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Originally Posted by mrk1
You forgot shiny, new final drives aren't shiny and showy at a car meet. I know doing the re-gear itself is not a average driveway mechanic type job but swapping a diff in and out is. So take your diff out, have a shop do the tricky bits, and re-install it yourself.
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thats so true and considering that you're among one of the most demonstrated fabricators and auto artists here I am quite preaching to the choir here.
So far I'm in the camp that has "rebuilt" engines, "assembled" & installed tranny/pumpkins/axles in both crawlers and rice- err I mean japanese sports cars, etc but have not done much tricky, specialized work (setting engine internals, base tunes, blueprinting, building the gearsets in trans and xfer cases, etc) or critical system/large scale custom fab. Some things people can tackle even complex things with the appropriate tools (loaned out for one-off stuff even), the patience to learn and apply the necessary principles and practices to the job, and a good ol mix of blood+sweat+tears... some will never want to or have no interest to, and would pass that joy onto someone who does.
It's all good in my book but you hit the nail on the head about street-cred meet priorities versus the authentic enthusiast's thirst and yearn to push the limits of performance. Wrenching and tuning is a blast at all levels, and further creating/improving things in general is one of life's most cherished endeavors innit? Big ups mrk cant wait to see your new snail setup
