit that is made of unnobtanium, This is probably why it is missing of the shaft...IE It will still be on the griffith.

My Landy is going like a train bye the way but it is due its 36,000 mile replacement mechanical part service

[thegamekeeper]

thegamekeeper said:

Slow M said:

Isn't that like saying M-series Salisbury type axle?

B.

No, apart from the inner UJ,nothing is interchangable with any part of M series Salisbury drveshaft.

Sorry my apologies, thinking about it even the inner UJ on an M Series Salisbury driveshaft is different.

Griffith/ Tuscan driveshafts originally off a Wingetts dumper truck.If any hard up owners of above are searching dumper breakers its the short one. That sounds wrong somehow....."dumper breakers"

Edited by thegamekeeper on Tuesday 2nd August 16:11

[Terminator]

dudleybloke said:

its a lower leg off a terminator.

Nope, both bi-pedal units are still in place.

But something seems to be missing when I go to scratch my danglies

[Slow M]

thegamekeeper said:

thegamekeeper said:

Slow M said:

Isn't that like saying M-series Salisbury type axle?

B.

No, apart from the inner UJ,nothing is interchangable with any part of M series Salisbury drveshaft.

Sorry my apologies, thinking about it even the inner UJ on an M Series Salisbury driveshaft is different.

Griffith/ Tuscan driveshafts originally off a Wingetts dumper truck.If any hard up owners of above are searching dumper breakers its the short one. That sounds wrong somehow....."dumper breakers"

Edited by thegamekeeper on Tuesday 2nd August 16:11

Steve,

Is the Wingetts dumper truck axle assembly (short side) the same as the Tuscan/Griff from the differential to the quill shaft?

B.

[thegamekeeper]

thegamekeeper said:

thegamekeeper said:

Slow M said:

Isn't that like saying M-series Salisbury type axle?

B.

No, apart from the inner UJ,nothing is interchangable with any part of M series Salisbury drveshaft.

Sorry my apologies, thinking about it even the inner UJ on an M Series Salisbury driveshaft is different.

Griffith/ Tuscan driveshafts originally off a Wingetts dumper truck.If any hard up owners of above are searching dumper breakers its the short one. That sounds wrong somehow....."dumper breakers"

Edited by thegamekeeper on Tuesday 2nd August 16:11

Yes Bernard, I thought that was what I said. I have to say the information was as a result of a conversation I had many moons ago with Stan Kilcoyne at the factory. He pointed to a derilict dumper truck behind the factory and said thats where the V8 drive shaft were from. I have never harmed any dumper trucks so cannot confirm if its true but Stan would not lie. Surely you wouldn,t fit a 60+ year old part from a dumper on a 45+ year old car, buy a new one