Breaking sports edition 940 turbo estate

[Ozzy]

Originally Posted by Steve Curtis

I am starting to run short on space, so I am thinking of getting rid of what is left of this sporting.

Other than the bits that people have shown interest in there is still a lot of good parts on it which I really don't want much for infact only a donation of your choice.

I have good passenger side head light
All electric motors for windows sunroof etc
Glass sunroof
brake calipers
door handels iterior trim parts
gear box (5 speed manual)
carpets
roof lining
tail gate

please give me a call, people are welcome to come and look and take bits or I will send them.

my number is 07833491349. cheers Steve

you spoken to foggy about this box right? if not go check the numbers and tell him!

[Steve Curtis]

Originally Posted by sonyericsson

Just bought a 940 sport, so could be interested in the bits you have left. What colour is the car paint wise, what sort of price are you after for the remaining parts. Would need to arrange some kind of carraige as well. that is unless there are any meets anyone is going to that are up closer this side of the country where I could meet to bring the gear home.

The car is Black, tail gate and wings are in really good shape would have to check each door for condition. Bonnet is fubar!

All the electric bits work. just looking for donations. Am taking a few bits and piece's to the national if that's any good to you?

just looking for donations really, as previously stated

[Steve Curtis]

Originally Posted by Ozzy

you spoken to foggy about this box right? if not go check the numbers and tell him!

Yeah gota let him know when i take the engine out.

[foggyjames]

Sounds like a plan!

cheers

James

[LankyTim]

Hi,

I might be interested in the locking diff if its still availiable and can be made to fit my saloon...

[foggyjames]

It should bolt straight in, but if the ratio is different it'll alter your gearing.

cheers

James

[LankyTim]

How would I find out if its different? Mines an auto and this ones a manual so im guessing it "should" be different....

Im still stuck on the difference between an LSD and a locker...Wil it stop me spinning one wheel when I put my foot down?

Ta for letting me pick your brains, Foggy!

[cumbrianmale]

Tim

The locker will lock 50:50 if you spin a wheel but only under 25mph a LSD will always provide drive irrespective of speed.

[LankyTim]

Thanks Cumbrianmale, sounds ideal when pulling away in wet/slippery conditions.

Just need to know if its still for sale, I understand someone else may have had it.

[foggyjames]

There are loads of different ratios depending on transmission (including different ones for different M90s, etc), engine, body style, etc. Manual diffs are generally taller (i.e. enigne speed is lower for a given road speed). Auto boxes tend to have taller ratios than their manual counterparts, and a shorter axle ratio to match.

I believe the ratio may be stamped on a tag on the axle, but I really don't know...take a looksee? If memory serves correctly, the 'standard' manual turbo axle is a 3.54:1 ratio, while the auto is a 3.71:1...or something along those lines? I think the best manual transmission match would be from a 2.0 Turbo, which got a diff closer to the automatic one.

The other thing to bear in mind is that (as far as I'm aware) all FT-engined cars had lockers.

A locker 'locks' the diff solid, as Simon says (ha...). It's kinda aggressive, though, especially for racing. Good for arsing about. An LSD is a progressive device which doesn't lock the diff solid...it allows it to slip a little. They often only have perhaps 30% lock-up, but it's enough...and more progressive for racing.

The Volvo one only operating up to 25mph is a Volvo thing...you can get lockers which don't do that (i.e. most...), and you can modify the Volvo one to do the same.

cheers

James